Diligent Offspring

Inspection of Diligent Offspring Church Of St. Augustine Church Hall, 152, Wembley Hill Road, Wembley HA9 8EW

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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

Leaders do not ensure that children are safe in this setting. They do not follow safe recruitment procedures robustly, which means that suitability checks are not fully implemented. In addition, staff have not completed safeguarding training to ensure that they fully understand policy and procedures. This includes what to do if they have concerns about the conduct of staff towards children. Leaders do not have a good understanding of the referral processes and timings if they have a concern about children's welfare. This compromises children's safety.

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The provision is inadequate

Nonetheless, children generally arrive happy. Staff are kind and responsive to children's emotional needs. They provide cuddles and words of reassurance to help children to settle into nursery. Staff talk to children during their play to support their understanding. However, at times, teaching is not targeted at an appropriate level to support each child's stage of development.

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The provision is inadequate

Leaders do not ensure that they provide an ambitious curriculum for all children. As a result, there are times of the day where children disengage from their learning. The environment is not adequately set up to excite children to be curious, take risks and explore. Staff do not support children adequately to have a positive attitude to their learning throughout the day. Teaching does not support children of all ages and stages of development or enable them to reach their full potential.

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need to do better?

n Weaknesses in leadership have an impact on children's safety. Leaders do not ensure that staff have an adequate knowledge of safeguarding or that children's safety is a priority at all times. Staff do not know the procedures to follow if there are concerns about children. In addition, not all staff know what to do if there are concerns about the conduct of staff towards children. Leaders do not follow safe recruitment procedures consistently, which means that the suitability of staff is not assured. n Leaders do not have a strong oversight of the curriculum. Teaching is weak during parts of the day and the curriculum does not ensure that all children learn in sequence. Staff have not considered how resources and the environment, indoors and outdoors, support children's individual needs and interests. For example, quieter children are often left disengaged when playing as they have not been sufficiently considered during the planning of the day. This means that

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children do not reach their full potential. n Leaders do not ensure that staff have a robust induction when they begin working at the nursery. They do not make sure that staff understand the clear learning intentions for children or that teaching is being delivered in sequence. Regular supervision sessions for staff are not in place to identify staff's

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need to do better?

29 April 2025 strengths. Leaders do not support staff to implement the curriculum effectively and consistently. n Leaders do not have an effective key-person system in place. Staff and leaders do not ensure that the day is effectively planned for children. Staff do not fully understand or support children's individual needs throughout the day. n Leaders work with the local authority's team to access support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They review support plans to identify strategies to support children's individual needs. However, not all staff are fully aware of children's individual needs to ensure a consistent approach to their teaching. n Leaders do not adhere to the childcare qualification requirements of the early years foundation stage. This has had an impact on the standard and breadth of the curriculum being delivered. n Staff support children, including those who speak English as an additional

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language, to develop their language skills. For example, as children explore the sand tray, staff talk to children about the shapes they make. Staff ask children to compare 'big' and 'small' and share their understanding of new words and their meaning. n Children enjoy listening to stories during the day. Staff use changes in their tone of voice to capture children's attention. Children listen in awe and recall familiar parts of the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. Staff ask children questions to check their understanding of the fruits that they see and count as they follow the story. n Staff support children with some aspects of their physical development. Children enjoy using play dough to create body shapes. They roll the dough with their fingers and manipulate into shapes using their small finger muscles. This helps to support early writing. Young children use blocks to build a tower with the

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need to do better?

support of staff, who encourage children to keep on trying. Children use the tricycles to build their gross motor skills. However, there are limited opportunities to support a range of children's physical skills further.

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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

29 April 2025 ensure that all staff, including leaders, have the required knowledge and training in safeguarding and know how to make timely referrals if necessary 29/05/2025

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ensure that staff know the procedures to follow if there is an allegation against staff working with children 29/05/2025

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follow safe recruitment procedures for all staff to ensure their suitability 29/05/2025

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support all staff to understand the curriculum intent is fully understood so that all children have effective learning experiences 29/05/2025

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provide staff with regular monitoring and coaching to support effective teaching 29/05/2025

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ensure the key-person system is monitored effectively to meet children's individual needs 29/05/2025

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plan more effectively for children's next steps in learning to meet their individual needs and target their age and stage of development 29/05/2025

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ensure that children with SEND are effectively supported, monitored and documented to support their progress 29/05/2025

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ensure that the named manager has an approved qualification at level 3 or above 29/05/2025

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plan a wide range of learning opportunities for children to build on their physical development, in particular their gross motor skills. 29/05/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2811927 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10400310 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 40 Number of children on roll 9 Name of registered person Diligent Offspring Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07960597777 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Diligent Offspring registered in 2024 and is located in the London Borough of Brent. It is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery employs three members of staff, of whom two staff hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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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 manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to parents and took their views into account. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke to staff and took their views into account. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation of a storytelling activity. n The inspector reviewed documentation, which included the safe recruitment of staff who work at the nursery.

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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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