Chaston Nursery School

Chaston Nursery School 30-31 Palmerston Road, London, NW6 2JL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 October 2015 6 October 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children are highly secure and extremely confident learners; they establish close bonds with the staff. Parents recognise and praise the staff for their kind and caring ways.  All children make excellent progress in their learning and development. Staff teaching is highly effective and they undertake precise assessments of children's abilities.  Staff have an excellent understanding of how children learn and what they need to develop well. Leaders provide a highly developed training programme for staff to extend their knowledge and skills further, which contributes to a consistently high standard of teaching.  Leaders have an exemplary system to monitor and evaluate the quality of the provision. They conduct thorough reviews to improve teaching strategies, which has a significant impact on children's learning.  Parents are highly engaged in their children's learning. They meet with staff to discuss

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This provision is outstanding

their children's progress and are included in wider consultations about the performance of the nursery.  Staff have an excellent understanding of how to provide emotional support to children to help them prepare for their move on to school or other settings. They work closely with other professionals involved in children's learning to ensure their next stages in learning result in a smooth transfer and exciting challenges for 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

 review the organisation of some daily routine activities to maintain children's attention and interest fully.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed children's play activities.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector spoke with parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector viewed a range of relevant documentation, including the setting's policies and procedures, and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff have an excellent knowledge of local child protection procedures, including how to report any welfare concerns. The manager provides regular safeguarding training to ensure that staff knowledge is robust. Staff benefit from ongoing supervision to ensure they understand their role fully and receive regular support to develop their practice. Leaders closely monitor and address any gaps in children's development rapidly. They conduct extensive reviews in order to obtain a clear overview and improve the quality of teaching and learning practices. For example, they have successfully implemented recent plans to improve children's communication skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are motivated to learn and have secure attachments to familiar adults. For example, very young children play with toy animals in the sand tray, while staff use simple phrases and gestures to teach them animal names and noises. Children develop excellent problem-solving and numeracy skills. For example, a group of children count aloud to 20 unaided as they play a game of hide-and-seek. Later, the same group of children explore simple addition and subtraction sums with staff. However, occasionally, the organisation of some group activities results in a few children not being able to focus fully during these times. Despite this, there is an abundance of resources in all play spaces, and children are able to engage in highly productive play and continuous learning. Children who need extra support receive timely intervention from staff, including the involvement of parents and all other professionals. This prepares children extremely well for the next stage of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff are highly sensitive when responding to children's needs, such as during daily discussions or play. For example, staff support children to share their thoughts and feelings, particularly when learning how to share and take turns. Staff value children's views and feedback. For example, older children evaluate their own play by placing smiley face stickers in their favourite play spaces. Staff promote healthy diets and exercise, such as through well-planned meals and playtime routines. They encourage children to try to do things for themselves, and develop a strong sense of self- confidence and independence; children brush their teeth and serve their own food, with close supervision. Staff encourage children's curiosity of the wider world, for example, by visiting places within their local community in order to find out about other people.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptionally good progress in their learning, including those whose starting points are lower than their expected level. Overall, children develop the necessary skills they need for future learning and are highly motivated to join in with purposeful play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 100543 Local authority Camden Inspection number 839052 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 48 Name of provider Chaston Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School Limited Date of previous inspection 6 October 2011 Telephone number 020 7372 2120

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Setting details

Chaston Nursery registered in 1996. It is located in the London Borough of Camden. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The provider employs 14 members of staff; of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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