Tugboats Preschool

Inspection of Tugboats Preschool St. Mary The Virgin Church, Mortlake High Street, London, Surrey SW14 8JA

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and welfare are compromised in this setting because the manager's understanding of safeguarding is inadequate. Nevertheless, children enjoy their time at the pre-school. They arrive happy and separate confidently from their parents. Children develop good bonds with the staff. They demonstrate that they feel secure as they explore the toys and resources. Children know the pre- school routines and generally behave well. However, staff do not provide consistent guidance to help them to understand the consequences of unwelcome behaviour.

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The provision is inadequate

Children show imagination and enthusiasm as they play. For example, they confidently select utensils and resources to create a 'barbecue' in the home corner. They chat animatedly about having barbecues at home and discuss their favourite foods. Children develop positive attitudes to healthy living. They enjoy daily visits to local parks for exercise and vigorous play. Children listen to stories and have discussions with staff to develop their understanding of healthy eating and oral hygiene. Overall, children enjoy positive interactions with staff. However, the quality of education is too variable. Although staff express high expectations for children, they do not always motivate children and extend their learning effectively. Consequently, children do not benefit as much as they could from the learning opportunities.

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need to do better?

n The manager, who also owns the pre-school, does not fulfil her responsibility to safeguard children. She does not ensure that all staff have had the required Disclosure and Barring Service checks. At times, unvetted staff have sole charge of children. Additionally, the manager, who is the designated safeguarding lead, does not know the correct procedures to follow if there is an allegation or concern about staff. This puts children at risk. n The manager has not ensured that staff routinely renew their paediatric first-aid qualifications. Therefore, there is not a suitably qualified adult on site to administer first aid. This compromises children's health and safety. n The provider explains her intent for children's learning. However, this is not always implemented and sequenced effectively. At times, activities lack sufficient challenge or are not sharply focused on what children need to learn next.

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need to do better?

n The supervision, coaching and training of staff are not effective. Staff attend some training to support their professional development and they have supervision sessions with the manager. However, these do not identify and address the weaknesses in practice. This has an impact on the quality of teaching and learning. Therefore, children are not making as much progress as they could be. n Staff monitor children's development and identify where there are concerns.

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need to do better?

15 September 2022 They consult parents and other professionals on how best to support children's learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive some additional help, such as one-to-one sessions to develop their speech. However, not all staff consistently adapt their teaching so that children can participate and contribute to activities. Therefore, while children with SEND make progress, it is not as rapid as it could be. n Children are happy at the pre-school and enjoy playing with their friends. They generally listen to staff and do as they are asked. However, staff do not provide clear explanations to help children understand the reasons for rules and boundaries. n Staff support children's language and communication effectively. They talk, read and sing with children throughout the day. Staff join in with children's imaginative play and introduce new words to help broaden children's

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need to do better?

vocabularies. This helps children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to develop good speaking and listening skills. n Children learn to take responsibility for their own personal care needs, such as going to the toilet and putting on their coats. At snack times, they select the foods that they want and pour their own drinks. This helps them to develop their independence skills in preparation for starting school. n Parents talk positively about the pre-school. They say that the staff are kind and caring and their children thoroughly enjoy attending. Parents value the daily feedback that they receive from staff about their children's time at pre-school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's safety is not assured. The manager and staff complete safeguarding training. They know how to identify signs of abuse and neglect in children. The manager knows how to report concerns about children's welfare. However, she does not have a secure overall understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures. Staff complete daily checks of the pre-school premises to identify and minimise any hazards. They assess the risk to children when taking them on outings to help prevent accidents.

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Due date

15 September 2022 implement robust recruitment procedures, including the required Disclosure and Barring Service checks, to help ensure that staff are suitable to work with children 31/10/2022

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Due date

ensure that staff with designated safeguarding roles know the procedures for dealing with concerns and allegations about adults working with children 31/10/2022

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Due date

make certain that there is a member of staff with a full and current paediatric first-aid qualification present at all times to administer first aid to children 31/10/2022

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Due date

improve training, coaching and supervision of staff so that it specifically identifies and addresses weakness in practice 31/10/2022

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implement an ambitious and challenging curriculum to help all children, including those with SEND, engage well and make the best possible progress in their learning 14/11/2022

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Due date

provide consistent support for children's behaviour and their understanding of rules and boundaries. 31/10/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2522383 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10208132 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 10 Name of registered person Tugboats Preschool Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07950 926896 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Tugboats Preschool registered in 2019. It is situated in Mortlake, in London Borough of Richmond. The pre-school is open from 9am until 3pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. The provider employs three members of staff to work with the children. All staff have a childcare qualification at level 3 or level 2. The pre-school offers funded early education for children aged three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This is the first routine inspection the setting has received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager led the inspector on a tour of the pre-school premises and told the inspector about what they want children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's progress. n Children, staff and parents shared their views with the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager and inspector met to discuss leadership issues, such as staff recruitment and training. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including the Disclosure and Barring Service checks for staff.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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