Feathernest Nursery

Feathernest Nursery 31 Villiers Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 3AP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 March 2016 7 April 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 manager and staff have successfully made effective improvements since the last inspection. They make accurate assessments of children's development and use these to plan interesting and challenging activities for each child. All children, including very young ones, make good progress in their learning.  The manager evaluates the quality of the provision effectively. She regularly seeks opinions from staff, parents and other professionals. The manager gives priority to listening to and acting on children's views and ideas. Staff include children's wishes and choices when planning activities for their next steps in learning.  Children form trusting relationships with staff and demonstrate that they are emotionally secure. Children learn to behave well and get along with their friends.  Staff provide very good support for children who are learning English as an additional language and for those who may require some additional help to catch up when there

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the nursery is well equipped with information and communication technology resources, staff do not always help children to select and practise using technology.  Staff do not always encourage children to tidy up to keep the environment free from hazards, for example after creative activities. Children have limited opportunities to learn about how to reduce the possible risks to keep the environment safe.

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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

 help children to understand, consider and manage possible risks to keep themselves safe  strengthen opportunities for children to select and use a range of technology for different purposes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, tracked and spoke to children, and looked at the nursery's assessments and plans for future learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to parents to consider their views about the setting and the progress their children are making.  The inspector met with the manager, sampled documentation and checked staff's knowledge of safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The leadership and management team is well qualified and knowledgeable. The manager focuses on the quality of teaching and has strengthened arrangements to develop staff practice. The manager meets with staff individually and during staff meetings on a regular basis. Together they discuss all aspects of care and education they provide and focus on ongoing improvements to benefit children. Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures all staff have an excellent understanding of the safeguarding procedures and are confident to implement these to help protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide good support for children's developing language skills. For example, multilingual staff support children's home languages alongside teaching them English. Staff work very closely with parents who share what they know about their children. Staff discuss their assessments of the progress children make to provide a shared and consistent approach to each child's learning. Staff attend many training courses and use new knowledge and ideas to develop their practice. For example, their latest training has helped staff to explore science with children outdoors. Staff plan activities to meet the needs and abilities of all children. They develop older children's mathematical and early reading skills and young children's exploration well. For instance, staff help older children count and read the letters on a playdough recipe and the flour and salt packaging, and help young children to explore and talk about the texture of playdough.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff promote children's independence very well. Children confidently spread butter on bread and pour milk into their cereal for breakfast. Staff teach children about the importance of good health and provide balanced meals throughout the day. Staff plan time for children to explore outdoors; they are physically active. For example, they play in the garden and go to the park and playgrounds. Staff teach children about road safety when visiting other places. Staff positively praise children for their achievements.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn about different countries and the diversity between people in the world. They carefully listen to parents who talk to them about their home countries. Young children learn to recognise colours and shapes, and older children confidently count and recognise letters. They meet with their new teacher before starting school, talk about uniforms, school bags and the new friends they will make at school. Children learn about history when they visit museums. All children, including those who need additional support, develop well. They learn a good range of skills to prepare them for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430447 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 1012102 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 14 Number of children on roll 26 Name of provider Christiane De Souza Prates Date of previous inspection 7 April 2015 Telephone number 0208 5414387

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Setting details

Feathernest Nursery registered in 2011. It is situated in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. There are five members of staff, including the provider. The provider holds a degree in Early Years. One staff member holds Qualified Teacher Status, one staff member holds a childcare qualification at level 3 and one staff member holds a childcare qualification at level 2. The nursery receives 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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