Mr Wobbles Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is inadequate

Leaders have failed to address the actions set at the last inspection. They do not ensure that children's safety is prioritised and have a poor knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children. Leaders have a significant lack of understanding of what they must report to the local authority designated officer (LADO).

They have not notified Ofsted of a significant event. This means that children's welfare is compromised, and they are not safeguarded. Children's education experience is poor.

Leaders are aware they do not have sufficient qualified staff always available to work with children. However, they contin...ue to operate in breach of the ratios. This has a negative impact on the progress that all children can make and puts their safety at risk.

Leaders have a general curriculum in place, and this identifies some progressive steps for children's learning. However, staff have very little ambition for the children. The learning experiences planned do not reflect children's individual interests or stage of development.

For example, staff mostly plan craft-based activities. This limits the progress that all children can make. That said, children behave appropriately, and staff provide instructions which children follow.

Babies are generally settled and enjoy the cuddles and attention from staff when this is provided to them.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Children's safety and welfare are significantly compromised. Leaders do not understand their responsibility to ensure that all members of staff receive safeguarding training.

Staff who have worked at the nursery for a year have not received safeguarding training or had the opportunity to read the safeguarding policy. This means they do not have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues.Leaders have failed to improve their understanding of the correct reporting procedures when dealing with an allegation about a member of staff.

Since the last inspection, they have had further allegations about staff. They have not followed the correct procedures to inform the LADO and Ofsted relating to a concern about staff conduct. This means that children's safety continues to be at risk while attending the nursery.

Leaders do not demonstrate the capacity to improve.Although leaders keep some records of significant events, these are incomplete. This means there is no evidence to demonstrate that the correct reporting procedures have been followed relating to a significant event.

This does not ensure the safe and efficient running of the nursery.Retention of staff continues to be an issue for the provider. Leaders do not ensure that there are sufficient, qualified staff available to meet the legal requirements.

For example, at the start of the day there are two staff working with four babies and three pre-school children. However, only one member of staff holds a childcare qualification. This means that staff struggle to fulfil all their roles and responsibilities.

Although children's basic care needs are generally met, staff are unable to meet the learning needs of all the children. Consequently, children fail to thrive.Leaders do not provide staff with effective supervision and professional development to ensure that the staff team have the knowledge and skills they need to offer children a good-quality education.

They have failed to make any positive improvements for children's education since the last inspection.Staff have a poor understanding of how young children learn. They have insufficient understanding of how to use observation and assessment to plan for children's learning.

Babies are generally content. However, they do not have opportunities to engage in purposeful play and learning, especially when they are indoors. Alongside the poor teaching, there is a lack of resources available to motivate babies, and they sit and watch others or wander around.

Older children occupy themselves with balloon play or sit in a corner. Staff make some attempt to plan activities for the older children and engagement is higher at these times. However, this is not sustained.

This significantly hinders the progress that all children make in their learning and development.Staff follow suitable hygiene routines, such as when preparing food and during nappy changing. Children have access to drinking water and the food provided is nutritiously balanced.

Children follow the routines of the day and know what is expected from them.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action.

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to: Due date train all staff so they have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues, including their responsibility to report concerns about the conduct of a colleague 16/10/2024 ensure the correct procedures are followed to notify the LADO regarding allegations about staff 16/10/2024 maintain all required records to ensure the setting is safely and efficiently managed 16/10/2024 ensure that staffing arrangements, including staff:child ratios, meet the needs of all children 16/10/2024 have appropriate arrangements in place for the supervision of staff to ensure there is a culture of continuous improvement.16/10/2024 To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: Due date improve staff's understanding of how to use ongoing assessment, to help them plan purposeful teaching and learning experiences for each child 16/11/2024 provide all children with a range of activities that stimulate their interests and promote their learning.

16/11/2024

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