Bright Beginnings Montessori Pre School

Inspection of Bright Beginnings Montessori Pre School Occupation House, Occupation Road, CORBY, Northamptonshire NN17 1ED

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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

Staff do not have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. When they become aware of unusual injuries to children, they do not follow the setting's child protection policies and procedures. Staff and leaders do not take the appropriate action when allegations are made about people, working with children, displaying potentially unsuitable behaviour. Therefore, staff do not assure children's safety and welfare.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff do not make their expectations about behaviour clear to children and they fail to manage poor behaviour. Staff do not support children to communicate and share resources with others. Therefore, children show their unhappiness and frustration through unwanted behaviours, such as pushing and hitting. Staff do not supervise children well enough. They do not notice situations where children are at risk of being injured or are distressed and, therefore, are unable to intervene.

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The provision is inadequate

Children receive a poor quality of care and education, as staff lack the necessary knowledge and skills to help them progress in their learning. Staff do not know some of the children's current abilities, interests, and what other languages they speak. Therefore, although staff are caring and warm towards children, their interactions do not have an impact on children's development and any learning becomes incidental. Furthermore, the volume of noise in the environment hinders children's opportunity to learn. Staff must raise their voices to speak to young babies, which does not help them to settle or support their communication and language skills.

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need to do better?

n The premises are not organised well enough to meet children's needs. Insufficient consideration has been given to the impact of having all children, including those aged under two years old, in one room and with no access to the outdoor area. Staff are unable to explain how they decide which children are placed in a smaller area in the room separated by a plastic fence. Some babies spent long periods of time clinging to this fence, distressed and upset. n Although leaders ensure each child has a key person, they organise staff in a way that changes which children they are working with frequently. Therefore, some children are unable to build secure relationships with key staff. This negatively impacts on what staff know about children and their ability to meet children's care and development needs. n Most staff do not demonstrate an understanding of the setting's chosen curriculum. They provide resources for children to explore such as sand, but do

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need to do better?

not have clear intentions for what knowledge or skills they want children to learn. Staff also fail to consider the space children can use when playing with the

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13 March 2024 sand. Therefore, although children want to engage, staff tell them to 'go play' elsewhere multiple times, which upsets the children. Consequently, they wander the environment unoccupied. n Some staff spend time singing with children and reading stories to them. However, the volume of noise in the setting and staff's lack of knowledge about these children means their interactions have minimal impact on children's individual development. n Staff do not support children to behave well or understand boundaries. For example, when children run around the environment, tripping on resources, some staff tell them not to run while others condone this behaviour. n Staff give children minimum support to be independent or learn self-care routines. They do not supervise children well enough to notice when they have a runny nose or dirty face. Despite this, children show they are keen to do things for themselves as they spread jam on their own bread at snack time.

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need to do better?

n Leaders do not identify poor teaching and have not assessed the impact this has on children's experiences. They do not know what targeted coaching and training individual staff need to improve the quality of care and education they provide. Leaders do not ensure swift action is taken to safeguard children. They do not demonstrate they can fulfil their responsibility and refer concerns about children, and staff to the relevant professionals. n Overall, parents are happy with the communication they receive from staff. They acknowledge that the information staff provide about children's learning is not as good as it could be. Parents are complimentary about the staff and leaders.

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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 that children's key persons are able to identify and meet each child's individual needs and offer them a settled relationship 03/04/2024

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13 March 2024 ensure children's behaviour is managed appropriately and they are supported to understand what is expected of them 03/04/2024

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ensure the premises is organised in a way that meets the needs of the children 03/04/2024

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ensure leaders identify and provide effective training for all practitioners which improves poor practice and supports them to provide quality learning and development experiences 03/04/2024

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ensure that staff are alert to any issues of concern in a child's life at home or elsewhere and take any appropriate action in a timely manner 20/03/2024

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take appropriate and swift action in relation to allegations disclosed that may affect the suitability of a member of staff. 14/03/2024

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ensure staff implement a curriculum that supports all children to make good progress in their learning and development. 03/04/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493643 Local authority North Northamptonshire Inspection number 10335915 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 45 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Sayers, Karen Mary

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reference number

Telephone number 07718425943 Date of previous inspection 12 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Beginnings Montessori Pre School registered in 2015. It is managed privately and operates from premises in the grounds of Stewart and Lloyds Rugby Club. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 8am until 5.30pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The pre-school employs nine members of childcare staff, of whom, seven hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above.

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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 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 manager carried out joint observations of group activities with the inspector. n The inspector observed children of all ages in the setting. n The inspector held discussions with leaders regularly during the inspection. n Parents' and carers' views were taken into consideration. n A sample of documents were reviewed, including paediatric first-aid certificates, suitability checks, and safeguarding policies and procedures.

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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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