Manifold Pre-School

Inspection of Manifold Pre-School Leek Road, Warslow, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 0JP

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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

Significant weaknesses in safeguarding processes mean that children's safety and well-being are at risk. Leaders and staff do not have a secure knowledge of safeguarding procedures. Leaders do not know when to escalate concerns. Additionally, staff do not understand the importance of reporting child protection concerns to leaders as they arise. This does not create a positive culture of safeguarding children and leaves them at risk. Furthermore, leaders have failed to inform Ofsted of changes to the individuals responsible for managing the setting to comply with legal requirements. This compromises children's safety.

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The provision is inadequate

That said, children are settled and show an interest in playing with the activities and resources to support their play ideas. Some staff know children well enough to plan activities that engage them for periods of time. However, the curriculum lacks ambition for children and does not consistently build on what they know and can do. Although staff identify when children need extra support, they do not implement strategies to ensure that these children make good enough progress. Children are mostly happy and play with their peers. However, staff do not always support children to behave appropriately. At times, children do not share and take turns. This does not promote children's social skills and help them to learn mutual respect and tolerance.

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need to do better?

n The quality of the provision has deteriorated since the last inspection. Leaders and staff do not have adequate knowledge to enable them to recognise concerns of a safeguarding nature. In addition, they do not know when to follow the correct procedures to ensure that they report concerns to the people with responsibility for safeguarding or to the local safeguarding board. This compromises children's safety and welfare, leaving them at risk of harm. n Those with overall governance of the setting do not have stringent procedures in place to monitor the overall quality. They do not ensure that leaders and staff are confident in their roles and understand how to raise the quality. This has a negative impact on all areas of the setting. Furthermore, they have failed to notify Ofsted of changes to the committee to ensure that those with overall responsibility are deemed suitable. n Children's behaviour is not managed consistently. During times of spontaneous

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play, children snatch toys from each other, hit their friends and knock them over with their bikes. Staff do not respond to this in an appropriate way to teach children to respect others and to share and take turns. This does not support children to learn age-appropriate boundaries. n Staff provide children with opportunities to visit local wildlife parks and farms. Children remember these experiences and enjoy discussing them with their

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19 July 2024 peers. For example, activities based around this experience provide children with opportunities to recall the events and promote group discussions. However, the curriculum lacks ambition and is not well sequenced to build on children's prior knowledge and move them forward in their learning. Staff do not ask open- ended questions to promote children's independent thinking. n Staff have attended mandatory training, such as food hygiene and safeguarding. However, they are not confident to put what they have learned into practice. Furthermore, staff have not been provided with any further training opportunities to improve the quality of education. This has resulted in staff not having the required knowledge and skills to fulfil their roles to a satisfactory level. n Parents of children who attend the setting are happy overall. They receive daily updates through communication books. This helps to keep them updated about

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key information happening throughout the children's day. n Despite weaknesses in the quality of education, some children develop knowledge through incidental teaching. Staff converse with children during their play and discuss topics relevant to their lives. For example, children talk about the male sheep that they look after on their farms, and staff teach children that these are called a 'tup'. This helps children to learn about farming and agriculture, which is relevant for the place where they live.

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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 of safeguarding that puts children's interest first.

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Due date

ensure that leaders and staff have a secure understanding of the local safeguarding procedures to report concerns about the welfare of a child and if an allegation is made against a member of staff 30/09/2024

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19 July 2024 ensure leaders and staff improve their knowledge of safeguarding issues to enable them to identify signs of possible abuse and to respond in a timely and appropriate way 30/09/2024

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ensure the committee has effective systems in place to support leaders and staff 30/09/2024

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make sure that the committee has a clear oversight of the setting and provides support to leaders and staff to enable them to carry out their roles effectively 30/09/2024

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ensure that any changes to committee members, including changes to the nominated individual, are notified to Ofsted in a timely manner 30/09/2024

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develop more consistent strategies in the approach to managing children's behaviour, which are in line with their level of development. 30/09/2024

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provide appropriate support for staff to ensure that they design and implement a well-sequenced curriculum that meets the needs of all children 30/09/2024

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provide staff with appropriate support, guidance and training to ensure they develop the skills and understanding to raise the quality of teaching to at least a good level. 30/09/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218188 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10354516 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Manifold Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01298 84320 Date of previous inspection 15 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Manifold Pre-School registered in 1992. It employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, and three hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. The pre-school 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 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 Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at pre-school. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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 manager. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability

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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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