Broadgate Nursery

Broadgate Nursery 21 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3LW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 May 2016 3 June 2013

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children play excitedly in a very welcoming, extremely stimulating, well-organised environment. Staff teach expertly and plan highly effective activities for all age groups. Children are very well motivated and develop high levels of curiosity and imagination.  Staff interact with children superbly. They skilfully question them and support them very carefully. All children make excellent progress in their communication, physical, personal, social and emotional development. They are exceedingly well prepared for their future learning.  Children have an exceptional range of opportunities to learn about themselves and others. For example, staff make books for children using their family photos to help children understand their uniqueness and to promote mutual respect.  Staff work extremely well with parents. Staff provide excellent opportunities for parents to help improve outcomes for their children at home. These include free training

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This provision is outstanding

sessions during parent forums.  The manager carefully evaluates staff's practice in the setting to accurately recognise their strengths and identify areas where they need to improve. She passionately leads the team, setting high expectations. She rigorously checks teaching to ensure that children's outcomes remain outstanding.

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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

 continue to develop children's use of simple technology to help extend their learning and understanding of how it can be useful.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took into account the views of the parents and carers spoken to on the day.  The inspector viewed documentation during the inspection, such as the setting's policies and procedures, risk assessments and checks on children's progress.  The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children as they engaged in activities.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff during the inspection about children's care and the activities provided for them.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff are very vigilant and understand their duties in supporting children's welfare exceedingly well. They confidently recognise the signs to look out for if children are at risk of harm and know where to report concerns. The manager carefully plans opportunities for staff to enhance their already expert knowledge of the early years and develop their teaching to an exceptional level. She keenly seeks and acts on advice from others, such as parents, children and staff, to help her make changes to the setting. Following views gained from parents, she has created informative, personalised displays about children's backgrounds to strengthen opportunities for them to understand and value others' backgrounds or beliefs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff have very high expectations of what children can achieve. They are extremely alert to children's learning needs, for example, skilfully extending activities when necessary and encouraging problem-solving. Children excitedly explore with water, comparing different sized containers, estimating which will hold more liquid. They develop a wide range of simple mathematical skills. Staff know their key children exceedingly well. They carry out accurate checks on their progress to identify if any need additional help, so children always make continuous progress. For example, the staff work effectively with the manager to identify and close any emerging gaps in their learning. Children have many exciting opportunities to use simple technology, although very occasionally, staff miss opportunities to help them use or understand its benefits more fully.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very safe, secure and happy. When children are ready to move rooms within the setting, they are well supported, extremely confident and emotionally well prepared. Staff carefully plan opportunities for children to build strong bonds with their new key person and support their emotional well-being superbly. Staff teach children about healthy lifestyles and support their physical well-being very effectively. For example, children relish investigating real fruits, vegetables and herbs in the role play corner and they learn which foods are nutritious and healthy to eat. Children also keep up their activity levels during the day, such as while playing outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make superb progress, given what they already know when they start. Younger children develop excellent physical skills. For example, they skilfully handle resources to create pictures. Children learn how to communicate confidently, cooperate while playing and share willingly. Older children develop excellent writing and mathematical skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 144555 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1028765 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 - 4 Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 52 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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Date of previous inspection 3 June 2013 Telephone number 020 7247 3491

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Broadgate Nursery opened in 1991. It is situated in the London Borough of Hackney. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round. It receives funding to offer free early education for children aged three and four years. The setting employs 29 members of staff, of whom one holds qualified teacher status, three hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 6, and 21 hold a qualification at level 3. The manager holds early years professional status.

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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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