Littlebrook Nursery

Littlebrook Nursery Arora Developments Ltd, Sipson House, 595 Sipson Road, Sipson, WEST DRAYTON, Middlesex, UB7 0JD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 June 2015 14 February 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Overall the quality of teaching is good. Staff have a good understanding of the learning and development requirements. The children are enthusiastic and motivated learners, who confidently explore the whole environment. As a result, all children make good progress in their learning and development.  Staff have created a friendly, nurturing environment. Children develop strong, affectionate bonds with staff through a well-managed key-person system. As a result, children are confident, happy and eager to learn.  The manager has high expectations and a commitment to reflecting on practice to develop a strong staff team and make ongoing improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not use every opportunity, such as at snack times or mealtimes, to fully encourage children's self-help skills and independence.  Due to the high number of young children attending, at times, the noise level becomes quite high and hinders some good learning opportunities.

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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

 develop opportunities to enable children to be independent and develop their self-help skills during everyday routines  review the number of children in each play room to support a calm learning environment at all times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors spent the majority of the inspection time observing the children in the nursery as they played.  The inspectors sampled children's information and development records.  The inspectors held discussions with the manager.  The inspectors talked to parents to obtain their views about the nursery.  The inspectors and deputy manager completed a joint observation in the pre-school room garden.

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who attend. This is good

Staff plan a wide range of activities to support children's good progress. Planning and assessment arrangements are good and staff share information about children's progress with parents on a regular basis. Children of all ages are interested and excited to take part in activities. Younger children enjoy natural resources and explore the similarities and differences as they play with water, feel the texture of lentils and the smoothness of shaving foam. Children in pre-school have uninterrupted time to explore their environment and engage in some meaningful play. Children develop their imaginations as they pretend to go on an adventure starting with travelling on a bus. Staff carefully intervene, supporting and extending the children's ideas. This learning experience attracts a large group of children and encourages them to listen to each other, share and take turns. Consequently, this successfully supports children's future skills as they move on to school.

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good

Loving and nurturing staff understand and respond to children's physical and emotional needs well. Personal care routines are carried out as much as possible by the key person, to help children feel secure and settled. Staff welcome parents into the nursery and encourage them to share information about their children. Regular parents' meetings are held to enable parents to be involved in their children's learning and care. These meetings are arranged flexibly as staff recognise other commitments parents may have during the evening. The nursery is very welcoming with plenty of space for children to move around. Children have regular access to the well-equipped garden throughout the day and so benefit from regular fresh air and exercise. As a result, children's physical and emotional well-being is effectively met.

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provision is good

The leadership and management is strong. There are effective systems in place to ensure both the safeguarding and welfare, and the learning and development requirements are successfully met in practice. There are safe recruitment procedures with all disclosure and barring checks completed and recorded. This ensures that all adults working in the nursery are suitable. Staff are deployed well to ensure that children are closely supervised and ratios are maintained at all times. Staff know and understand their responsibilities for safeguarding children and the procedures to follow for reporting any concerns. Management supports staff well through ongoing professional development, supervision and many in-house or external training opportunities. Staff work closely with other professionals to support children effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436827 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 824208 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 200 Number of children on roll 178 Name of provider Sunita Arora Date of previous inspection 14 February 2012 Telephone number 02087593482

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Setting details

Littlebrook Nursery registered in 2011. It operates from Sipson House in Sipson, West Drayton in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.15am to 6.30pm all year round, except Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery receives nursery funding for two-, three- and four-year-olds. The setting employs 20 permanent staff and 11 supply members of staff. All of the staff hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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