Brown Edge Busy Bees

Inspection of Brown Edge Busy Bees Sandy Lane Centre, Sandy Lane, Brown Edge, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST6 8QJ

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety is not assured due to weaknesses in safeguarding arrangements. Children are not protected from risks in the outdoor area, such as overgrown stinging nettles, broken wood, and exposed nails, which could cause injury to them. Safeguarding policies and procedures are not properly understood by managers and staff, in order to identify and respond to any concerns in an appropriate way to keep children safe.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff's expectations for children's learning are too low. They provide children with activities and experiences based on what they think they will enjoy, or around a particular theme. Staff do not consider children's individual needs as part of their planning for activities. Therefore, the progress that children make in their learning is limited. Children do not gain the knowledge and skills they need in readiness for the next stage of their learning. That said, children are generally happy in the setting and are keen to play. They enjoy plenty of physical activities. Children practise their coordination skills through learning Taekwondo, and they ride on bikes around the garden. Children spend long periods of time playing with sand. They fill and empty different containers and add water to make the sand mould together.

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need to do better?

n The provider has failed to ensure that they comply with the requirements set out within the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'. There are a number of breaches to requirements, which significantly impact on the quality of care and education that children receive. As a result, the overall quality of provision is inadequate. n Managers do not understand the correct procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. Safeguarding records are unclear and lack vital detail, including when information is shared with other agencies. Furthermore, managers lack knowledge about their duty to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service. This means that children are not safeguarded. n Although staff have access to some training and support from managers, this is not effective. Staff do not receive frequent enough training to ensure that their

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need to do better?

knowledge of safeguarding issues remains up to date. They do not understand their responsibility with regard to the 'Prevent' duty guidance, and cannot identify signs which could mean a child is at risk of harm. This impacts on the safeguarding of children. n Staff do not ensure that an accurate record is maintained with regard to accidents or injuries that children sustain in the setting. On occasions, accident records do not show what injury children have, how this was sustained and what

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need to do better?

9 June 2023 treatment, if any, was provided. This means that parents may not receive accurate information about the care that their child receives. n Risk assessment is poor and ineffective. Staff, including managers, do not identify risks to children's safety. Children are not taught about how to keep themselves safe. For example, staff tell children to play in another area while they are busy, but do not take the opportunity to reinforce safety boundaries within this area, so that children understand and follow these. As a result, children access hazards without staff being aware. This puts children's safety at risk. n Children's care needs are not consistently met. Although there is always drinking water accessible to children, staff do not ensure that children frequently access or ask for this. Consequently, when they are provided with a drink at mealtimes, they are particularly thirsty. This impacts on children's health.

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need to do better?

n The quality of education that children receive is poor. Although staff identify gaps in children's learning, action is not taken swiftly enough to help close these. Staff identify next steps for children using assessments. However, these are sometimes unachievable based on children's current stages of development. Staff plan activities based on children's interests and do not focus enough on what children need to learn next. This does not help children to learn and limits the progress that they make. n The curriculum for children's communication and language development is poor. Although staff talk to children, they do not provide enough opportunities for children to communicate verbally. Staff accept some methods of communication from children which cannot be understood by others. As a result, children do not gain the language skills they need to become fluent communicators in readiness for the next stage in their learning.

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need to do better?

n Children generally behave well in the setting. They play alongside each other cooperatively and share resources. Children learn how to take turns when waiting for their go to kick or hit a pad during a sport activity. n Parents speak positively about the setting. They say that their children are happy to attend and that they have built warm relationships with staff.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff do not fully understand their duty to safeguard children. While they can identify some signs that could indicate a child is at risk of abuse or harm, they are not alert to signs that could mean a child is being exposed to radical or extreme views. Managers do not understand the correct procedures to follow if a concern arises about a member of staff. Risk assessment is not robust enough to keep children safe. That said, there are appropriate arrangements in place for the recruitment of staff. Vetting checks are undertaken on all staff to help verify their suitability to work with children.

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Due date

ensure that the lead practitioner for safeguarding understands the correct procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff 27/06/2023

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ensure that all staff have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues so that they can identify and respond to signs of possible abuse, with particular regard to the 'Prevent' duty guidance 27/06/2023

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improve knowledge and understanding of when a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required 27/06/2023

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make sure that all information and records are clear, accurate and sufficiently detailed, with particular regard to safeguarding records, to ensure the safe and efficient management of the setting 27/06/2023

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ensure that accident records provide parents with clear information about any accidents or injuries sustained by children and any treatment provided 27/06/2023

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improve the use of risk assessment to identify any potential risks or hazards to children's safety and take action to remove or minimise these in a timely way 27/06/2023

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ensure that care routines meet each child's basic needs. 27/06/2023

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9 June 2023 use assessment effectively to ensure that staff swiftly identify gaps in children's learning and what they need to learn next 12/07/2023

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improve the use of planning to ensure that every child receives challenging activities and experiences that support them to make progress in their learning and development 12/07/2023

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Due date

improve the curriculum for communication and language development to support children to become fluent communicators. 12/07/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2670143 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10291889 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 6 Name of registered person Brown Edge Busy Bees CIO

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reference number

Telephone number 07523034812 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Brown Edge Busy Bees registered in 2022. It is located in Brown Edge, Stoke-on- Trent. The nursery opens on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 8.30am to 3pm. There are two members of staff who work directly with children. The nursery provides funded early education for two-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk to gather information about how the provision and curriculum are organised. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching. n The inspector spoke to parents and viewed written feedback to take account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching to assess the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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