Gateway Tots Mastmaker Court

Gateway Tots Mastmaker Court Unit 30 Mastmaker Court, Mastmaker Road, London, E14 9UB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2016 Not applicable

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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 manager follows robust recruitment and induction procedures to ensure the suitability of staff and help them to understand their responsibilities.  The manager conducts regular risk assessments of the premises to promote children's health and safety. For example, she has added an additional lock to the front door, to prevent any chance that children could run straight into the car park.  Staff provide a stimulating and well-resourced environment for children to explore, which helps to develop their interests and preferences.  Staff plan enjoyable activities across all areas of learning that challenge children and build on their skills and knowledge. Children make good progress in their development.  Children settle in quickly and form strong attachments with staff, who know them well; particularly the member of staff who is assigned to look after them individually. This supports children's personal, social and emotional development effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always organise group activities as effectively as they could to support all children to concentrate and listen fully, to extend their learning further. For instance, excitable children shout their ideas, and staff do not remind them to wait their turn before speaking, which means that others are not able to hear.  At times, staff do not promote children's mathematical development during their play and activities. For example, they miss opportunities to count and recognise numerals.

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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 group activities, to promote children's listening and concentration fully, and to provide more challenge for all children to extend their learning further  make better use of children's play and adult-led activities to introduce and use mathematical language, to help children become familiar with number names, counting, shape and space.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff's interaction with children, and planned activities including group times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of children, their parents and staff, through discussion.  The inspector held meetings with the manager at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's learning records, risk assessments of the premises, and staff's suitability checks and qualification certificates.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager carries out successful evaluations of the nursery. She shows a commitment to improvement. For instance, she is developing the garden to provide a broader variety of learning experiences, to further improve outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a good understanding of child protection issues and know how to refer concerns regarding children's welfare. The manager and staff monitor the progress of all children effectively, to identify any patterns in learning and where they can make improvements to the curriculum. The manager regularly meets with staff to discuss their responsibilities and support their professional development. Staff eagerly complete training and use this to strengthen their practice. For example, they now have a better understanding of how to support children who speak English as an additional language.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff work in close partnership with parents to help them to extend children's development at home and enable consistency in their learning. Personalised learning plans enable staff to provide strong support for children who have special educational needs or disability. Staff use a wide range of strategies to help all children develop good communication and language skills. For example, they introduce new words such as 'fins' as children examine the fish, and routinely ask older children questions to extend their thinking. Staff routinely plan activities that celebrate other cultures and religions, to help children learn about differences and the wider world. For instance, children enthusiastically sing songs from other countries.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn to take care of their own needs during snack times, developing their independence well. For example, they use spoons to select which fruit they would like and clear their dishes away. Staff consistently teach children to share, take turns and play together well, which helps them to develop social skills to form strong friendships. Staff calmly remind children of the boundaries when required. This helps them to learn staff's expectations of them. Children's behaviour is good. Staff provide daily access to the outdoor play areas so children can exercise and build muscles as they learn to move in different ways. For example, they carefully walk along a balance beam.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show enjoyment in stories from a young age and practise early writing skills, such as when copying their name and drawing pictures. They are creative and imaginative learners. For instance, they work together to build a 'bus' with chairs and decide what to use for the steering wheel. All children make good progress in their learning and acquire the key skills needed for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476847 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 986123 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 64 Number of children on roll 55 Name of provider City Gateway Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0203 727 6292

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Setting details

Gateway Tots Mastmaker Court registered in 2014 and operates from a purpose-built unit in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is open each weekday from 9am to midday and from 1pm to 4pm, term time only. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 12 staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to level 1 and beyond. Four members of staff, including the manager, hold relevant qualifications at degree level.

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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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