Forbury Gardens Day Nursery

Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Abbots Walk, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3HW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 May 2015 25 November 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Frequent informal updates, regular reports and planned meetings between parents and staff ensure they meet children's individual needs and follow children's enthusiasm for new topics at home and at the nursery exceptionally well.  Staff training in storytelling has helped staff working with every age group to enrich the quality of their teaching and is highly effective in helping children to develop excellent levels of progress in all aspects of communication and language.  Staff plan and prepare indoor and outdoor play areas that are diverse, engaging and age appropriate. Staff excellently promote children's independence and ability to motivate themselves by providing a wide range of resources that children can easily access and choose between by themselves.  The leadership team has a thorough understanding of its role in meeting all legal requirements and ensures that that staff effectively implement the nursery's

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This provision is outstanding

comprehensive policies and procedures to support children's health, safety and well- being.  Parents comment on the excellent team spirit and the welcoming, happy nursery their children look forward to attending each day. Children develop secure attachments and positive relationships with staff and other children.  The leadership team has high standards, and encourages all levels of staff to evaluate and reflect on their practice. Together they effectively drive forward improvements across the nursery to help raise and sustain levels of achievement for all children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance children's awareness of how sounds blend together in words and phrases, for example, by exploring ways to maximise children's ability to hear audio cassette tapes or compact discs during group activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a wide range of activities across all areas of the nursery and talked with staff and children about what they were doing.  The inspector reviewed documents and procedures relating to safeguarding, staffing, supervision, risk assessment, equal opportunities, and health and safety, and checked a selection of other policies.  The inspector sampled a range of children's records, and the nursery's systems for planning, evaluation, and exchanging information with parents and external professionals.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and reviewed written communication from parents.  The inspector met with the leadership team and conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Children of all ages thrive in the care of enthusiastic, conscientious and well-managed staff. Parents express their confidence in the room teams and appreciate their knowledge of their children's individual skills, progress, and next steps in learning and development. Imaginative and resourceful staff plan and deliver a wide choice of learning experiences based around everyday life and children's current interests. For example, two-year-old children learn to name parts of the body while washing baby dolls. Three-year-old children strengthen their muscle movements as they sweep up soapy water and discover which brush creates the most bubbles. The older children learn about satellites and star constellations, name and arrange planets in sequence, and discuss defining features such as moons and gases. Staff prepare children exceptionally well for school, as they are excited about learning and confident to talk about their ideas and feelings in a large

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outstanding

Babies settle-in quickly as staff adapt care routines and play to meet their individual needs. Sensitive, knowledgeable staff quickly identify any gaps or delays in babies' physical development, monitor these closely with parents and provide additional activities to nurture new skills. Staff tailor care to enrich the experiences of each child. They also liaise effectively together to smooth children's moves to their next room. The large open rooms provide a challenging listening environment but staff use a wide range of strategies to ensure children can listen to new words, songs and instructions. Staff generally hold children's attention well through animated storytelling and high standards of teaching. Consequently, children build their listening and attention skills, and develop very good speech and language skills. Children enjoy long periods learning in the fresh air as staff fill a series of exciting outdoor areas with activities that engage and challenge children.

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provision is outstanding

A highly committed leadership team research, document and drive forward high standards of practice across the nursery. Staff take part in thought provoking induction courses and in-house safeguarding training. Leadership demonstrates a highly responsible approach to supporting and supervising trainees and staff working towards higher levels of qualifications. Their excellent partnerships with local training establishments and other external organisations help staff to continually identify ways of improving their provision for young children. The managers diligently check that staff monitor and record each child's development accurately. This enables them to demonstrate to parents precisely how much progress children make in each area of their learning and development. They also track the progress of the high proportion of children from bilingual homes to ensure staff help all children develop secure foundations in language and literacy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY221119 Local authority Reading Inspection number 826346 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 95 Number of children on roll 118 Name of provider Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Partnership Date of previous inspection 25 November 2009 Telephone number 0118 9588116

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Setting details

Forbury Gardens Day Nursery registered in 2002 and operates from St James Church premises in Reading, Berkshire. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 5.45pm, all year round with the exception of bank holidays. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four. The nursery employs 40 members of staff, of whom 30 work directly with the children. All of those staff hold relevant early years qualifications at Level 2 to Level 5. The nursery also employs kitchen staff, administrators and a regular team of bank staff.

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Setting details

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

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Setting details

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Setting details

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