Rainbow Wood Day Nursery

Inspection of Rainbow Wood Day Nursery 60-61 Roman Way Industrial Estate, Ribbleton, PRESTON PR2 5BE

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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

Children's education and welfare are compromised at this nursery. The provider does not understand the requirements of the early years foundation stage and has not ensured that these statutory requirements are met. During a recent period of leadership and staffing changes, the provider has not been able to maintain effective oversight of the nursery. Monitoring has not been effective in identifying breaches to requirements or weaknesses in the quality of provision. This puts children's welfare at possible risk.

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The provision is inadequate

The curriculum is poor for all children, including for the most disadvantaged. The individual needs of children are not considered when planning learning and development experiences. For example, babies are given small pieces of dough to roll and squeeze in their hands. When the babies struggle to do this, they eat the dough, which goes unnoticed by staff. Outside, staff are deployed with a large proportion of the children present. They choose not to access parts of the outdoor environment. This means that there is not adequate space for children to access the resources or to engage in quality play experiences. Children are not making the progress that they are capable of.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are often disengaged from their learning. They spend a lot of their time sitting or wandering around because staff do not plan stimulating and purposeful experiences that promote their curiosity. Staff do not use their interactions to engage with children in their play. For example, staff sit with individual children for long periods and fail to engage others. That said, children have developed positive relationships with each other and with the staff who care for them. They enjoy interacting with staff and play happily alongside their friends. Children behave well and demonstrate good manners as they talk to each other.

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need to do better?

n The nursery has gone through a recent period of significant change in leadership and staffing. During this period, the provider has not ensured that sufficient monitoring of the statutory requirements and the quality of provision were in place. The provider has now taken action to ensure that those people with oversight understand their role and responsibilities. A new manager has been appointed, who has identified actions that are needed but has not had sufficient time to implement these. n The new manager is clear about what she intends for children to learn at each stage of their development. She has made changes to the curriculum to support staff in planning learning experiences that meet children's needs and interests. However, this curriculum is not being implemented consistently by staff. Staff do not have a secure understanding of how to sequence children's learning, so that

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need to do better?

28 February 2023 it builds on children's knowledge over time. For example, children are taught to count before they have understood the early mathematical concepts of number. The curriculum is not supporting children to make good progress in their learning and development. n The key-worker system is not effective. All children have been assigned a key worker. However, staff in this role have not accurately assessed what the children know or identified what they need to know next. Staff do not have a secure understanding of the individual needs of their key children or the areas of learning. n The new manager understands the requirement to provide staff with supervision. She is eager to help staff to develop the skills that they need to support children effectively. However, supervisions have not been put into place. This means that staff are not receiving the support they need to develop their practice and their understanding of children's needs.

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need to do better?

n Staff attend statutory training, such as paediatric first aid and safeguarding. However, leaders have not ensured that staff access targeted professional development opportunities to improve the quality of their teaching practice. This means that the quality of the learning and development experiences for children is not improving over time. n Leaders have not ensured that additional funding, such as early years pupil premium, is used appropriately. They are not clear about how this funding has been used to support the needs of the most disadvantaged children. Consequently, children do not make the progress that they are capable of. n Children enjoy reading and have access to a wide range of age-appropriate books. Older children gather round as staff read stories to them. Young babies enjoy turning the pages of books. Children are developing a love of reading. n Staff ensure that good hygiene practises are promoted. Children wash their

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need to do better?

hands before eating and play in an environment that is clean. Staff support children with their toileting needs and encourage children to wipe their noses with a tissue. Children's personal needs are met.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand the signs that may indicate children are at risk of abuse. They are clear on the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about the welfare of a child or the conduct of a colleague. However, when staff identified that there were breaches of requirements which posed a risk to children's safety, they failed to follow procedures by not reporting this. The provider has failed to follow their own procedures to ensure staff's suitability has been adequately checked. The new manager has identified this and taken swift action to address this, which has reduced the risk to children.

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Due date

ensure that the key-person system is effective in meeting the individual needs of all children 31/03/2023

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ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children, including when playing outside 31/03/2023

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implement regular supervision sessions with staff to support them in developing their practice and their understanding of children's needs 31/03/2023

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provide staff with targeted professional development to enable them to offer quality learning and development experiences for all children 31/03/2023

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ensure that all staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities, particularly in relation to reporting any concerns about the safety of children. 31/03/2023

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implement a sequential curriculum that builds on what children know and can do over time 31/03/2023

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plan and implement stimulating and purposeful learning experiences that promote children's positive attitudes to learning 31/03/2023

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use additional funding, such as early years pupil premium, appropriately to ensure that all children make the progress they are capable of. 31/03/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536975 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10277457 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 68 Number of children on roll 74 Name of registered person Rainbow Wood Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01772 797593 Date of previous inspection 7 August 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Wood Day Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold an appropriate early years qualification to at least level 2 and seven staff hold a qualification at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable.

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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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Inspection activities

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