Happy Kids Day Nursery

Inspection of Happy Kids Day Nursery 38 Petts Hill, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 4NL

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Inspection date: 20 May 2025 - 21 July 2025

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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 children's safety is assured at all times. Staff, including those responsible for safeguarding, do not have an effective understanding of their duties with regard to child protection processes. In particular, they are not alert to potentially inappropriate actions by other staff and do not escalate these where required.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff provide a wide range of activities for the children, which children often enjoy participating in. For example, children play happily with the water and the sand or show interest as they use magnifying glasses to search for minibeasts. However, staff do not plan carefully considered play and learning opportunities to help children make progress on their individual learning journeys.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff do not consistently demonstrate an understanding of how young children learn and develop. For example, they expect babies to sit in a circle and sing for extended periods of time. Babies become restless and lose interest at these times. This does not support children's progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff do not consistently support children to understand expected behaviours. For example, if children snatch from each other, staff do not intervene and clearly model how to take turns. This does not help children to develop the skills needed to form positive relationships with their peers.

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need to do better?

n Staff, including those with responsibility for safeguarding, do not have a sufficient knowledge and understanding of child protection processes and procedures. For example, they do not understand the required processes to follow if allegations against a member of staff are made. This poor knowledge of child protection processes puts children at risk of harm. n The provider does not ensure that staff are consistent in supporting children to understand expected behaviours. There are too many occasions when adults physically move or handle children unnecessarily rather than supporting children with their behaviour in appropriate ways. n The provider does not have an effective understanding of what good practice looks like. They are unable to identify strengths and areas for development in staff practice. Therefore, they do not provide targeted training and supervision opportunities to support staff to develop in weaker areas of their practice.

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need to do better?

n The provider does not ensure that the key-person system is effective. Some staff do not know children well enough. For example, on occasion, they do not know children's exact age or name. They are often unable to explain the language that children speak at home. This does not support children's emotional well-being. Staff do not consistently understand the progress that their key children have made and appropriate next steps for them. Too often, key persons describe young children's next steps as learning colours or sitting for longer periods of time at circle time. This does not reflect children's age and stage of development. This means that key persons do not plan appropriate learning opportunities for children, and this impacts on progress children make. n The provider does not deploy staff appropriately at all times in order to supervise children effectively. In addition, some staff do not have a good enough

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need to do better?

understanding of how to supervise children well. This means that, at times, staff do not see if children hurt each other during their play. On these occasions, staff do not check if children are injured or intervene to support children to develop their understanding of how to play positively with their peers. This poor supervision impacts on children's well-being, learning and development. n The provider has not implemented an effective programme of learning for communication and language. The quality of the interactions by staff is variable. Where practice is stronger, staff get down to children's level and support their language by narrating as they play or singing songs with the children. However, too often, staff do not support children's interactions well enough. For example, they ask too many questions that only require one-word answers or stand above children as they speak to them. Staff leave some children to play for long

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need to do better?

periods of time without interactions. This means that children do not make good enough progress in their communication and language.

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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

improve child protection processes in line with local reporting procedures 29/08/2025

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Due date

ensure that all staff understand how to support children's behaviour in an appropriate way 29/08/2025 provide effective supervision and training for all staff, including leaders, so that weaknesses in practice are identified and addressed to develop the quality of the provision 29/08/2025

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Due date

improve the key-person system to ensure that these arrangements meet children's needs 29/08/2025

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Due date

deploy staff appropriately at all times to supervise children and ensure their safety. 29/08/2025

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Due date

plan and implement an effective and ambitious curriculum for communication and language that meets the needs of each individual child. 29/08/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2520106 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10365195 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 44 Number of children on roll 1 Name of registered person Happy Kids Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07859030153 Date of previous inspection 18 June 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Happy Kids Day Nursery registered in 2019. It operates in Northolt, in the London Borough of Ealing. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery currently employs six staff, of whom three hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 20 May 2025. It was paused in line with 'Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence' policy. The inspector conducted a further virtual meeting with the provider on 21 July 2025 to complete the inspection. 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 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 spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the nursery. 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.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of an activity. 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. regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding

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