Mother Hen

Inspection of Mother Hen 80 Lumley Road, Horley RH6 7JL

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is inadequate

The provider does not ensure that the leadership of the nursery is effective. This means that the provider has not made the necessary changes since the last inspection to improve the quality of children's experiences at nursery. Although children are generally happy and enjoy their time at nursery, they do not benefit from a broad and varied curriculum. They are not sufficiently challenged when they engage in activities of their choosing. This hinders their progress and results in children mostly leading their own play with little support from staff to extend their learning. At times, children spend long periods of time repeating the same activities. Staff do not know how to intervene to either extend their learning or support them to re-engage in a different activity. At other times, children show poor behaviour, as they are not motivated to engage in their learning. They get bored and resort to throwing things and arguing with their friends. When seen by

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The provision is inadequate

staff, this behaviour is generally addressed appropriately. However, as children are still not supported effectively in their learning, their behaviour soon deteriorates again.

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The provision is inadequate

The provider does not ensure that staffing arrangements are effective. This results in children not being appropriately supervised at all times. For instance, staff are not aware of when children visit the bathroom. At times, children's repeated calls for help go unnoticed. This means that there is no one to support them when they need assistance to manage their self-care needs. Additionally, although staff arrange the learning environment with a variety of activities, they do not deploy themselves well to enable children to access the activities safely. At these times, children's safety is not assured.

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need to do better?

n The provider does not have the capacity to improve to ensure that they meet the requirements of registration. Although they show a willingness to make improvements, these are not sustained. They do not have effective governance and oversight of the nursery. This impacts on the quality of experiences that children receive during their time at nursery. For instance, leaders do not consistently recognise when to intervene to support staff with their practice. This does not enable staff to provide high-quality experiences for children that appropriately challenge and stimulate their learning. This does not enable staff to fulfil their roles and responsibilities effectively. n Leaders do not have a secure understanding of what they want children to learn during their time at nursery. This does not enable them to design an appropriately ambitious curriculum that supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), children who speak

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need to do better?

English as an additional language and those who are most able, to make good

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1 April 2025 progress. Consequently, teaching is not consistently well implemented, which impacts negatively on children's development. n Leaders do not ensure that staff deploy themselves effectively so that children are adequately supervised at all times. Additionally, leaders and staff do not identify potential hazards, which does not enable them to take appropriate steps to reduce and remove risks. For instance, at times, children are left unsupervised and do not receive the support they require. On occasion, staff do not notice when children do things such as putting sand in their mouths and spitting it out. This does not ensure children's safety. n Children receive some support to regulate their feelings. For instance, staff encourage children to draw different emotions and to talk about how they are feeling. Also, when staff notice children needing support to regulate their feelings, they intervene and generally provide them with appropriate support.

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need to do better?

However, at times, children's behaviour is impacted by a curriculum that is not challenging enough for them. Staff have not considered how to use effective strategies to manage children's behaviour when children with SEND require support or other children become disengaged. Therefore, they are not supported well enough to modify their behaviour and engage in their learning. n When teaching is successful, staff engage well with children. For instance, staff support them to be independent in managing daily routines. Children learn to select their own plates and cups from the cupboard. They enjoy managing these tasks for themselves, such as filling up their cups with water. During mealtimes, children know to scrape their leftovers into the bin. n Although there are weaknesses in leadership, leaders and staff have developed good parent partnerships. Parents receive good communication from leaders and staff about their child's progress and daily routines. Parents also receive ideas for

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home learning, which helps them to continue to support their child's development. Parents appreciate the nurturing care that staff provide for their children. They report that their children enjoy attending the nursery.

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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

1 April 2025 ensure the arrangements for monitoring staff practice are effective so that interactions and activities are of good quality 22/04/2025

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Due date

design and implement an ambitious and challenging curriculum that supports all children, including the most disadvantaged and the most able, to make good progress 22/04/2025

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Due date

ensure that staffing arrangements meet children's care and learning needs effectively and promote their safety 22/04/2025

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Due date

ensure that robust risk assessments are implemented, and that leaders and staff take appropriate steps to manage potential hazards 22/04/2025

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Due date

implement effective and appropriate strategies to consistently support children's behaviour. 22/04/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2617678 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10389878 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Mother Hen Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0330 122 4003 Date of previous inspection 18 July 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Mother Hen registered in May 2021 and is located in Horley, Surrey. It is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, apart from during the Christmas period and bank holidays. It offers day care for children under five years old, out-of-school care and a holiday club. The provider employs six members of staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The nominated individual joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated 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 has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the nominated individual. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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