Earlswood Early Years

Inspection of Earlswood Early Years 133 Earlswood Common, Earlswood, Solihull B94 5SH

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Inadequate

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and welfare are not assured because the oversight of the nursery is not effective. Supervision has not been sufficient in supporting leaders and managers to fulfil their roles effectively. Changes to the organisation and those responsible for the nursery have not been notified to Ofsted. Leaders and managers have not ensured that safeguarding policies and procedures have been followed when concerns have arisen about the conduct of staff. This impacts on the safeguarding of children.

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The provision is inadequate

The quality of teaching that children receive requires improvement. Although staff deploy themselves effectively and sit to play with children, their interactions do not consistently support children's learning. Children arrive at nursery happily and are eager to get involved in the range of activities and experiences available to them. However, many of the activities provided lack challenge. That said, babies enjoy choosing what songs they would like to sing by selecting props that represent familiar rhymes from a box. Two-year-old children take care of dolls in the role-play area. They pretend to change their nappies and clothes. Pre-school age children are creative in exploring how to balance blocks to build high structures. In time, children finish playing with the activities on offer, but there is not always something new for them to move on to. This results in some children becoming bored.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are treated kindly and with sensitivity. Younger children are gently asked if they will come to have their nappy changed. Older children are reminded to go to the toilet and are supported to wash their hands afterwards, so that they embed an understanding of hygiene practices.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the oversight of the nursery has been ineffective in bringing about significant improvement. The arrangements in place for the supervision of leaders and managers has yet to be successful in supporting them to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Consequently, there are breaches to the requirements of the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage', which mean that children are not safeguarded. n Leaders and managers who are responsible for implementing safeguarding policies and procedures do not fully understand how to do this. Although they can explain the action to take when an allegation is made against a member of staff, they have failed to ensure that this is reported to other professionals, including Ofsted, in a timely way. This impacts on the safeguarding of children. n There have been many recent changes to the organisation, including the nominated individual for Ofsted and individuals who are part of the governing

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need to do better?

body. Leaders and managers have failed to notify Ofsted of these changes

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need to do better?

19 August 2024 because they lack knowledge and understanding of the requirements to do so. This means that Ofsted are not fully informed about who is responsible for the nursery and cannot undertake the required checks to ensure that new people are suitable for their roles. n Newly appointed leaders and managers are providing supervision for staff and have identified some weaknesses in the quality of teaching children receive. However, training and professional development opportunities are not yet focused on supporting staff to improve their teaching skills so that they can consistently promote children's learning and development. n For two-year-old children, there have been many recent changes to the key- person system. Consequently, there is uncertainty about children's named key person. These children do not always have an identified key person who fully understands their individual needs and stages of development, so that care and

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need to do better?

learning is tailored to help children reach their potential. However, in contrast to this, babies benefit from forming settled relationships with staff who understand their needs. n Parents provide varied views of the nursery. They do not receive clear information about children's care, learning, and development, in order to provide consistency between the nursery and home. Despite this, parents like that they can go into the nursery, which helps their child to feel settled and secure. They praise the kind and caring staff. n Activities and experiences for children do not always challenge or support their learning. Children access a range of resources to play with. However, these are not always well thought out to consider what children need to learn next. Although leaders and managers have high expectations for children's learning and have designed an ambitious curriculum for children, this is not yet delivered

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need to do better?

consistently. As a result, not all children gain a variety of knowledge and skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning. n Leaders and managers are keen to meet every child's needs. For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, the nursery work in partnership with other relevant professionals. Bespoke training is provided for all staff to help them to understand and respond to these children's individual needs.

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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 that there is effective oversight of the setting to provide all staff, including managers, with supervision, support and coaching to fulfil their roles and responsibilities 18/09/2024

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ensure that all staff, including the lead practitioner for safeguarding, understand and implement an effective policy and procedure for safeguarding children, including the action to take in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff 18/09/2024

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demonstrate knowledge and understanding of matters that must be notified to Ofsted 18/09/2024

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provide staff with focused training and professional development opportunities that support them to understand how children learn and develop 18/09/2024

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embed an effective key-person system that ensures staff understand each child's individual needs and stages of development 18/09/2024

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ensure that there is an effective two-way flow of information with parents and carers to provide clear and accurate information about children's care, learning and development. 18/09/2024

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make sure that staff plan and provide consistently interesting and challenging activities and experiences that support children to make progress in their learning and development 14/10/2024

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19 August 2024 implement the curriculum consistently for all children so that they gain a range of knowledge and skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning. 14/10/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2613711 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10351969 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 68 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Earlswood Early Years Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01564 651149 Date of previous inspection 10 April 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Earlswood Early Years registered in 2020. It is situated in Earlswood, Warwickshire. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. There are 23 members of staff employed. Of these, two hold qualifications at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 4, ten hold qualifications at level 3 and two hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery is in receipt of early education funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk to gather information about how the provision and curriculum are organised. n The manager carried out a joint observation with the inspector to evaluate the quality of teaching. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching to assess the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the management team about the leadership and management of the nursery and looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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