Brightstars Day Care

Inspection of Brightstars Day Care 97 High Street, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7BS

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is inadequate

Children's welfare is not assured, and their learning needs are not met. The provider has made no sustained improvement since the last inspection, and the quality of provision remains inadequate. The provider has also failed to meet the actions raised in the welfare requirements notice served to them. The provider has not ensured that staff understand how to safeguard children. Some staff lack knowledge of child protection issues and how to respond to these. This puts children at risk of harm. Furthermore, children are at risk of injury because the provider has not ensured that staff know how to manage the hazards in the building.

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The provision is inadequate

The provider and staff do not know how to plan an effective curriculum that meets children's individual needs. Children do not have access to activities, inside or outdoors, that motivate them to learn. All children are at risk of falling behind in their learning and development as the provider does not ensure they are taught the skills they need to succeed in their learning. Children often make their own entertainment and are not engaged in meaningful learning. They become frustrated, struggle to share toys with their friends and wander around aimlessly. The provider does not ensure that staff provide a consistent approach to supporting children's behaviour. This often leaves children confused about what is expected of them.

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need to do better?

n Despite Ofsted issuing a welfare requirements notice, insufficient progress has been made since the last inspection to meet the registration requirements. Furthermore, little has been done to improve the quality of care and education provided. Ofsted believes children are at risk and has suspended the provider's registration and intends on taking steps to cancel the registration. n The provider does not have the capacity to improve the quality of education and care. The provider has completed a childcare qualification. However, it has been unable to disseminate this learning to the staff team. Furthermore, while the provider has put in place an induction, it has not provided enough support and coaching for staff, including the deputy, so that they understand their roles and responsibilities. The action taken has been ineffective in helping to raise the quality of staff's practice. n The provider does not have an ambitious curriculum in place. Children do not

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benefit from planned activities, inside or outdoors, that motivate them to learn. As a result, children do not gain the broad range of skills and experiences that they need to succeed in life, and at school when the time comes. n The quality of teaching throughout the nursery is poor. For example, staff may sit down with children and begin to guide children's learning. However, staff are

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21 November 2024 often unclear of what it is they want children to learn from the activity. Activities have not been planned and appropriate resources are not provided, and therefore no meaningful learning is achieved. For example, children correctly identified the star shape and attempted to push it into a star-shaped hole of the shape box. However, it was too large to fit, and they became frustrated. The provider had not ensured that the correct shapes were with the box to help children achieve. Another example observed was when children, who were keen to create models out of play dough, were unable to succeed because the play dough was dry and no longer malleable. n The key-person system is ineffective. Key persons do not ensure that children's care is tailored to their individual needs. For example, when younger children show they are tired as they sit shivering in the garden, staff do nothing to the

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need to do better?

routines so they are adapted to meet their needs. n The provider does not provide appropriate support for children who speak English as an additional language (EAL). Some staff are not aware of the languages children speak at home. Staff do not help children to understand new vocabulary so that they can understand the routines of the day. Children who speak EAL are not supported to communicate at all for long periods of time during the day. n At times, the daily routine and activities are chaotic and disorganised. This has an impact on children's learning experiences and behaviours. For example, children have to wait for their lunches to be heated. They often sit at the table for lengthy periods of time with nothing to do. Children try to occupy themselves by crawling under the table. This means that a significant amount of time is wasted for children, and they are not involved in meaningful activities.

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n The provider does not ensure that staff know how to support children's behaviour. At times, staff do not intervene at all when children experience conflict. When staff do respond, they say 'no thank you' to children. Children are often moved away by their arms or lifted by staff who fail to explore all other options to support children's understanding. As a result, children receive mixed messages and do not become confident in their knowledge of what is expected of them. This often leads to children being confused and upset. n The provider has not appropriately made a risk assessment of the environment or taken corrective action. The radiators in the room where children play and sleep are hot and would burn if touched. The stairgates at the top of the stairs provide some safety for children when closed. However, the provider has not considered how staff manage when several children use the stairs.

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need to do better?

n The provider has organised safeguarding training for staff. However, it has not ensured that the staff team has understood this training. The provider has failed to identify or address gaps in safeguarding knowledge. This compromises children's safety at the setting.

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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

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Due date

ensure staff have a robust understanding of safeguarding; understand the signs and symptoms of possible abuse; and the procedures to follow in the event of concerns or allegations 06/12/2024

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ensure staff follow a consistent approach to managing children's behaviour 06/12/2024

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provide appropriate support for all staff to ensure they have sufficient knowledge and understanding to carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively 06/12/2024

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ensure that any person left as a named deputy to take charge in the manager's absence, has the knowledge they need to meet children's needs 06/12/2024

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improve the key-person system to ensure staff focus more closely on meeting children's individual needs 06/12/2024

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ensure that staff work with parents to find out about children who speak English as an additional language in order to support children's language development effectively 06/12/2024

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improve the risk assessment procedures and take action to minimise or remove hazards so that children are not exposed to any unnecessary risks 06/12/2024

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implement a well-sequenced curriculum to support children's learning across all areas 06/12/2024

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21 November 2024 train staff to understand and implement the setting's curriculum so that children benefit from meaningful learning experiences. 06/12/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2712013 Local authority Bedford Inspection number 10370783 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 13 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Mason, Simangele

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reference number

Telephone number 07763995396 Date of previous inspection 22 July 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Brightstars Day Care registered in 2022 and operates from a property in Kempston, Bedfordshire. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 5.30pm. The nursery employs four members of staff, two of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual/registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. 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 looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.

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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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