Hassocks Happy Feet

Inspection of Hassocks Happy Feet The Beacon Ground, Hassocks Football Club, Hassocks BN6 9LY

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and well-being are compromised at this nursery. Staff do not always monitor children effectively at mealtimes. In addition, staff responsible for preparing and handling food have not received training in food hygiene. This does not ensure children's safety, particularly with regard to choking hazards.

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The provision is inadequate

The new manager and staff are working together to implement a new curriculum. Improvements have been made to the way staff promote children's communication and language skills. Staff know the children well and understand what it is they want children to learn. They build on children's interests and introduce new ideas to their play. For example, during imaginative play, staff encourage children to think about different ways to travel to the Arctic. This extends their thinking and ideas.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite the weaknesses, children receive a warm and friendly welcome from staff. Babies that are new to the nursery, receive lots of cuddles and reassurance. Older children seek out staff to read stories. This helps them to settle quickly. Children are confident to select different activities to play with. They happily ask their friends to join in their play. Children behave well. They have a good understanding of staff's expectations. For example, they know that they have to stop and listen when staff ring the bell.

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need to do better?

n Breaches to the safeguarding requirements compromise children's safety and welfare. Staff do not supervise babies effectively at mealtimes. For example, staff leave babies unsupervised while they respond to other children. In addition, staff give babies food that is not appropriately cut up. This puts them at risk of choking incidents. This compromises children's health, well-being, and safety. n Staff have not received required training, such as in food hygiene. The nursery's policies and procedures are not up to date and do not follow safer food guidelines. Staff lack understanding of food safety standards and there is not a robust system in place to meet them. This does not assure children's safety. n Children's health and hygiene is not promoted at all times. Some staff help children to learn about healthy foods and oral health. However, they are not consistent in teaching good hygiene practices, such as during mealtimes and

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need to do better?

when wiping noses. This does not prevent cross-contamination or promote children's good health. n Since the last inspection, the new manager has introduced supervisions of staff. She places a high priority on their well-being. Staff say they feel well supported. However, the manager, does not monitor staff's practice closely enough to identify all weaknesses in practice. This means that staff do not consistently receive the support they need to develop their skills and knowledge.

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need to do better?

16 January 2024 n Children are developing their communication and language skills. Staff plan a range of activities to extend and develop children's vocabulary. For instance, children of all ages sit together and play familiar games, such as 'What's in the box'? Staff sing with children throughout the day. They delight in singing along and put familiar actions to the words. Children enjoy stories and listen with increasing attention. n Staff support children to develop good physical skills. They encourage babies to pull themselves up onto low-level furniture and help them to walk. Toddlers learn to move their bodies in different ways as they engage in dancing activities. Older children challenge their balancing skills as they walk along planks of wood in the garden. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported in their learning. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is

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need to do better?

passionate about her role. She has undertaken appropriate training. The SENCo works with other professionals to seek additional support for children when necessary. As a result, children with SEND make good progress. n Parents speak highly about the kind and caring staff. They know who their child's key person is. Parents receive some updates on their children's learning and development. However, some parents are not familiar with their children's next steps in learning, to help them support their child's continued learning at home.

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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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Due date

ensure staff are deployed effectively, particularly at mealtimes, to minimise risks and hazards to children's health and well-being and keep them safe 30/01/2024

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Due date

ensure that all staff preparing and handling food are competent to do so and comply with food safety regulations to minimise risks to children 30/01/2024

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Due date

ensure that hygiene procedures promote the good health of every child 30/01/2024

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Due date

16 January 2024 provide training, coaching and support to enable staff to develop their practice. 30/01/2024

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should:

n expand on information shared with parents to support them in extending children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY369864 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10279188 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 60 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Hassocks Happy feet Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01273833248 Date of previous inspection 1 February 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Hassocks Happy Feet registered in 2008 and re-registered in 2016. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 staff are qualified to level 3 or above and three staff are unqualified. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation in the garden. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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