The Little School Daycare Ltd

The Little School Daycare Ltd 44 Boston Park Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9JF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2016 29 October 2010

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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

 Staff prioritise children's independence and provide lots of opportunities for children to try things for themselves. For example, children are involved in lunchtime routines, such as setting the table, serving food and clearing their plates.  The management team reviews the provision effectively to identify and target areas for improvement. It values the contributions that staff, parents and children make to this process.  Staff support children's communication and language skills successfully. For example, they listen carefully to children, value what they have to say and give children time to think and respond. Children make good progress, which prepares them well for their future learning.  Staff are caring and attentive to children's needs. They settle them in well and form strong bonds with all children, who are happy and secure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Management and staff do not make the most of opportunities to help parents to support their children's learning at home.  Staff do not always recognise when to adapt activities to help ensure a high level of children's engagement consistently.

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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 the good partnerships with parents further to develop strategies to help them support their children's learning at home  identify when it is appropriate to change the learning focus to help children maintain their interest.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practices and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff, children and parents.  The inspector read some of the setting's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.  The inspector sampled children's development information and records.  The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The management team monitors children's progress effectively and is quick to identify when children need extra support. Staff work well with other professionals to help ensure that all children make good progress. The manager understands the importance of working with other providers to ensure continuity of care and development. Staff communicate regularly with parents and keep them well informed about their children's progress. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe and the process to follow should they need to report any concerns about a child's well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know children well. They observe children's development closely and plan effectively to move them on to their next stage in learning. Staff provide children with interesting activities to support their physical development. For example, children show determination and control as they fill containers with slippery balls. Staff provide good opportunities for children to practise their early writing skills indoors and outdoors. Staff support children's mathematical language well as they play. For example, they model counting as children stack blocks and introduce simple calculations as they have fun singing rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff give children lots of encouragement and value their ideas. They provide children with good opportunities to make choices and involve them in decisions. For example, children helped to plan the new menu. Children behave well. Staff use effective methods to encourage children to listen to, and respect, each other. Children play together well and learn to share their toys. Staff provide a range of activities for children to be physically active and to learn how to play safely. For instance, they take children on frequent visits to soft-play facilities and children run up and down small hills as they use balancing equipment. Staff promote healthy lifestyles effectively. For example, they teach children about good hygiene routines, and provide them with healthy, nutritious meals and snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a strong sense of independence. For example, children know that they will need aprons to take part in water play and collect these without prompting. They demonstrate a natural curiosity, talking confidently about their observations as they play and explore. They develop good communication and language skills, listen carefully to each other and join in conversations at mealtimes. All children, including those with special educational needs, make good developmental progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY280834 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 833550 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 98 Name of provider The Little School Daycare Ltd Date of previous inspection 29 October 2010 Telephone number 020 8568 4447

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Setting details

The Little School Daycare Ltd registered in 2004. It operates from Brentford, in the London Borough of Hounslow. It opens from 8am to 6pm, all year round. It offers before- school and after-school care. The setting employs 28 staff, 12 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications, including one at level 5. The setting receives funding for the provision of 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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