Precious Jewels Nursery

Precious Jewels Nursery St. Augustines Church & Church Hall, 16-18 Broadwater Road, London, SW17 0EF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 December 2015 15 January 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The nursery is a welcoming, relaxed place where children and staff have much fun, and really enjoy exploring and learning together. Children and staff form happy, friendly and gentle relationships. Staff are caring and give children lots of attention.  The nursery has a good range of resources, which staff arrange thoughtfully to support all children to progress to their next stage of learning.  Staff know children well; they make good use of their assessments of children to plan relevant, challenging and interesting learning experiences. Children make good progress in their learning.  The spacious environment of the nursery allows children to explore with friends and adults, or alone. Children behave very well. Staff make clear their expectations and offer positive support whenever needed.  The managers support staff well. They arrange team meetings, individual staff discussions and training. Management effectively reflects and evaluates on the quality

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This provision is good

of the provision to make continuous improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always organise group activities well, particularly for the younger children to promote further their engagement and learning.  Staff inform parents about their children's day. However, they do not use all opportunities to engage parents fully in their children's learning.

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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 group activities to make sure these are well suited to all children, in particular to keep the younger children engaged and interested  establish further links with parents to engage them highly successfully in their children's learning to promote continuity for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the children and observed teaching and learning. There was a joint observation of teaching with the deputy manager.  The inspector held meetings with the management team, the speech and language therapist, and staff.  The inspector spoke to some parents.  The inspector observed the environment and checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including the nursery's self-evaluation and improvement plan, safeguarding policies and procedures, teaching plan and information about children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Relationships between staff are good. Since the previous inspection, the manager has ensured that individual staff are given regular help to improve their teaching through 'supervision' meetings, appraisals and access to a range of training. They also seek support from the local authority early years advisors who provide formal observations of staff with children to help them improve. The managers value the work of their staff and make careful, regular checks on the quality of staff assessments of children. They use this information to monitor the progress of all children who attend and to identify aspects for improvement. As a result, of this good work by the management and the positive response from staff, the quality of the provision is improving well. Safeguarding is effective. Staff and management know what might indicate that children are at risk of harm and how to report any concerns that may arise to promote children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff give lots of attention to the way they talk to children; they listen to and acknowledge what children say. All staff help children to develop their confidence to speak and communicate. Staff make good use of opportunities to teach children early mathematics and help them to be confident in their learning. They give close attention to individual children; for example, helping those children with a speech delay or learning English as an additional language to help close any gaps in learning. Children have good opportunities to move about, practise their body movement and be active. Staff observe and assess children regularly. They carefully establish clear next steps in learning for all children and support them with a good range of suitable resources and activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

All children, including those who have recently started, settle very well. They are confident and eager to join in and play with their new friends. The nursery is a pleasurable place to be. Staff are attentive to children's needs and interact very well with them in a calm and gentle manner, helping them feel reassured and safe. All children relate well to their named key person. Children look after their toys and they tidy the play spaces with enthusiasm. They enjoy healthy snacks and help themselves to a suitable portion of nutritious, hot lunch. Staff use a good range of resources to promote children's awareness of themselves, their families, different festivals and celebrations. Children enjoy experimenting with different resources. They value and respect each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in relation to their starting points. They are independent in their personal care and everyday routines. They develop the ability and skills to learn, in preparation for their next stage in learning and the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY397068 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 1004463 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 41 Name of provider Joy Anderson Date of previous inspection 15 January 2015 Telephone number 07980570903

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Setting details

Precious Jewels Nursery registered in 2009. It is run by an individual provider and operates from a church hall in Tooting, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The nursery employs 14 members of staff. Of these, three hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2, six at level 3, one at level 6 and four are unqualified. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.45am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged two, 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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