Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010
Child Minding and Day Care (Inspection and Information for Local
Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010
Inspection Report
Llwynog Bychain Beddllwynog `Bedlinog Little Foxes`
The Pavilion
Oakland Street
Bedlinog
CF46 6TE
Type of Inspection – Focused
Date of inspection – Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Date of publication – Wednesday, 25 November 2015
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Summary
About the service
Llwynog Bychain Beddllwynog is registered with Care and Social Services Inspectorate
Wales (CSSIW) to provide sessional day care for up to 16 children under eight years of
age. The setting operates from the Pavilion in Bedlinog and is open from 9.30am to
1.30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The service is run by a committee which has
appointed a suitably qualified and experienced Responsible Individual (RI) and a Person in
Charge (PiC). Both the RI and the PiC are employed daily at the setting. This is an English
language setting which incorporates Welsh as part of the daily activities. The inspection
was carried out using Welsh and English.
What type of inspection was carried out?
This was a scheduled, focused inspection. The visit was unannounced and the findings in
the report are based upon:
 discussions with the RI, PiC and other staff
 our interactions with children present
 observations of the care practices and interactions between staff and children. This
included the use of the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI) tool
which enables inspectors to observe and record life from a child’s perspective
 feedback from parents at the setting
 a sample of documents at the setting
 information held by CSSIW which included the Statement of Purpose
 a visual check of the setting
What does the service do well?
The service has developed a range of activities to engage families and the local
community. Family fun sessions were on offer and a range of valuable health information
was accessible to promote the wellbeing of children and parents.
What has improved since the last inspection?
The service has achieved all recommendations from the last report. These include:
 the setting up of a key worker system to promote continuity of care of children
 updating the Statement of Purpose in line with National Minimum Standards
 ensuring that there is adequate storage space available for all children’s personal
belongings
 ensuring that the daily register includes the actual hours of attendance for each
child.
What needs to be done to improve the service?
There were no non compliance issues identified at this inspection.
We made the following recommendations to develop the service and improve outcomes
for children:
 children should eat their snack sitting at tables, as at lunch time, rather than on the
floor to avoid contamination of food
 the setting should make full use of the Public Health Wales Infection, Prevention
and Control Guidelines for Childcare Settings, Nurseries, Child Minders and
Playgroups (October 2014). This would ensure that the setting was up to date with
current guidance and that children benefit from best practice in health and hygiene
measures
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consideration should be given to how meal times could be organised as sociable
occasions and as an opportunity to further promote children’s independence skills
with staff role modelling appropriate behaviour
consideration should be given to the need for rest or sleep for some children and
also to whether a four hour session should be offered to all children when they start
at the service. An alternative shorter session could be offered initially for new
starters.
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Quality Of Life
Overall we found that children are cared for by experienced and motivated carers and
that they have access to a good range of activities that promote their physical, social,
language and creative development.
Children experience warmth and attachments from consistent carers. We observed
nurturing and positive interactions between staff and children. The key worker system
allowed children, staff and parents to build relationships which enabled parents and
children to feel confident in the care their children received and for children to feel
relaxed and at ease. It was clear that staff knew the children well and were able to
anticipate their needs. We saw that children’s art work which included pictures of their
faces was displayed on the walls of the playroom. This provided children with a sense of
belonging to the group and also that their work was valued. Our SOFI observation
demonstrated that a new starter to the group who was fretful and tired was given the
attention and reassurance needed. We asked the PiC to consider whether some children
might find a four hour session initially too long and that shorter sessions could be
beneficial, building up their time at the setting as appropriate.
Children’s development is promoted through the provision of healthy and nutritious food
and drink and they benefit from generally good health and hygiene practices. On the day
we visited children were provided with fresh fruit at snack time and baked beans on toast
for lunch with milk and water to drink throughout the day. The setting had received the
Healthy Snack award in July 2015 and we saw a menu which demonstrated that
attention was given to providing healthy food each day. The setting was registered with
the Food Standards Agency and had received a level five award. We were informed by
staff that the setting was part of a Communities Trust Cooking Matters Scheme and that
they received visits from a peripatetic cook who demonstrated healthy recipes to the
children and staff. The PiC told us that the setting had been experimenting with snack
time as a floor based activity giving children fruit to eat without plates. We observed a
number of children putting their fruit on the floor and asked the PiC to ensure that all
meal times were held in the dining room using tables. The PiC told us that the setting
was familiar with the Public Health Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines. We
recommended that these guidelines were fully consulted to ensure that effective hygiene
measures were put into operation. We observed children cleaning their teeth after eating
as part of the Designed to Smile dental hygiene initiative for which the setting has a gold
award. We saw that children were encouraged to play outdoors regularly in the extensive
outside facilities available which had previously been used as a bowling green. We
observed children happily exploring this area using bikes and running and jumping with
their friends. The staff told us that children had grown fruit and vegetables in the raised
beds over the summer. Children told us that they had enjoyed cooking and eating the
produce.
Children have good opportunities to learn, play and be positively occupied. There was an
extensive range of activities for children to choose and we saw children moving around
the room confidently. Children enjoyed dressing up, water play, sand, play dough and
construction activities. We noted that staff interacted with children to ensure that their
experience at the setting was positive and fulfilling. We heard staff commending children
for their attempts and their successes promoting imaginative and creative play
experiences.
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Quality Of Staffing
This inspection focused upon the Quality of Life theme and outcomes for children.
CSSIW did not consider it necessary to look at the Quality of Staffing Theme on this
occasion. This will be looked at in more detail during future inspections.
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Quality Of Leadership and Management
This inspection focused upon the Quality of Life theme and outcomes for children.
CSSIW did not consider it necessary to look at the Quality of Leadership and
Management Theme on this occasion. This will be looked at in more detail during future
inspections.
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Quality Of The Environment
This inspection focused upon the Quality of Life theme and outcomes for children.
CSSIW did not consider it necessary to look at the Quality of Environment Theme on this
occasion. This will be looked at in more detail during future inspections.
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How we inspect and report on services
We conduct two types of inspection; baseline and focused. Both consider the experience of
people using services.
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Baseline inspections assess whether the registration of a service is justified and
whether the conditions of registration are appropriate. For most services, we carry out
these inspections every three years. Exceptions are registered child minders, out of
school care, sessional care, crèches and open access provision, which are every four
years.
At these inspections we check whether the service has a clear, effective Statement of
Purpose and whether the service delivers on the commitments set out in its Statement
of Purpose. In assessing whether registration is justified inspectors check that the
service can demonstrate a history of compliance with regulations.
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Focused inspections consider the experience of people using services and we will
look at compliance with regulations when poor outcomes for people using services are
identified. We carry out these inspections in between baseline inspections. Focused
inspections will always consider the quality of life of people using services and may look
at other areas.
Baseline and focused inspections may be scheduled or carried out in response to concerns.
Inspectors use a variety of methods to gather information during inspections. These may
include;
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Talking with people who use services and their representatives
Talking to staff and the manager
Looking at documentation
Observation of staff interactions with people and of the environment
Comments made within questionnaires returned from people who use services, staff
and health and social care professionals
We inspect and report our findings under ‘Quality Themes’. Those relevant to each type of
service are referred to within our inspection reports.
Further information about what we do can be found in our leaflet ‘Improving Care and
Social Services in Wales’. You can download this from our website, Improving Care and
Social Services in Wales or ask us to send you a copy by telephoning your local CSSIW
regional office.
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