Beechcroft Day Nursery

Inspection of Beechcroft Day Nursery 83 Beechcroft Road, London SW17 7BN

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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

Children's safety is not assured at this setting. Parts of the outdoor area are poorly maintained, which puts children at risk. For example, the provider has not taken steps to remove a broken plastic kitchen unit. Furthermore, there is a large amount of chicken faeces in the chicken coop, which is within close range of where children play. Additionally, this indicates that risk assessment arrangements are not effective.

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not learn to regulate their behaviour or consider the impact of their actions on others. Staff fail to explain the dangers to older children when they kick balls close to where young babies are playing. Although staff do lift babies up to prevent accidents, they do not consistently consider the impact on their emotional well-being, which affects how safe babies feel.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff plan themed craft activities. For example, children make Halloween pumpkins and spiders. Children make paint marks with brushes and their fingers. However, the staff do not have clear learning intentions for all children, which impacts on the progress children make. The curriculum is poorly designed and lacks ambition. Leaders and managers fail to ensure staff have a good understanding of what they want children to learn.

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need to do better?

n Poor planning of the environment puts children at risk of harm. For example, all children access the outdoor area at the same time, which leads to overcrowding and a high risk of accidents. Staff fail to consider the safety of non-mobile children when other children ride bikes around them. n Staff have a poor understanding of effective risk assessment arrangements. As a result, some hazards are not identified or removed to keep children safe. Some resources, such as mud kitchen equipment, are in a poor condition and are not frequently cleaned. n Staff can explain their expectations for children's behaviour, however, they do not put these into practice. For example, at times children run around indoors unchecked. Staff do not talk to older children about the difference between right and wrong when there are minor altercations. As a result, children do not to learn to regulate their own behaviour. n The key-person arrangements are ineffective. At times, staff are preoccupied

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with routine tasks and do not notice when young babies need emotional support, such as when they are getting tired. This impacts on how children learn to understand their emotions and meet their own needs. n Children try to do things for themselves, such as putting on their shoes and pouring their own drinks. At times, staff intervene too soon and do things for

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need to do better?

23 October 2024 children, such as pulling up children's sleeves when they wash their hands. which limits the opportunities children have to become independent. n Staff have some knowledge of children's individual learning needs and interests. However, this knowledge is not consistently used to support children's learning. For example, toddlers are encouraged to take part in group sessions they are not yet able to pay attention to. This impacts on the children's development of positive attitudes to learning. n The provider has failed to identify weaknesses in staff practice. Although staff undertake training to keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date, there are insufficient arrangements in place to help them develop their understanding of how children learn. This impacts on staff's understanding of their role in supporting children's learning and ensuring they make the best possible progress. n The provider's curriculum does not set out clear intentions for children's

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need to do better?

learning. Planning is broad and is not sequenced to reflect the different stages in children's development. Planned activities lack focus and do not meet children's individual learning needs. n Staff have a suitable understanding of child protection matters. They can explain they procedures they would follow to report any concerns about a child's welfare.

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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

take action to ensure the premises are safe and suitable 08/11/2024

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Due date

improve the risk assessment and ensure all staff have a good understanding of what this means 08/11/2024

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Due date

implement an effective behaviour management policy that supports children to learn to regulate their behaviour and understand the impact of their behaviour others 08/11/2024

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Due date

23 October 2024 strengthen the key-person arrangements to ensure children's individual needs are identified and met, including their learning needs 08/11/2024

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Due date

implement effective supervision, and learning opportunities, for staff to develop their teaching skills and understanding of how children learn 08/11/2024

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Due date

implement an ambitious curriculum that considers the individual needs, interests, and development of all children in your care. 08/11/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476517 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 10355025 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 51 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person SAI Children Centre Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07985219101 Date of previous inspection 14 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Beechcroft Day Nursery registered in 2014. The nursery is located in Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year and is closed on public bank holidays. The nursery employs 18 members of staff, 14 of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification. The nursery receives funding for early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The deputy manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection and shared their views. 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 group activities with the manager. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider.

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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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