Thorncliffe Barn

Inspection of Thorncliffe Barn Thorncliffe, Hollingworth, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 8JJ

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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 and welfare are compromised. The setting does not undertake rigorous recruitment and vetting procedures. They have not completed safe recruitment procedures in an adequate time frame, including undertaking Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. This means they cannot be assured that all staff are safe and suitable to work with children. The setting does not ensure that staff demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. Some staff lack knowledge of signs of possible abuse. This means that staff are not able to respond to concerns about children's safety and welfare in a timely and appropriate way.

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The provision is inadequate

The curriculum intentions are not clearly sequenced and well structured. As a result, children do not consistently build on what they have previously learned. However, staff are experienced and engage in quality interactions that support children's learning and development. Children enjoy their time at the setting.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff build good relationships with children. They listen to the things that children say and are responsive towards them. Children are happy in the nursery and show positive attitudes towards their learning. Leaders support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively. They notice when children require extra support and implement effective strategies. They work closely with a range of other professionals. This supports children who require extra help to receive care and education that meets their individual needs.

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need to do better?

n The setting has not ensured that all staff have obtained appropriate DBS checks. Therefore, they do not know that all staff are safe and suitable to work with children. Children's safety is not assured. n Leaders do not ensure that all staff have suitable knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse. Therefore, some staff do not know how to identify some types of abuse. This means they are unable to protect children if these situations arise. n Leaders undertake observations of staff practice and engage staff in supervisions. This helps staff to understand some of their strengths and areas for improvement. Staff have access to several online training courses. However, the systems in place to check that staff have undertaken the training allocated to them are not effective. This means staff have gaps in their knowledge and do not fully understand how to keep children safe. n There is a lack of a coherent and clearly defined curriculum intent. Some staff

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need to do better?

deliver effective teaching and children make progress in their learning and development. However, the lack of a coherent and clearly defined curriculum

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need to do better?

4 June 2025 intent means children cannot always consolidate and deepen the knowledge they have gained. n Staff support children to understand how to behave. They give children good explanations about the behaviours staff expect. Staff help children to use language to explain to their friends how things make them feel. This helps children to understand how their actions can impact others. n Children are exposed to a range of activities and experiences that teach them about the world around them. The setting is positioned within large fields, where children can see horses and other animals on a continuous basis. Children take care of plants and learn about what is required to help them grow. Children have a good understanding of the natural world. n Children have a suitable educational programme to develop their physical skills. They competently climb up hills and slide down slides. Children use their strength to carry buckets of water and pour it down tubes. Children are

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need to do better?

developing increasing control of their bodies. n Staff encourage children to be independent. Younger children feed themselves and older children set the tables and select their own food. Children are confident in undertaking tasks for themselves. n Staff have established suitable partnerships with parents. Parents feel the relationships that children have with staff are a strength of the nursery. They are positive about the support that their children receive. Staff undertake consultations with parents, where they discuss children's learning and development. This helps to provide some continuity in children's care and education.

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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

ensure that people looking after children are safe and suitable by implementing vetting processes that include DBS checks in a timely manner 19/06/2025

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Due date

ensure that all staff have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and the signs of possible abuse. 19/06/2025

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should:

n develop clearly defined and well-sequenced curriculum intentions that support children to consolidate and deepen their knowledge over time n develop systems to evaluate the impact of training on staff practice and to encourage continuous improvement.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 312316 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 10392182 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 37 Number of children on roll 44 Name of registered person Savage, Maureen

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reference number

Telephone number 01457 763 412 and 01457 764 354 Date of previous inspection 8 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Thorncliffe Barn registered in 1992. It operates from a converted barn in the Mottram area of Tameside. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked 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 that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the deputy manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in 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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