Rainbow Nursery School

Rainbow Nursery School Unitarian Church Hall, Ormond Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6TH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2016 8 May 2012

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Staff have a very strong understanding of their key-person responsibilities and meet these extremely well. They have excellent relationships with children and parents, enabling them to meet the children's individual care needs very effectively.  Parents are well informed about children's individual progress and learning needs. Staff provide them with ideas for supporting their children's learning at home, promoting good consistency in children's experiences.  There is a good range of exciting age-appropriate resources and activities that help to promote children's learning. Staff provide an exciting range of activities that engage children well, such as using mini metal detectors for children to explore and find coins in the soil. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The managers work effectively to monitor and oversee the quality of the provision. They show a strong commitment to making continuous improvements and have a clear

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This provision is good

understanding of the nursery's strengths and areas for development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although self-evaluation effectively identifies key areas to address, the managers do not always action them as quickly as they could to accelerate children's progress further.  Staff do not consistently use opportunities to extend children's thinking skills further so they solve problems.

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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

 extend the self-evaluation processes to address the identified areas of weaknesses more quickly  maximise opportunities to extend children's critical thinking skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and staff interactions in the nursery environment.  The inspector sampled documents, including children's information and development records.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, deputy and staff.  The inspector talked to parents to obtain their views about the nursery.  The inspector completed a joint observation of a planned activity with the deputy.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The managers and staff are clear about procedures to report any safeguarding concerns they may have. The managers support staff well to follow the nursery's policies and procedures effectively. Staff identify any potential risks promptly and ensure that the environment, resources and equipment are safe. The managers follow robust vetting and staff development procedures to ensure staff are suitably trained and experienced. The managers support staff well to attend regular training to extend their expertise. They give staff the time to reflect on their practice, share ideas with other staff and update their skills. This has resulted in children having more opportunities to explore and investigate when outdoors. There are good links with other professionals that help staff to support children's individual needs well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff promote children's learning and development effectively, providing a good variety of interesting and stimulating activities. Children engage well and are motivated in their play and learning. Staff support older children effectively to learn about letter sounds, and they help all children to understand different mathematical concepts, such as shape, size, colour and number. Staff encourage children well to be creative, helping them learn about the world around them; for example, collecting a variety of natural materials to create their own blossom tree picture. Generally, staff use questioning well to encourage children to be active learners. Staff plan well for children's individual needs. They identify gaps in children's development and provide suitable support to help close them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff provide a very caring, welcoming, well-resourced and exciting learning environment. Children are very happy, and show an extremely strong sense of belonging, with excellent confidence and self-esteem. Staff provide children with excellent support, which fosters their emotional well-being very effectively. Children are exceptionally well behaved. Staff's high praise and encouragement help children to develop a very strong sense of pride in what they achieve. Staff work very closely with parents to help children learn about diversity and respect for others' beliefs and backgrounds.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are highly confident and initiate their play, selecting their own resources. They show good control and coordination of their bodies and movements as they move confidently around the nursery. Older children take care of their own needs and develop key skills and independence for moving on to school. Children develop good early literacy and mathematical skills. All children play very well together, developing strong friendships as they share, take turns and negotiate very well in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 511689 Local authority Richmond upon Thames Inspection number 842414 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 24 Name of provider Julia Elizabeth Hunter Date of previous inspection 8 May 2012 Telephone number 07779530175

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Setting details

Rainbow Nursery School is one of three nursery schools owned and operated by an individual proprietor in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The nursery operates from a church hall, close to the centre of Richmond town centre. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. The nursery operates from 9.15am to 12.30pm Monday to Friday during term time only. A team of six staff works with the children; four staff have a level 3 early years qualification, one has a level 2, and one member of staff is unqualified.

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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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