Totally Kidz Day Nursery LTD

Inspection of Totally Kidz Day Nursery LTD 13 Borthwick Street, London SE8 3GH

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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

There are significant and systemic weaknesses in the quality of provision at Totally Kidz Day Nursery. Leaders do not have effective oversight of the nursery. Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that breaches in requirements have not been identified or acted on. The poor staffing arrangements mean that children are not adequately supervised. For instance, when children have their breakfasts, they are left alone at times. Additionally, staff are not always aware when children have accidents, as they are too busy with routine tasks instead of engaging with the children. The provider does not monitor the quality of staff's practice effectively enough or ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of the children attending.

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The provision is inadequate

Furthermore, hygiene procedures are not robust or consistently followed. Although staff wear gloves for nappy changes and food handling, they do not take them off once they have finished with a task. This means that there is a risk of cross- contamination. This has an impact on children's welfare.

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The provision is inadequate

Although children are generally happy at the setting, they are not getting the learning experiences required to develop and thrive. Children enjoy choosing from the limited resources and activities available to them. They enjoy playing with building blocks inside and playing with balls in the local park. Leaders have failed to develop a clear and ambitious vision for the curriculum. Activities are often repetitive and lack meaningful challenge. Children's learning is mainly incidental, and staff do not effectively support them to make the progress they are capable of. This affects children's attitude towards learning.

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need to do better?

n The provider has not maintained good oversight of the nursery since being re- registered. Support and training for staff, including those who take leadership roles in the nursery, are not effective enough. Leaders do not ensure staff follow the correct procedures and provide good-quality education for all children. These factors result in weaknesses across all aspects of the provision. n Staff deployment does not meet children's needs or ensure their safety. At times, children are left unsupervised for short periods of time, including while eating, especially during breakfast time. Although minimum ratio requirements are met, the arrangements for staff deployment throughout the day are not effective. Staff are overwhelmed and unable to meet children's individual needs. For instance, staff do not notice when children fall. This has a negative impact on children's well-being. n Risk assessments are not effective. Staff do not follow the setting's policies and

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procedures. For example, doors that have a note on them stating that they need

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10 June 2025 to be closed are being left open. This results in children leaving the room and wandering into the hallway. Additionally, staff do not assess the risk of activities and resources according to the children who access these. In the morning, young children have access to resources that are too small and not suitable for their age. This could present a choking hazard for younger children. n Children are happy at the setting, and staff build positive relationships with them. However, due to the weaknesses in staff deployment, accidents go unnoticed. This means that staff cannot check and comfort the children after they get hurt. Furthermore, when staff become aware and administer first aid, they do not continue to follow the required procedures, such as recording the accident. Children's safety is compromised. n Staff support children with their hygiene procedures, such as by reminding them to wash their hands before their meals. However, staff do not follow correct

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hygiene procedures themselves. They wear gloves to change children, and then use the same gloves to pick up toys. During mealtimes, they pick up cutlery from the floor and hand it back to children. This poses a risk of infections and cross- contamination. Children are not learning appropriate hygiene routines to keep them healthy and safe. n Leaders have some vision for the curriculum. They want children to develop their communication skills and expect staff to support children in that. However, this is not consistently embedded in staff's practice. The activities and experiences that staff offer do not promote children's interests and stages of development. Children often wander around and lack motivation for their play and learning. Some staff provide kind and caring interactions. However, not all staff engage with children, and some make little effort to teach them. This means children do not make the progress they could be capable of.

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n Parents are happy with the provision, overall. They appreciate the staff, who show care for them and their children. Staff give parents daily updates about their children's day and also use technology for information-sharing. Parents comment on the positive support children get from staff when transitioning. This helps children to settle in quickly, form positive bonds with staff and helps them feel secure.

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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

10 June 2025 improve oversight of the provision, especially in regard to appropriate supervision for managers and staff to identify training needs and to put in place the coaching and support needed to enable them to fulfil their roles and raise the quality of teaching 22/07/2025

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ensure that staffing arrangements and the deployment of staff meet the needs of all children and provide adequate supervision to ensure their safety 22/07/2025

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ensure that robust risk assessments are implemented and that the risk assessment process is effective in identifying and removing all potential hazards 22/07/2025

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ensure that staff follow correct accidents and injury procedures and record accidents and injuries in a timely manner 22/07/2025

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Due date

ensure that staff follow and implement effective hygiene procedures to ensure children's well-being and health 22/07/2025

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Due date

ensure that all staff understand and implement a curriculum that clearly identifies the intentions for children's learning and that this is securely embedded throughout the nursery. 22/07/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2726118 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10392304 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 19 Name of registered person Totally Kidz Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02036325515 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Totally Kidz Day Nursery LTD re-registered in 2023. It is located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The nursery is open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6.30pm. Eight staff work with children. Of these, five hold adequate childcare qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery receives funding for early education.

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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 managers and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the nursery. 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 manager. 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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