Wishing Well Day Care Coventry

Inspection of Wishing Well Day Care Coventry 34a Prior Deram Walk, Coventry CV4 8FT

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is inadequate

The provider does not ensure children are kept safe. They do not ensure there is a member of staff qualified in paediatric first aid on site at all times when children are present. They do not ensure appropriate checks are made in order to assess the suitability of staff working with children.

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The provision is inadequate

The manager provides an environment that is set up to incorporate all areas of learning. However, staff do not use the resources effectively to build on children's knowledge and skills. Frequently, staff supervise rather than engage children in purposeful learning. As children explore and investigate the resources, staff do not attempt to extend what children know and can do. Consequently, children lose interest and disengage. Too often, staff do not notice less confident children who stand on the sidelines. These children do not receive the support they need to join in and so wander off. This means that children are not receiving the support they need to make good progress. Staff fail to help children develop an understanding of appropriate behaviour.

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The provision is inadequate

That said, children arrive happy and receive a warm welcome from the friendly staff. Children with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive support from the on-site special educational needs coordinator (SENCo).

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need to do better?

n The provider does not comply with the registration requirements. They do not ensure a member of staff who holds a valid paediatric first-aid qualification is on site at all times when children are present. They have not obtained the required Disclosure and Barring Service checks for all staff. This does not ensure children's safety, health or welfare. n The provider does not ensure all records and documentation are easily accessible in their absence. This includes evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The manager has a good understanding of what they want children to know and learn. They are able to explain the intentions of the curriculum and how they intend to support children's learning. However, this is not understood and implemented by staff in practice. n Although the manager provides supervision for staff, this is not effective enough to support staff to strengthen their skills and provide consistently good teaching

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need to do better?

for all children. Staff's practice is not effectively monitored to identify gaps in their knowledge. n The manager does not monitor children's progress accurately enough to provide swift intervention where children do not make expected progress. For example, key persons report that some children do not demonstrate progress from one

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need to do better?

26 June 2024 term to the next. That said, the manager, who is also the SENCo, receives support from the local authority and other external professionals for children with identified SEND. These children are provided with targeted plans which are overseen by the manager. n Staff teaching is weak. Staff do not build on what children already know and can do. Where activities are provided for children, staff do not consider what children need to learn next. Staff do not extend children's learning as they play. For example, children line up toy cars. They try and interact with staff who say 'that's good' and then turn away to speak to other children. Children use spray bottles with water. Staff continually tell children to keep the bottles in one small area of the garden. They do not attempt to use these opportunities to extend children's learning. n Planned activities are not organised in a way that allows children to fully

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need to do better?

participate. For example, during a singing activity towards the end of session, children are called to leave the group as parents arrive to collect them. This deprives children of completing the activity and disrupts children's learning for those remaining. n Children help themselves to resources from drawers in the playroom. Staff take these away and tell them they cannot use them, which restricts opportunities for children to make choices about their play. Staff do not use the children's interest in the resource to extend their learning. n Books are available in the setting but staff do not encourage children to read or support them when they show an interest. This does not help children to develop a love of books. n Staff do not have high enough expectations for children's behaviour. They do not consistently support children to develop an understanding of right from wrong and what is expected from them. This impacts negatively on other children's

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need to do better?

enjoyment and learning. n Staff do not support children's independence effectively. A lack of a coherent and consistent toilet training strategy means that children are not supported to develop and manage their personal care needs when they are ready to do so, and in readiness for school. n Staff support children to learn about healthy lifestyles. They ensure children wash their hands before eating. They provide children with healthy snacks and plenty of opportunities to be outdoors in the fresh air. n Parents comment positively about the staff and say their children enjoy attending the nursery.

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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 at least one person who has a valid paediatric first-aid qualification is on the premises and available at all times when children are present 15/07/2024

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Due date

put effective systems in place to ensure that any persons who may have regular contact with children are suitable 15/07/2024

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ensure all required records are accessible and available for inspection 15/07/2024

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Due date

improve the supervision of all staff to effectively monitor their teaching and practice in order to ensure that every child receives at least a good quality of care and education 15/07/2024

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Due date

provide staff with effective coaching, training and support to improve their teaching skills, and help them to understand how to implement the curriculum and build on what children already know and can do 15/07/2024

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Due date

ensure children's behaviour is managed effectively. 15/07/2024

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devise and implement a broad, well- sequenced educational programme that builds on what children already know and can do and supports them to make the progress they are capable of 31/07/2024

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Due date

26 June 2024 support staff to plan activities, covering all areas of learning, that match precisely to children's learning needs and enable all children to participate fully 31/07/2024

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Due date

monitor children's progress more frequently to ensure that any gaps in learning and development are swiftly identified and acted upon in a timely way 31/07/2024

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Due date

devise and implement an effective programme of toilet training for when children are developmentally ready, to support their independence and readiness for school. 31/07/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2624400 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10313607 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Wishing Well Day Care Coventry Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07960 199235 Date of previous inspection 14 September 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Wishing Well Day Care Coventry registered in 2021. The nursery is situated in the Canley area of Coventry. The nursery operates sessional care each day from 9am until 12 midday and 1pm until 4pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, two hold a qualification at level 3 and three are unqualified.

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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 the nursery's curriculum and what they want the children to learn. Staff talked to the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the manager, deputy manager and early years educational lead about the leadership and management of the setting. The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors. The impact that this has on children's learning was assessed by the inspector. The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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Inspection activities

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