Magic Steps Nursery

Magic Steps Nursery Trout Road, Yiewsley, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 7RN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23/05/2013 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: Not Applicable How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 2 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 2

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This provision is good

 Children enjoy their play and learning because staff have a good understanding of how children learn. Staff provide stimulating experiences to support children's all-round development, which promotes children's good progress.  Children have secure, trusting relationships with their key person. Consequently, they are settled and grow in confidence at the nursery.  Children benefit from the strong partnerships that exist between the staff and parents. Information is regularly shared to support children's care and learning consistently.  Children's understanding of healthy lifestyles is supported well. They eat healthy and nutritious home cooked foods and benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 The garden does not have any large climbing equipment to challenge the older children's physical development and promote their confidence in managing risks.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are:  scheduled at least once in every inspection cycle – the current cycle ends on 31 July

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  scheduled at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the children's rooms and garden.  The inspector had discussions with parents and staff.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range documentation including children's records and safeguarding procedures.

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Information about the setting

Magic Steps Nursery registered in 2012. It is owned by M&M Associates (Trading) Ltd. It operates from a converted, split level building over two floors in Yiewsley, West Drayton, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. A lift is not available. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, with core hours being 8am to 6pm all year round. The nursery runs the Club Magic after school club. This is open from 3pm to 6.30pm during term time. A holiday playscheme also runs during every school holiday. All children have access to a large enclosed garden for outdoor play. There are currently 98 children in the early years age range on roll in the nursery. Children attend on a full and part-time basis. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four. It supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and children who speak English as an additional language. The nursery is

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Information about the setting

registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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Information about the setting

The nursery employs 11 staff, of whom nine hold appropriate early years qualifications, including one staff member who has Early Years Professional Status. Two staff members are working towards gaining a qualification.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 promote older children's physical skills and confidence by providing large scale apparatus that offers challenge and risk taking.

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who attend

Children's learning and development is well promoted within the welcoming and friendly nursery. Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They use their knowledge to provide a stimulating and challenging range of experiences that that are fun for the children and cover all the areas of learning. The effective system of observation and assessment means that each child's individual learning needs are known and are accurately planned for. Staff use the information gained from the observations and assessments well to prepare the children's progress checks at two. Part of the planning process includes preparing 'home activity' sheets. These provide parents with ideas about what they can do at home to further support children's learning. Staff are aware that one well planned activity can be used to promote several learning areas. For example, a staff member showed the children a pineapple and talked with them

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who attend

about why they only grow in hot countries. This promoted children's language skills well as words such as 'scratchy' and 'spiky' were used to describe the outside. A sense of excitement grew as the staff member developed their critical thinking by asking them to consider what the inside might look like. Having cut the pineapple safely, the children then touched and tasted it, introducing new words, such as 'juicy'.

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who attend

Younger children enjoy listening to favourite rhymes and copying the actions. Older children handle books skilfully and anticipate what happens next when staff read a favourite story to them. They also have fun developing their understanding of the world by looking at their reflection in the mirrors and other shiny materials and talking to staff about what they see. The sensory boxes also provide opportunities for children to feel and describe a variety of textures in order to promote their understanding and descriptive language.

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who attend

Staff liaise effectively with other agencies to offer support to children needing additional help to learn. They also find out key words in families home languages in order to help children speaking English as an additional language to settle. Children attending the 'Club Magic' after school club have access to full range of play equipment. This includes a variety of board games to provide calmer and more challenging experiences to suit the needs of older children at the end of a busy school day.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

There is a good key person system in place in the nursery. It The system is used very effectively by staff to support both the parents and children during the settling in process. Parents know who to talk to about their child, and the children form close emotional bonds with their key person. This helps to develop trust and a feeling of security. Children's behaviour is very good because they spend their time engaging in meaningful and stimulating activities. The structured routine of the day for the older children also encourages them to behave well because they know what is expected of them. Older children also learn rules to help keep themselves and others safe. For example, they learn that they must hold on to the handrail and walk slowly as they negotiate the outdoor stairs. Staff take pleasure in the children's achievements, such as cheering loudly when a child shoots a ball through the basket ball hoop. This helps the child's developing self-

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

confidence as they smile broadly in response.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The nursery is well equipped with play resources. Staff use the items well to help children learn. They sit with the children at the tables and develop their interests, such a lining up and counting the model animals. Children benefit from plenty of opportunity for physical play. The garden is large and enables them to run around, ride in cars, and skip. However, older children do not have the chance to challenge themselves and take controlled risks by climbing and jumping on large apparatus. The weekly football and ballet sessions help children to develop bodily control and confidence as well as providing beneficial physical exertion. Children learn the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle. They have visits from a local dentist to talk about oral hygiene. Staff reinforce their understanding by discussing with them how and when they brush their teeth at home. Children enjoy healthy and nutritious

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

meals and snacks that take account of individual dietary needs. Children's independence is promoted well because they serve themselves with food. The children attending the afterschool club also enjoy healthy teatime snacks.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children and parents receive appropriate support when they move rooms within the nursery. Handover reports help the children's new key worker learn all about their needs in order to facilitate a quick and successful change for the children. The management team is forging links with local schools to share relevant information with them to help them prepare for the children's next stage of learning. Staff support children to develop the necessary skills they need in readiness for school, such as being able to dress themselves and take care of their personal hygiene needs.

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provision

The management team is committed to providing high quality childcare. They successfully share their ambitions with their motivated and enthusiastic staff team. The culture of reflective practice enables managers and staff to successfully evaluate their practice and identify areas of strength and those that need strengthening. The management team welcome ideas and suggestions from parents and values the input of the local authority development workers to enhance practice. Since registration, management have reviewed and adapted the way in which observation and planning is carried out. This means that all staff fully understand how to use it successfully to foster the children's learning appropriately. Plans for the future development of the nursery include researching ways to provide children with a richer learning environment in the garden.

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provision

The manager and deputy are the designated safeguarding practitioners. They have attended relevant training to equip them with effective knowledge and understanding for their roles. They also ensure that all staff maintain up-to-date- knowledge of child protection issues. The robust recruitment procedure ensures that all staff undertake the required suitability checks to work with the children.

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provision

The management team oversee the work of the staff well. This ensures that the learning and development requirements are implemented effectively, and that all children make good progress. The appraisal system effectively identifies any underperformance with secure procedures put in place to address any identified issues. The continuous professional development of staff is seen as an essential element in achieving and maintaining high quality care for the benefit of the children and their families.

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provision

Staff establish effective partnerships with parents. There is a daily two-way flow of relevant information between staff, parents and carers. This strongly contributes towards ensuring that the individual needs of each child are known and met well. On the day of the inspection, parents commented that they like the level of communication they have with staff. They added that their children are happy and that they can see how well they are progressing.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement action. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452984 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 892905 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 98 Name of provider M&M Associates (Trading) Ltd Date of previous inspection not applicable Telephone number 01895 435844

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Setting details

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises, which are usually the childminder’s own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children,

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Type of provision

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