Pippa's House Nursery

Inspection of Pippa's House Nursery Pippas House Nursery, Chartwell House, 1 Christy Estate, Ivy Road, Aldershot GU12 4TX

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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

Staff do not have a robust safeguarding knowledge. They lack understanding of local safeguarding procedures. In addition, managers do not sufficiently monitor the front entrance to ensure only authorised people are let into the building. These weaknesses in safeguarding mean that the children's safety cannot be assured.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not supported well enough to feel safe and secure. They have not been allocated a key person that they can form a strong, warm and nurturing relationship with. Current staffing challenges mean that children do not receive consistent care from staff that understand their individual learning and care needs. Often, children find the environment challenging. This results in them becoming upset and being comforted by unfamiliar adults. Consequently, they find it difficult to settle.

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The provision is inadequate

The curriculum is not securely embedded in practice. Staff do not effectively plan activities that are meaningful, especially for the youngest children. For instance, children play with the same toys throughout the morning and become bored and unstimulated. However, staff in the room for older children recognise that children need support in understanding their emotions. For example, they read children stories about emotions and encourage them to talk about their feelings.

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need to do better?

n Staff have not undergone robust training to ensure they are confident to manage and respond to safeguarding concerns. For instance, some staff members do not understand the procedures following an allegation against a member of staff. Following recent leadership and management changes, some staff members do not know who the designated safeguarding leads for the setting are. Managers and leaders have not identified these gaps in staff's safeguarding knowledge. Despite this, staff in the youngest children's room understand safer sleeping protocols and effectively check children while they sleep. n Weaknesses in leadership and management have had an impact on all areas of the setting. Those in charge do not have effective oversight to ensure managers are fulfilling their roles and responsibilities. Staff recruitment and vetting processes are not robustly monitored to ensure all those working with children

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are suitable to do so. This does not ensure children's safety and welfare. However, the manager who is currently in place to support the setting recognises the weaknesses and understands where support and attention are needed most. n The curriculum is focused around supporting children to settle into their environment and encouraging children's emerging communication and language

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21 May 2024 skills. This is appropriate for the children's current needs. However, staff do not effectively assess children's starting points to enable them to build on what they can already do. The intentions for learning are not understood and most staff do not know what it is they are teaching children and why. This leads to children becoming unsettled and making limited progress, particularly with their speech. n Children have not been assigned a key person to work with their parents and help them settle into their environment. This has a negative effect on their personal, social and emotional development. Staff do not provide every child with tailored support that encourages them to move on in their learning and achieve their next steps. Although this is something that managers are aware of and are working towards rectifying, this has a direct impact on the children's learning and development and the progress that they make.

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n Arrangements for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are poor. Managers have not shared vital information from outside agencies with staff, to enable them to meet individual children's needs. Therefore, staff are unaware of the care and tailored support that is needed to help children improve and develop their skills. As a result, the gaps for children with SEND are widening and they are not making good progress. n The support in place for staff is ineffective. Staffing challenges mean staff are given extra workloads and become overwhelmed. Staff practice is not effectively monitored to enable managers to understand their strengths and areas to be developed. In addition, staff have not received robust inductions to help them understand their roles and responsibilities and the setting's policies and procedures. The lack of support for staff has a direct impact on the care and

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need to do better?

education that the children receive. However, the new managers in place recognise the strain on staff and the importance of putting this right.

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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 understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to all aspects of safeguarding children, in line with the setting's policies and procedures 28/06/2024

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Due date

21 May 2024 improve oversight and governance of the provision to ensure managers understand and fulfil their roles and responsibilities and implement robust procedures for making sure that people looking after children are suitable to do so 28/06/2024

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Due date

improve staff's understanding of the curriculum to build on each child's existing knowledge, skills and capabilities and engage them fully in their learning 05/08/2024

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Due date

ensure all children are allocated a key person to support them to settle and to meet their individual learning and care needs 28/06/2024

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Due date

put arrangements in place to ensure children with SEND receive appropriate support 28/06/2024

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Due date

take action to ensure all staff receive a robust induction and tailored support and training 28/06/2024

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Due date

put in place effective systems for sharing information with parents to build relationships and ensure consistent communication. 28/06/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2780489 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10349283 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 110 Number of children on roll 110 Name of registered person Sweetmile Limited

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Telephone number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Pippa's House Nursery registered in 2024. It is located in Aldershot, Hampshire. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. It operates a core day between 8am and 6pm and offers an extended day between 7.30am and 6.30pm. There are 13 members of staff. Of these, five hold qualifications at level 3, and four hold qualifications at level 2. The provider is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 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 The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the nominated individual. 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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