Arnaud Lodge Preschool

Inspection of Arnaud Lodge Preschool Scout and Guide Hall, Slewins Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 2BZ

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Inspection date: 26 June 2024 - 22 July 2024

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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

Leaders have not ensured that safeguarding policies are clear and understood by all staff. As a result, staff do not follow the local safeguarding partnership processes to report a concern when required. Furthermore, leaders have not ensured that risk assessments are robust, as a result the steps taken to manage risks in the childcare environment do not keep children safe.

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The provision is inadequate

However, children make good progress in their learning and development, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Most children achieve confident language skills. Those who find verbal communication more difficult receive good support as staff, parents and professionals all work together. Children explain their needs well and understand the routine. Staff support children to gain the skills they need to prepare them for school.

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The provision is inadequate

Children arrive very excited and eager to go inside on arrival as they wait for the pre-school door to open. They receive a warm welcome from caring staff. Children show that they are settled, happy and enjoy their play and learning experiences. Staff give those children who are new cuddles, and gently soothe and calmly reassure them. Children confidently make choices on arrival. They are happy to see their friends. Staff support children to play cooperatively and learn to share. Children are well behaved. They willingly take turns, for example, as they play with the scooters and during group activities..

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need to do better?

n Leaders have not ensured that there are staff who are confident to manage in the absence of the manager, to ensure that the setting continues to meet the requirements of registration. They identify that there is additional training needed to ensure that staff understand the setting's policies and procedures, including how to carry out the role of designated safeguarding lead in the absence of the manager. However, effective steps to ensure that this training is provided and understood have not yet been taken. As a result, children's welfare can be compromised when staff are unclear about the procedures to safeguard them. n Staff fail to effectively identify and address risks in the environment. They fail to take effective action to keep children safe when risks are identified. This includes ensuring that staffing arrangements meet children's safety needs. As a result, children are not sufficiently supported to learn how to keep themselves safe.

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need to do better?

n Staff do not ensure that registers are updated in a timely manner when children arrive late to the setting. This makes it difficult for staff to ensure all children are accounted for. n Staff support children's mathematical development well. They introduce a range

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26 June 2024 of mathematical language and ideas into their conversations, such as 'under, over' and 'through' as children re-enact a story they know. Staff talk about amounts and count with children. Many of the older children know how old they are and show the number of fingers that represents their age. n Parents relish the flexibility provided by the pre-school. Staff routinely share information about children's experiences and their focus for future learning. Parents are invited to attend events at the pre-school, such as sports day. n Staff use children's interests to enhance the curriculum and adapt planned activities to respond to children's ideas and learning opportunities that arise. For example, children show an interest in insects, and this leads to staff providing a variety of activities to increase children's knowledge of minibeasts. Children explore the trees and the grounds of the garden in search of insects and

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need to do better?

habitats. Staff help children to learn about the various creatures from books to increase their understanding of the world. n Children are respectful of staff and each other. They learn good manners and staff support them to be kind. Staff help children to understand about their friends' different cultural celebrations and experiences. They use resources about people around the world and different traditions to teach children about the wider world. n The manager and deputy manager have a good oversight of the effectiveness of the curriculum. They work closely with staff to assess children's progress and identify gaps in their learning. Staff plan a curriculum that takes account of what children know and can do. They instinctively promote children's learning. Staff provide extra support for children with SEND. However, staff do not consistently provide opportunities to challenge older children who are most able. For

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need to do better?

example, on occasions, older children are not inspired to engage in some of the activities provided. n Staff provide lots of guidance to help children to learn the routine of the day. However, at times, they do not organise the changes between activities to help children to understand what is happening next. Hence, some children are reluctant to stop playing.

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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

develop and implement safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe, in particular the procedure to follow in the event that a child goes missing 09/09/2024

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ensure all staff, including leaders, are trained to understand their safeguarding policy and procedures 09/09/2024

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ensure that staff are deployed effectively to be able to supervise children safely 09/09/2024

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ensure that there is a named deputy with the necessary skills and experience to take charge in the manager's absence 09/09/2024

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Due date

ensure that arrangements for managing risks are effective and that all reasonable steps are taken to identify and manage risks to keep children safe 09/09/2024

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Due date

maintain accurate daily records of children's attendance, including their hours of attendance. 09/09/2024

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should:

n strengthen the curriculum to challenge and support older children to develop, consolidate and deepen their skills across the areas of learning n review changes between activities to help to ensure that children know what is about to happen next and give them time to finish what they are doing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY370409 Local authority Havering Inspection number 10351563 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 26 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Dennis, Sharon

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reference number

Telephone number 07800631518 Date of previous inspection 25 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Arnaud Lodge Preschool registered in 2001. It is situated in Hornchurch, in the London Borough of Havering. The pre-school receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. It is open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm, during term time. The pre-school employs five members of staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 or 3 and one member of staff holds a qualification at level 5.

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 26 June 2024. An inspector returned on 19 July 2024 to gather additional evidence in line with Ofsted's policy for deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence. The inspection concluded on 22 July 2024. 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 and deputy manager joined the inspector on a learning walk of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspectors spoke with the manager and deputy manager about the leadership and management of the pre-school. n The manager completed a joint observation with the inspector. n Parents, children and staff spoke to the inspector.

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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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