Khadra Daycare

Inspection of Khadra Daycare Nechells Regeneration Project, Nechells Park Road, Nechells, Birmingham B7 5PD

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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 and welfare are not assured. The provider has not followed safe recruitment procedures to make sure that all staff who work with children are suitable. At times, children are cared for alone by staff who have not completed paediatric first-aid training. Staff and managers do not use risk assessment robustly to ensure children are provided with a safe environment. Managers lack understanding of how to safeguard children. They are unaware of their duties to report allegations made against staff to the correct professionals. Mobile phone and camera policies do not protect children's privacy, and managers fail to recognise the possible risks surrounding this.

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The provision is inadequate

The quality of education that children receive is inadequate. Staff are not suitably qualified or trained to fulfil their roles. They frequently sing songs to children throughout the day. However, they do not allow children time to practise using the language they are exposed to. Older children sit singing songs for too long. They become bored and distracted, which impacts on their behaviours. When staff do provide resources for children to play with, they fail to ensure that children's learning is suitably challenged. Toddlers explore playing in sand, but staff remove them away from this when they do not use it appropriately. They do not teach children how to use the sand safely.

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The provision is inadequate

Older children do develop some independence. They put away their own coats when they come inside after playing in the garden. At mealtimes, older children confidently serve their own food.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers lack oversight. They have not maintained their knowledge and understanding of the requirements set out in the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'. There are significant breaches to these requirements that seriously compromise the safeguarding of children and the quality of education that they receive. n Staff and managers are not alert to risks to children's safety. Children are exposed to loose, trailing wires, which poses a risk of strangulation. There are several plastic vents on the floor of children's playrooms that are broken and leave sharp edges and holes, which could cause injury to children. When such risks are shown to managers, they do not take sufficient action to remove or minimise these to keep children safe. n Leaders and managers have a poor knowledge of how to safeguard children. They do not understand how to manage allegations against staff. This includes

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their duty to report any allegations made against staff to Ofsted and the local safeguarding partnership. Policies for the use of mobile phones are unsafe.

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24 January 2024 Managers do not recognise or act on concerns that children are in direct sight of areas where mobile phones or other devices with cameras can be used. This means children are not safeguarded. n Recruitment and vetting procedures lack rigour. Managers have not ensured that safe recruitment procedures have been followed for all staff, including those who have unsupervised contact with children. Managers fail to record information about staff's details and the identity and vetting checks completed for them. Consequently, staff's suitability is not verified to ensure that they are safe and suitable to work with children. n The provider has failed to ensure that the arrangements for staffing meet children's needs. At times, children are in the sole care of staff who do not hold a current paediatric first-aid certificate, specifically during times when children are transported to and from the nursery. This means that children are not

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safeguarded in the event of a serious accident or injury occurring. n Staff's teaching skills are poor. The deployment of staff is not effective because there are not enough appropriately qualified staff to meet the minimum staff-to- child ratios. Staff lack knowledge of child development. Managers do not acknowledge or challenge poor teaching and practice. As a result, the quality of care and education that children receive is inadequate. n Staff and managers do not ensure that children's health is well supported. Some areas of the premises are unhygienic, such as vents in the floor, which have become filled with grime and dirt. Children do not have consistent access to appropriate resources to wash and dry their hands. Staff do not support good hygiene routines because they merely wet children's hands before sending them to have their snack, without using soap or drying them properly. This does not

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help to prevent the spread of infection. n There is not enough support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While there are some written plans in place, the arrangements for reviewing these are not embedded. Staff are unclear about the plans they are following and are not supported to understand and implement these effectively. As a result, children with SEND make limited progress in their learning. n Staff do not plan or provide a varied curriculum. Children are provided with a very narrow choice of resources to play with. Activities that are provided are not challenging and do not take account of what children need to learn next. This means that children are not supported to make the progress of which they are capable. n Staff frequently pick babies up. They intervene and do not allow babies to practise emerging skills, such as crawling or walking. Toddlers are encouraged to

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sit down when playing so that their legs do not hurt. Staff do not recognise opportunities for children to practise and develop their physical skills, which hinders their development. n The arrangements for assessing children's learning and development are weak. Progress checks at age two are not completed for all children. Where required, assessments are completed, but they are outside of the statutory timeframe, and details recorded are not accurate or reflective of children's development. As a result, assessment is not used appropriately to identify what children need to

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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ensure that there is effective oversight of the setting to keep children safe and well 16/02/2024

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ensure that risk assessment is used effectively to identify any risks to children's safety and that action is taken to remove or minimise these in a timely way 16/02/2024

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ensure that the lead practitioner for safeguarding understands and implements an appropriate policy and procedure that is in line with the guidance of the local safeguarding partnership, with specific regard to managing any allegations against staff 16/02/2024

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implement an effective policy and procedure for the safe use of mobile phones and other electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities 16/02/2024

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implement effective systems for checking the suitability of all staff who have regular contact with children 16/02/2024

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make sure that any person whose suitability has not been checked does not have unsupervised contact with children 16/02/2024

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24 January 2024 maintain accurate records of the identity and vetting checks completed for all staff 16/02/2024

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ensure that there is at least one person who has a current paediatric first-aid certificate present and is available at all times when children are present, including when on outings 16/02/2024

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maintain accurate records of the name, home address and telephone number of all staff and of anyone else who will regularly be in unsupervised contact with the children 16/02/2024

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ensure that hygiene practices and procedures prevent the spread of infection and promote the good health of all children 16/02/2024

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make sure that the minimum staff-to- child ratios are met at all times, with specific regard to ensuring that there are enough qualified staff to work directly with children 16/02/2024

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provide all staff, including managers, with appropriate training and professional development opportunities to ensure that they understand their role and responsibilities and offer children high-quality learning and development experiences 16/02/2024

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ensure that there are appropriate arrangements in place to support children with SEND. 16/02/2024

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implement an ambitious and varied curriculum that supports children to make progress across all areas of development 25/03/2024

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24 January 2024 make sure that staff plan and provide interesting and suitably challenging activities and experiences that take account of children's interests and stages of development 25/03/2024

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ensure that staff understand how to support and provide opportunities for children's physical development 25/03/2024

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ensure that assessments of children's learning and development are accurate and are used to identify what children need to learn next 25/03/2024

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make sure that the progress check at age two is completed for all children between the ages of two and three. 25/03/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2664261 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10327494 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Khadra Daycare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01213281759 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Khadra Daycare registered in 2022. It is situated in Nechells, Birmingham. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8.30am until 5pm. There are 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 6, four hold qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification at level 2. The nursery provides early education funding for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.

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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 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 inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching, indoors and outdoors, to assess the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual, a registered individual and the manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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