Annie and Co Nursery and Forest school

Inspection of Annie and Co Nursery and Forest school Hariney District Scouts, The Lodge Scout Park, Gordon Road, London N11 2PB

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's welfare is compromised due to poor safeguarding processes. Staff with lead safeguarding roles do not always liaise with external safeguarding agencies to share relevant information that may impact the safety of children. Despite these concerns, children make good progress from their starting points. This is because leaders and staff work hard to deliver appropriate learning opportunities.

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The provision is inadequate

Children develop high levels of confidence and independence as they safely explore the opportunities for outdoor learning. They follow familiar routines and are eager to play and learn. For instance, children make homes for hedgehogs and learn about hibernation, they help build dens and use a range of tools purposefully. Staff encourage children to keep trying when they find something difficult and they praise children for their persistence. Consequently, children are motivated and extremely proud of their achievements. Staff teach children how to be responsible for their own safety. Children learn the camp fire rules and they understand that strict rules are in place to keep them safe.

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The provision is inadequate

Children's behaviour is good and they take turns and share with others. They demonstrate respect and kindness for one another and the natural world. They listen and respond to instructions well and show their emerging understanding of staying safe in the outdoor environment. Staff have high expectations for children, including those who may have special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a result, all children are making good progress.

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need to do better?

n Processes for sharing relevant safeguarding information with external agencies are weak and this compromises children's safety. Staff with a lead safeguarding responsibility are not proactive enough in seeking advice or reporting child protection concerns in a timely manner. n Although there is an appropriate safeguarding policy in place and staff attend regular training, when safeguarding concerns are identified the provider has failed to follow the setting's own policy and procedures. n The provider has a clear intent for the curriculum and what she wants children to learn. The setting has a strong focus on nature-based learning. Staff encourage children to discover the world around them. They understand how to successfully promote this, which is demonstrated through their effective delivery of activities. n Staff follow children's interests. They prepare interesting activities that excite children's curiosity. For example, children use magnifying glasses to hunt for

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need to do better?

minibeasts and delight in their discoveries when they are found. n Documents used to record incidents and accidents are not fully effective.

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need to do better?

2 October 2024 Furthermore, these records are not collated or reviewed. This means the provider is not able to recognise patterns of behaviour that could indicate when a child might be at risk from harm. n Children have ample opportunities to build on core muscle strength and develop good hand-to-eye coordination. They learn to climb on low tree branches while checking they are safe to do so. Children straddle large logs, navigate the uneven ground and scoot up and down mud banks with increasing confidence. n The provider lacks understanding of how to check that qualifications are full and relevant to the childcare role. This impacts on the requirement to have enough staff who are suitably qualified. That said, the provider supports the staff well in their roles to ensure children are provided with a good level of care and education. n The procedure for the accurate recording and administration of medication to

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children is not effective, with some key pieces of information missing. This puts children's safety at risk. n The provider does not understand some of their other statutory legal duties. For example, they have failed to register the premises with the food standards agency. However, some staff have attended training on food hygiene. n Communication, language and literacy are interwoven into the curriculum. Staff model good language and encourage older children to sound out letters. There is a wealth of conversation as children are eager to tell staff about events that are important to them. Children talk with great excitement about the pumpkins and squashes set up on the table. They use the word 'similar' to describe and compare them, demonstrating an understanding of how these vegetables are alike. n Parents comment positively on the progress their children make and the good relationships they have with the staff and how much their children love

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attending the setting. 'The staff live and breathe forest school and that's why the children thrive too – because the adults are.' The setting shares information about what they are teaching children, however some parents would welcome regular progress on their child's individual learning and development.

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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

2 October 2024 ensure that staff with a lead safeguarding role liaise with external safeguarding agencies to seek advice and share relevant information to help keep children safe 18/10/2024

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make sure all staff, including those that lead on safeguarding, have a secure understanding of the safeguarding policy and procedure, in particular the procedures to follow where there are child protection concerns 18/10/2024

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take appropriate steps to verify the qualifications of people working with children and that you are meeting the minimum qualification requirement 18/10/2024

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comply with all relevant legal duties, including food safety and hygiene to ensure children's health and safety 18/10/2024

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implement and maintain accurate ways of recording medication that are fully understood by all staff to ensure children's health and welfare are secure. 18/10/2024

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should:

n strengthen record keeping, including accident and safeguarding incidents to ensure they are robust, so that children's safety and well-being is assured n develop communication with parents further so they are aware of their child's individual learning and next steps at the setting and how they can support them at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2731207 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10353812 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 21 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Early Years Learning Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07986169143 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Annie and Co Nursery and Forest school registered in 2023. They operate from a wooden forest cabin and have a designated outdoor forest area in Bounds Green, Haringey. The nursery and forest school opens each weekday from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round, apart from bank holidays, Christmas, and Easter. The nursery and forest school are in receipt of government funding for children aged two, three and four years. The owner, who is on site, holds a childcare qualification at level 6, as well as an accredited forest school qualification. Annie and Co Nursery and Forest school implement the forest school educational philosophy.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The leader and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the forest school and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at forest school. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided outdoors and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. The inspector also took account of parents' written comments.

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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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