Rooks Heath Nursery

Rooks Heath Nursery School Baptist Church Hall, Northolt Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8EB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 04/06/2013 24/05/2011

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 Previous inspection: 2 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 3 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision is satisfactory

 The children are excited and motivated to learn.  Children play with a good range of stimulating and challenging resources, suited to their abilities and interests.  Observations, assessments and planning are successful. As a result, staff are able to effectively identify children's starting points, their progress and future learning.

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It is not yet good because

 The provider has failed to keep an accurate daily record of children's hours of attendance. This is a breach of the requirements of the Statutory Framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register. This means that children are not fully safeguarded, for example in the case of an emergency evacuation  Snack time is not organised well, meaning that children do not fully benefit from social aspect of this occasion.

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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 voluntary and compulsory parts 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 children as they played both inside and outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's assessments records and planning documentation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked to the manager, provider and staff about the running of the setting, and their understanding of their roles and responsibilities.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents.

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Information about the setting

Rooks Heath Nursery School is privately owned and registered in 2003. The setting operates from a hall in the London Borough of Harrow. It is open each weekday from 9.30am to 12.30pm during term time only. There is access to a secure outdoor play area. . There are currently 42 children on roll within the early years age range. The setting receives funding for 3 and 4 yrs old nursery education. The setting is registered on the Early Years Register and both the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. The setting supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs. The setting employs seven staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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must:

 keep a daily record of the names of children being cared for and their hours of attendance

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

 develop snack time to encourage all the children to enjoy the social aspect of this experience and develop positive attitudes about healthy eating.

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who attend

Staff successfully identify children's starting points, and observation, assessment and planning is effective. Parents provide staff with important information about the child including their home interests. As a result, staff have a good awareness of the children in their care. Staff promote children's learning as they use a good range of teaching techniques, suited to children's abilities. They provide children with a stimulating and well- resourced environment that supports their all round development. Staff talk to parents on a daily basis about children's achievements. This helps to ensure that parents are aware of their children's progress and learning. In addition, staff complete the two-year-old progress check and share this with parents

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who attend

Staff use a good range of techniques to support children's communication and language development. Children are eager to participate in conversations and begin to negotiate and take turns when speaking. For example, children talk to each other as they build a training track telling their friends where the train is going. Staff ask questions that encourage the children to think. For example they ask the children where the milk comes from. Children are excited to tell the staff the milk comes from a cow. Staff ask the children what they would like to do when they arrive the next day. Children call out ideas to staff who write down the suggestions on a board. This helps to promote children's communication and language skills and to support the children in feeling valued by the staff. Children begin to understand that words have meaning as the more able children handle books with care and enjoy having stories read to them. Older children enjoy

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who attend

listening to a story tape, looking at the book as they follow the story. Children learn about weight and volume. For example, staff talk to children about containers being full and empty as they play with pasta shapes. Consequently, children receive good levels of support to prepare them well in the next stage of their learning.

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

Staff promote children's health well as they encourage children to access the well resourced outdoor area on a daily basis. They take great delight in practising using the wheeled toys to move around the garden and whizzing down the slide. Children are pleased to see that the plants they have planted are growing. Children and staff talk about the food they are eating at snack time and the children know that fruit is part of their healthy diet. However, snack time is not well organised and staff seem unsure of their role at this time in supporting children. This means children do not fully benefit from this social occasion and staff do not encourage all children to sit down and share food with their friends. This affects children's ability to develop positive attitudes towards food and mealtimes.

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

Children begin to learn how to manage their own safety. For example, staff remind children the rules for the garden. There is an effective key person system in place so that all children feel attached to a special person. Staff respond appropriately to children's requests for support. Children who are settling and feeling sad are comforted by their key person and other staff. Children are warmly greeted by staff on their arrival. Staff offer children lots of praise for their efforts and achievements to promote their self-esteem. For example, when children remember about the beans they have planted, staff reward them with positive comments. Children begin to develop an understanding of behaviour expectations as staff encourage them to share and take turns. Children learn about people who live different lives from themselves, as they are, taking part in charity fundraising events.

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provision

Overall the management team has a satisfactory understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This inspection was brought forward following concerns received by Ofsted regarding ratios, the registration system, the management of visitors to the setting, and suitability of volunteers. On the day of inspection, ratios were met. However the system of registration is not fully effective. The system for the recording of times of arrival and departure is not organised and it is not clear when some children arrive and depart. Consequently, children are not always safe, for example in the case of an emergency evacuation. Consequently the nursery have breached the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register. Staff demonstrate a clear understanding of child protection issues and the reporting procedures to follow. There are

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provision

robust recruitment procedures in place, which helps to ensure that adults caring for children are suitable to do so. Visitors to the setting are supervised appropriately by staff. There are effective induction processes for all new staff and appropriate emphasis on promoting staffs' continuous professional development. Staff are able to attend training courses organised by the local authority. In addition, staff are encouraged by the management team to improve their professional qualifications. This helps to ensure that staff continue to improve their skills, knowledge and practice and remain fully motivated in their work. Risk assessments cover the nursery premises, indoors and out, to promote children's safety.

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provision

The management team continue to monitor the effectiveness of the educational programme. They encourage staff to reflect on their practices. Consequently, children have good opportunities to develop and progress in all areas of learning. There are satisfactory processes to evaluate quality and identify improvement throughout the nursery. The management team have identified some areas that they would like to develop. Since the previous inspection, the management team and staff have addressed all recommendations. This has had a positive impact on children's learning and development.

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provision

There are effective systems to promote partnership working with parents. Each child has their own learning journey which clearly shows how they are making progress. These are accessible to parents, who can access them as they wish. Staff talk to parents at the beginning and end of each session, in order to keep them informed of children's achievements. Parents are positive in their feedback about the nursery. Parents are invited to special occasions in the setting. For example, they share a celebration for Mothers day. The nursery has positive links with other professionals involved in children's care, learning and development. The setting works closely with the advisory team and Special Educational Needs coordinator at their local authority. Teachers from some of the local school are invited to the setting to meet children moving on to school. In addition staff escort children and parents to special events at the local schools. This helps children's

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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actions)

The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Not Met

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To meet the requirements of the Childcare Register the provider must:

 keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  take action as specified for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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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 EY278265 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 918636 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 42 Name of provider Savita Malhotra Date of previous inspection 24/05/2011 Telephone number 07931 104035

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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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Type of provision

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