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Rising Stars Private Day Nursery
107 Lynwood Avenue, BB3 0HZ
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
- years old
Number of places
55 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Inadequate
Summary
- The provision is inadequate Safeguarding practice at the nursery is weak and this puts children at risk of harm.
- The provider has failed to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for all staff to ensure that they are suitable to work with children.
- Children's safety and wel -being are compromised because not all staff understand the procedures to follow to help to protect children from harm.
- Furthermore, children do not always receive the support they may need.
- The designated safeguarding lead has failed to report a concern to the relevant authorities in a timely manner.
- Children are at risk of possible injury because the provider does not act swiftly enough to address potential risks identified by staff.
- For example, some areas of the nursery are not wel maintained.
- In the pre-school room, staff use temporary heaters as the heating system does not work.
- Trailing wires from portable heaters constitute a trip hazard to children.
- Poorly planned and implemented learning opportunities prevent children from making good progress in their learning.
- Staff do not regularly observe and assess children's progress.
- Therefore, children do not benefit from challenging and engaging activities that build upon what they already know and can do.
- Furthermore, the key-person system is not effective.
- Children are moved between rooms into the care of staff who do not know them wel enough.
- This has a negative effect on some children's learning.
- Despite this, children are happy, settled and behave wel at the nursery.
- Children are encouraged to be independent.
- For example, older children confidently pour their own drinks at mealtimes.
- However, some children do not have access to fresh drinking water at other times of the day to ensure they remain hydrated as they play.
- Parents no longer enter the playrooms as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Despite changes to drop off arrangements, children separate wel into the care of the welcoming staff.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders have experienceddifficulty in maintaining a wel -qualified staff team.
- The manager does not have a suitable deputy to take charge in her absence.
- She is required to fulfil a number of roles, including that of cook and cleaner.
- This is in addition to working directly with children in order to maintain staff to child ratios.
- Subsequently, important aspects of the manager's role have been overlooked.
- The manager is aware of the current weaknesses in practice and has a clear vision of how she would like the nursery to be.
- However, she is overwhelmed by the current expectations placed upon her.n Staff try to plan activities based upon children's interests.
- A lack of adequate,
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Cheeky Nursery LTD
Provider type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Education Stages
Year Founded
18/1/2021
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 28/2/2022
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