Fennies Wimbledon

Inspection of Fennies Wimbledon 17 Elm Grove, Wimbledon, London, Surrey SW19 4HE

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Inspection date: 17 June 2025 - 22 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 Good

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The provision is inadequate

The provider does not ensure that the curriculum is effective to meet the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children and keep them settled and safe. Strategies to understand and support children's behaviour are weak. This together with inconsistencies in child supervision has a significant impact on children's safety and well-being.

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The provision is inadequate

Leaders and managers do not monitor the quality of care and learning effectively to identify and address all weaknesses in practice. Staff's interactions with children are sometimes weak, and they do not organise planned activities well enough. Children lose motivation to stay engaged during planned activities.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff enable children to make decisions about their play. Younger children, for example, move freely indoors and outdoors. However, staff do not provide consistent support to promote children's understanding of the impact of their behaviour on others.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite this, staff teach children some essential skills for their future education. For instance, they encourage older children to be independent during mealtimes. Children gain self-care skills. Children enjoy exploring paints and making marks, which supports their creativity. They show social confidence, such as when interacting with their peers and unfamiliar adults. Staff create plenty of opportunities for children to play outdoors. Older children enjoy exploring water and soil, supporting their gross motor skills. This benefits children's physical development, especially those who prefer to learn in the natural environment.

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need to do better?

n Self-evaluation and staff supervision are not fully effective to identify weaknesses in practice and provision. This has resulted in breaches of statutory requirements. Leaders and managers have started to identify focused areas for improvement. However, this process is still in its early stages, and their actions have yet to make sufficient and consistent impact. n The provider does not ensure that all staff understand and implement robust procedures to safeguard children in their care. Processes to escalate concerns both within the organisation and to outside agencies are not fully effective to respond swiftly to concerns. Leaders and managers do not ensure that information relating to significant events are recorded accurately and shared in a timely manner with parents and professionals. n Staff have improved their knowledge of how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This improvement includes identifying and

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need to do better?

using available additional funding to offer them further assistance. However,

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need to do better?

17 June 2025 staff do not use assessments and planning effectively to meet the needs of children who need support with their behaviour. They do not consistently explain the reasons behind rules and boundaries. For example, while staff remind children to share and take turns, they do not explain the consequences of their actions, such as when they snatch toys from others. n Further, the quality of interactions with children varies. This inconsistency is partly due to the large number of new staff, some of whom are still in the induction period. For example, staff do not effectively build on children's vocabulary during planned activities to support their language development. When reading stories, they do not always ensure that all children are fully engaged. As a result, children are not making the progress they can achieve. Nevertheless, staff help children to improve their curiosity and sensory skills in

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need to do better?

some activities. n Staff offer children cuddles for reassurance and praise them for their achievements. However, occasionally, staff do not organise the daily routines effectively. This is especially evident during transitions between activities. Children become confused, which leads to unnecessary noise. This affects children's emotional well-being and overall enjoyment. n Staff do not provide all parents with enough detailed information about their children's learning. This does not promote a consistent approach to children's care and education. However, parents appreciate the clean environment that staff create for their children. n Managers monitor staff's attendance and reinforce the nursery's no lone working policy. They follow careful vetting processes. However, they do not ensure that all staff understand how to supervise children effectively and keep them safe. n Staff follow robust procedures, at mealtimes, to promote children's health and

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need to do better?

hygiene. For example, they consider children's individual dietary needs, including allergies, while planning meal menus. Additionally, staff encourage children to wash their hands before handling food. This helps to minimise the spread of germs and infectious illnesses. n The management foster a strong partnership with the local community. They assist staff in organising outings with children to visit supermarkets and ambulance stations. These experiences teach children about the world around them.

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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 staff supervise children effectively to meet children's needs and keep them safe 18/08/2025

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Due date

ensure staff understand and implement robust policies and procedures to safeguard children in their care in line with the guidance of the local safeguarding partners 18/08/2025

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Due date

ensure that supervision of staff is effective to address weaknesses in practice and ensure staff provide consistently good care and education to children 18/08/2025

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Due date

ensure that appropriate records are maintained and shared with parents and professionals in relation to any significant events, in order to meet the needs of children and keep them safe 18/08/2025

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Due date

ensure that staff are trained to understand children's behaviour and help them learn right and wrong and the impact of their behaviour on others 18/08/2025

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Due date

ensure that staff make good use of their assessments of what children know and can do to plan a curriculum that meets their needs including children's personal social and emotional development and supports their progress towards next stages in their learning. 18/08/2025

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should:

n build on staff's quality of practice to help them to provide consistently good care and education to children n support staff to help children understand their behaviours and the impact these behaviours have on others n improve collaboration with all parents and ensure they consistently receive good levels of information about their children's learning for consistency n organise the daily routines more effectively to fully support children's emotional

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY560693 Local authority Merton Inspection number 10408918 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 84 Number of children on roll 108 Name of registered person Fennies Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8770 3222 Date of previous inspection 13 October 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Fennies Wimbledon registered in 2018 and it is located in the London Borough of Merton. The nursery is open from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for one week during the Christmas period. The nursery employs 26 staff members who work directly with the children. The manager holds a qualification at level 6, and 13 staff hold qualifications from levels 2 to 4. The nursery offers the government- funded places for childcare to children aged from nine months to four years.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Marisol Hernandez-Garn Geetha Ramesh

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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 showed the inspector around the nursery and explained their early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed its impact on children's learning. n Two joint observations were conducted: one with the manager and another with a senior leader. n The inspector interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their opinions on the quality of the service, in person and over the telephone. n The inspector discussed the nursery's procedures with managers and staff.

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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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