Rose Buddies Childcare Ltd

Inspection of Rose Buddies Childcare Ltd The Salvation Army, 111 Corringham Road, Stanford-le-hope SS17 0BA

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Leadership is weak, which results in staff demonstrating a lack of understanding of their roles and them being unable to use their initiative to manage situations without clear guidance. Key persons do not have a sufficient knowledge of the children to tailor the care and learning to meet their individual needs. Staff do not gather relevant information about children who speak English as an additional language. The provider does not ensure that toddlers have sufficient resources or opportunities to make choices that support their own learning. Children are not provided with a purposeful and ambitious curriculum. This means children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Effective hygiene procedures are not followed to ensure children's good health. The premises are not organised well, and babies are cared for in a cramped space with, at times, insufficient adults available to meet their needs. Staff are constantly moving furniture around in

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The provision is inadequate

preparation for routine activities, creating an unsettling environment. Sleeping babies are not routinely checked to ensure they remain safe.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite these weaknesses, children enter the nursery confidently and part from parents and carers with ease. Children generally behave well. Staff explain the rules to children to help them understand about sharing and taking turns. Older children have opportunities to move between their base room and the garden. They are provided with sufficient resources and activities to occupy them and generally capture their interests. Small groups of older children enjoy learning about planting and the natural environment when they grow a small selection of fruits and vegetables in the growing area.

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need to do better?

n Staff receive regular supervision from leaders. However, this is not effective enough to build a strong and knowledgeable team of staff who can undertake their roles effectively. Staff do not have the confidence to use their own initiative to improve practice. A number of the staff are currently working towards qualifications or are on apprenticeship schemes. Those in management roles are working towards a recognised childcare qualification. However, they do not currently hold an approved qualification at level 3 or above, as required. n The premises has not been given careful enough consideration to ensure that there is sufficient and useable space for each age group. Where there is sufficient space, such as in the toddler room, it is multipurpose, which means that children's play and learning are constantly disrupted by staff moving tables, chairs and beds around. As a result, younger children do not have an

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appropriate area where they can play and learn at their own pace. n The provider has not ensured that a challenging and interesting curriculum is in place and implemented effectively. Planning for children's learning is poor. As a

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25 October 2024 result, children do not make good progress in their learning and they do not develop the knowledge and skills they need to be ready for school. n Babies are provided with a limited range of age-appropriate toys. Staff sit with them, offering cuddles and helping them to play with the equipment. They provide children with pre-printed pictures to colour or decorate. However, staff's interactions do not enhance the learning opportunities for all children effectively. Toddlers have very limited opportunities to select resources, as most are stored in boxes out of their reach. Staff do not notice when children are bored and disengaged. The lack of rich interaction from staff, and poorly thought-out activities, does not allow children the opportunity to think critically and guide their own learning. n There have been some recent changes to the key-person arrangements. However, the provider has not ensured that all the key persons have a good

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knowledge of their key children so that they can meet their individual needs effectively. Staff do not gather relevant information about children who speak English as an additional language. They do not know which languages children speak at home or whether there are any identified delays in their speech in their home language. Staff provide parents with a verbal handover of information about how their child has been during their nursery day. n Children's health and well-being are not promoted effectively. Staff do not encourage younger children to wash their hands routinely before eating their midday meal. In addition, staff do not wash their hands before touching the food for babies to ensure it is cool enough for them to eat. The provider does not ensure that staff routinely check on sleeping children or follow the latest government guidelines on safe sleeping. n Staff and managers demonstrate sufficient knowledge of how to recognise and

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need to do better?

respond to any safeguarding concerns to ensure children are protected from harm.

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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 interests first.

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Due date

develop an ambitious curriculum for children that takes account of their individual needs and interests 29/11/2024

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25 October 2024 provide opportunities for children to develop and use their home language in play and learning to support their language development at home 29/11/2024

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obtain an accurate understanding of each child's level of achievement, interests and learning styles and use the information to plan learning experiences that enable children to explore and think critically 29/11/2024

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strengthen the key-person role to ensure every child's care and education are tailored to meet their individual needs 29/11/2024

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ensure that the manager holds an approved qualification at level 3 or above 28/12/2024

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ensure that those responsible for preparing and handling food are competent to do so 29/11/2024

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promote children's good health and ensure they learn the importance of regular handwashing 29/11/2024

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ensure that all areas of the premises are organised in a way that meets the needs of children and provides sufficient space for each age group 29/11/2024

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make sure that sleeping children are frequently checked to ensure that they are safe 29/11/2024

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focus professional development plans on improving staff's skills and knowledge that help them to support children in building on what they already know and can do. 29/11/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2717422 Local authority Thurrock Inspection number 10364911 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 30 Number of children on roll 77 Name of registered person Rose Buddies Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07885 623990 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Rose Buddies Childcare registered in 2022 and is in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery operates all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6.30pm.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager, the manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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 education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of group activities. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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