Aflah Nursery

Aflah Nursery Community Centre, Ridgefield Road, Oxford, OX4 3BY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 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

 Staff are nurturing and ensure that children learn respect for themselves and others. Children enjoy all aspects of their learning in the nursery.  A strong leadership team encourages staff to provide good standards of teaching and care. Staff plan well for each child's learning and all children make good progress.  High ratios of well-qualified and enthusiastic staff give children lots of attention to help them feel emotionally secure.  Staff provide a varied programme of activities to offer children chances to experience new and interesting learning opportunities.  The staff team has good relationships with parents and uses many strategies for sharing information. Staff provide advice and suggestions of how parents can extend their children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently plan learning opportunities for children who enjoy being physically active.  Staff sometimes miss opportunities during group times to fully encourage children to contribute their thoughts and ideas, to extend their learning.

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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

 develop further the learning opportunities for children who prefer more active play  organise group times more effectively to encourage children to express their thoughts and ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between children and staff.  The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled documentation and children's development records.  The inspector spoke to staff, parents and children to obtain their views.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff are trained in safeguarding and the management team has worked with others to ensure the safety of children in the shared building. Staff use a variety of ways to evaluate what they do. For example, managers document their plans for improvements, such as the steps taken to create an inviting outside area for play. Staff undertake training to increase their knowledge and then work together to use this in their work with children. The leadership team provides support and guidance to staff to help them further children's learning and development. All staff document children's progress and managers review the information with the key person to ensure children are making good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff organise the nursery well and use all available space to provide a choice of interesting activities for children to help them learn. For example, staff hide plastic numbers in the bark in the flower boarders for a matching game to help children learn about mathematics in an enjoyable way. Children can move freely inside and outside to explore. The nursery uses an effective key-person system. Parents share information with the key person and children carry out many activities and routines with them. The key person gets to know their children well, so they can support each individual to learn and develop. Staff are skilled at knowing when to join in play to enhance learning or enable children to play independently and work things out for themselves. Staff complete accurate observations and assessments to ensure that children make good progress across all areas of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are committed to helping children to develop a strong sense of understanding and respect for others and a positive sense of themselves. They delight in children's achievements helping them feel proud of their success. Staff teach children to share and compromise and help children understand how others feel. Staff use enjoyable ways to help children learn rules, such as using a game to encourage them to go to the snack table in order. Children are confident and learn how to be independent. For example, many children managed to open food packets without help at snack time. Children make good friends and spend time playing and chatting to each other and to staff. These skills help children as they prepare to move to school. Staff help parents to share with each other their experiences of choosing a school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn a broad range of skills at this happy nursery. All children make good progress and develop independence. Children know the routine well and this helps them feel safe and secure. Children use their imaginations well, for example as they find pretend spiders or use seed trays for dolls' beds. Children are confident learners, developing skills that will help them prepare for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477123 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 977713 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 3 - 5 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Aflah & Co Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07814159288

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Aflah Nursery registered in 2014 and is privately owned. It is situated in the main hall in the Regal Community Centre in Oxford, close to the town centre. This is a faith-based nursery that welcomes all children. The nursery opens five days a week during school term time from 9am until 2pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. There are seven staff, most of whom hold early years qualifications from levels 3 to 5.

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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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