Little Angels Uppingham LTD

Inspection of Little Angels Uppingham LTD 4-5 Ayston House, Ayston Road, Uppingham, OAKHAM, Rutland LE15 9RL

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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 Good

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The provision is inadequate

Managers do not ensure that risk assessments of the environment are thorough enough. Staff failed to identify potential risks and hazards to children and only took swift action when these were identified by the inspector who brought this to their attention

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The provision is inadequate

Nevertheless, children enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff develop warm and caring relationships with children. For example, older babies freely approach staff for cuddles and snuggle up on their knee to share a book. Staff name the animals in the pictures, which prompts babies to make the animal sounds. Older babies readily give staff high fives and proudly clap their achievements. Toddlers excitedly show staff cardboard boxes they are colouring in. Staff show interest and talk to them about what they are making and the colours they are using. This motivates toddlers to keep working on their creation.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff provide an exciting range of activities for children to engage with. To this end, children focus for long periods of time with their chosen activities. For example, staff support older babies to play with blocks. Babies concentrate as they carefully place one block on top of another to make a tower. Staff encourage other babies to join in, helping them work together to share resources and take turns. Pre-school children are full of wonder as they make potions. Children use their small muscles as they mix additional ingredients into their water. For example, they spoon in flour, squirt in liquid using washing up bottles and tear up shredded paper. This helps children strengthen the muscles they need for early writing. Staff pose questions, prompting children to notice changes in their potions. Children become excited when they identify the changing colours and smells of the water. This supports

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need to do better?

n Risk assessments are not always effective, meaning that staff do not recognise risks or take prompt enough action to maintain a safe environment at all times. For example, children could have been harmed as staff did not identify and remove several pieces of broken glass from where children were playing in the outdoor play area. Furthermore, staff failed to take action to secure chemicals that were in reach of young children. n Staff encourage children to do things for themselves. For example, toddlers help staff tidy away resources, and older babies are supported to scrape their leftover lunch in the bin and wipe their own faces clean. Pre-school children help set the table for mealtimes, they serve themselves lunch and pour their own water from teapots. When spillages occur, children readily help staff wipe away the water. This helps children develop their growing independence skills.

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12 March 2024 n Staff provide multiple opportunities for children to develop their muscle strength and coordination skills. For example, staff supervise younger babies as they confidently crawl around and pull themselves up using furniture. Older babies copy staff and try to throw balls into a bowl. When they miss, older babies are encouraged to get the balls back and keep trying. Toddlers use their feet to push themselves along on ride on cars and staff show pre-school children how to use ropes to pull themselves up on small slopes. n Children behave well. Staff are good role models and help children learn to share and use their manners. For example, older babies receive praise when they politely ask for more dinner and pre-school children create games with their friends. When children squabble over the rules of their game, staff swiftly intervene and encourage children to explain the disagreement. Staff suggest

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ideas to help children continue to play together. This enables children to quickly return to their play. n Staff recognise the importance of children's good health. They provide children with healthy snacks, meals and fresh drinking water. They ensure all children get daily access to the outdoors. For example, babies and toddlers are taken for walks in the community and to the local park. Children are reminded to wash their hands after using the toilet, after messy play and before eating. This helps children learn good hygiene practices. n The daily routines are generally well planned. However, some transitions, such as after babies' mealtimes, are not well organised. On these occasions, some babies are left sitting at the table for longer than necessary and others wander around not sure what they should be doing. Learning is less effective at these times than at other times. n Parents are positive about the care their children receive. They state

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need to do better?

communication from staff is excellent and they know what their children are doing while at nursery. Parents say their children enjoy the variety of activities on offer. They feel that, since being at the nursery, their children have increased their vocabulary, are gaining an understanding of their emotions and have developed their social skills.

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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

12 March 2024 ensure that robust risk assessments are implemented, and that the risk assessment process is effective in identifying and removing all potential hazards. 09/04/2024

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should:

n improve how transitions are arranged between activities, with particular reference to after mealtimes in the baby room, to ensure learning needs are met at all times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY404939 Local authority Rutland Council Inspection number 10334502 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 85 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Little Angels (Uppingham) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01572 823680 Date of previous inspection 4 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Little Angels Uppingham Ltd is based in Rutland, Leicestershire. It registered in 2010. The setting employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including four with a degree in early years and one early years professional. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am till 6pm. The setting 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 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 The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and nominated individual joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. 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.

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n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. 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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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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