Kiddiecare Nursery

Inspection of Kiddiecare Nursery Tithebarn Centre, Tithebarn Way, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 6NN

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is inadequate

There are several breaches of welfare requirements. Suitability checks for new staff members are not carried out in a timely manner. Leaders and managers do not support staff with the skills and knowledge they need to promote the welfare of children at all times.

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The provision is inadequate

Frequent staff changes have resulted in significant weaknesses in teaching and learning. Children do not have adequate opportunities to make progress because staff do not assess their learning and development. Activities and resources are poorly organised because staff are not alert to children's needs. This means that children lack appropriate stimulation and become restless. Although leaders and managers have a vision to support the improvement of the nursery, it is not yet evident in practice.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff work hard and want to help the children in a challenging environment. However, leaders and managers do not support staff to have the skills they need. Staff sing to children at circle times, read books to them and welcome parents warmly. Children enjoy moving their bodies to simple rhythms that staff make with resources. On occasion, adult interactions help children to extend their thinking. Some older children are encouraged to pour their own drinks, which helps them to develop self-help skills.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers do not follow safeguarding procedures when recruiting new staff. This means that children are not safeguarded appropriately. n Staff working with children do not have the necessary support to keep children safe from harm. A lack of monitoring from leadership and management means weaknesses in staff knowledge and understanding are not identified and supported. n Children do not benefit from a challenging and ambitious curriculum. Staff prepare and lay out activities, and there are occasional instances of teaching in the nursery. However, a lack of appropriate assessment of children's development means activities do not support their needs. n Leaders and managers do not have clear strategies to manage children's behaviour and support their learning. This leads to children quickly becoming bored, running around and climbing furniture. n Key-person systems are not established in a timely way to meet children's

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needs. Information shared by parents is not used to plan for next steps in children's learning. As a result, children do not receive appropriate support for their needs. n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is

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need to do better?

4 November 2022 inconsistent. Leaders and managers ask staff to support children with high levels of need. However, they lack the skills to do this effectively. n The nursery does not support children with emerging needs effectively. Staff do not use the information available to them to support their development and offer appropriate activities. This means children miss out on essential learning. n The introduction of a new app has helped the nursery keep in touch with parents. Some parents are happy with the nursery. However, some say that they are worried about their child's development, and the nursery is not helping them. n Leaders and managers do not ensure staff have the necessary skills and knowledge to support children's speech and language development. This significantly impacts on the support children receive to help them communicate. n A high turnover of staff at the nursery means that children do not have

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opportunities to form secure attachments. As a result, children are often left upset for prolonged periods of time and struggle to manage their feelings and behaviour. n The manager is aware of some of the areas in need of development. However, she has not been in post long enough to support them. This includes improving staff's knowledge of safeguarding procedures, keeping her own training up to date and ensuring there is a consistent approach to managing behaviour.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders do not ensure safer recruitment procedures are followed when new staff start working at the nursery. Staff do not all have a secure knowledge of the signs that could indicate a child is at risk of harm and some staff do not understand the nursery's safeguarding procedures. Leaders and managers are aware of some of the gaps in staff knowledge and provide training and opportunities for them to develop their skills. However, they do not monitor the impact of this.

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Due date

ensure leaders and managers keep their safeguarding training up to date 30/11/2022

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4 November 2022 ensure the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance on portability is adhered to when a new member of staff starts working at the setting. This includes applying for a new enhanced criminal records check 30/11/2022

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ensure that leaders and managers who have responsibility to recruit new staff are appropriately trained 30/11/2022

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implement a consistent behaviour management policy to support children to understand the rules of the setting and what is expected of them 30/11/2022

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embed the key-person approach to support children's emotional well-being 30/11/2022

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ensure all staff have a secure knowledge of all areas of safeguarding that could impact on children's welfare 30/11/2022

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ensure children who have additional and emerging needs are supported to have access to the support they need to help them thrive 30/11/2022

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engage effectively with parents to meet children's individual needs. 30/11/2022

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should:

n implement a broad and challenging curriculum to ensure that all children receive the appropriate level of challenge to help them make consistent progress in all areas of their learning and development n improve communication with parents to ensure they are well informed about their children's key person and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY372674 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10243175 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 58 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Kiddiecare Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8845 9991 Date of previous inspection 10 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddiecare Nursery registered in 2008 and is situated in Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing. It operates from 8am to 6pm, from Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The provider is in receipt of funding to provide free early years education to children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 12 members of staff; of whom, nine hold relevant childcare qualifications between level 2 and level 6.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 took the inspector on a learning walk of the provision and explained their approach to learning. n A leadership discussion was held with the manager. n The inspector gained some views from parents about the nursery provision. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The inspector observed the quality of the education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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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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