Abeona Nursery

Abeona Nursery 3 Boscobel Street, London, NW8 8PS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2016 13 May 2015

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Staff are not always aware of children's individual health needs, such as allergies to food, which does not ensure children's well-being is always maintained effectively.  Staff do not always interact with children sufficiently well, or make the most of activities to develop their communication skills. Children's progress is not good enough.  Staff do not consistently assess what children can do carefully enough or plan activities to develop their next stage of learning. Leaders have only just started checking the progress of different groups of children to identify and close any gaps in their learning.  Leaders do not always use information they gain from self-evaluation processes to quickly tackle weaker areas of practice to improve children's outcomes.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and show close bonds with their key person. Staff are kind, caring and talk nicely to children, teaching them how to behave well.  Partnerships with parents are effective, providing consistency in children's experiences. Parents are complimentary about the setting and the improvements made.  Children enjoy taking on the responsibility of completing small tasks independently. They enjoy opportunities to go on daily trips, such as to the park and soft play centres.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that all staff are aware of children's individual health needs and allergies, to maintain their good health and well-being effectively 11/05/2016

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 develop the skills and the knowledge of staff to improve practice and the quality of interactions, to support children's development 27/05/2016

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 improve the quality of observations and assessments, to precisely monitor all children's progress, including for different groups of children, to aid planning for their next steps in learning. 27/05/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 use the information identified through self-evaluation processes more effectively, to raise the quality of the provision and improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning inside and outside.  The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views and experiences of the setting.  The inspector spoke with children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the provider.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at a sample of the children's learning records, staff observations and planning. A range of policies and documentation, such as suitability of staff and safeguarding procedures, was also examined.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Staff understand their responsibility for child protection and have a clear view of how to keep children safe, including the reporting procedures. Leaders have ambitions to raise the quality of the setting and have begun to use self- evaluation as a tool to monitor quality. However, the process is not effective enough to identify all breaches in requirements. Leaders have not acted promptly enough on the weaker areas they have identified. Overall, leaders work to support staff to develop their practice and provide a programme for professional development. However, staff do not always have clear knowledge of how children learn best. The manager is just starting to check how well groups of children make progress. However, this is not yet fully effective in identifying those children who may need extra support in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not always interact effectively with children to help them build on their communication skills. At times, staff do not plan activities sufficiently well so children are suitably stimulated. Staff plan some enjoyable activities for children. For example, toddlers enjoy lively 'carpet times' when they sing action rhymes and songs. They also enjoy playing with sand, using their toy cars to dig tunnels. Staff use a range of resources effectively to support children of different ages to be independent. However, observations and assessments of children are inconsistent. Staff do not maintain effective systems to monitor children's progress. They do not accurately plan challenging and appropriate activities to promote children's next stage of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are settled and staff support children's emotional well-being. Staff work in collaboration with parents to gain information about children's needs and development. However, staff working directly with children at mealtimes do not ensure they have up-to- date knowledge of children's allergies. This puts children's health and physical well-being at risk. Staff promote children's understanding of staying healthy effectively, for example, by limiting the spread of germs. Children also enjoyed a topic on doctors and dentists, to learn how to look after themselves and their teeth. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. Staff ensure the environment is safe, minimising potential hazards.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make some progress, given what they already know when they start. They learn to be creative in tasks and try things for themselves, exploring the world around them. For example, children enjoy crafts and modelling material in activities. However, their level of understanding and basic skills does not prepare them well enough for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432327 Local authority Westminster Inspection number 1015305 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 23 Name of provider Abeona Limited Date of previous inspection 13 May 2015 Telephone number 0207 724 4772

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Setting details

Abeona Nursery registered in 2011. It is located in the London Borough of Westminster. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. The setting employs seven members of staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The setting receives funding 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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