Excel Day Nursery

Excel Day Nursery 62 Hainault Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1EQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 August 2016 25 September 2012

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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

 Leaders make effective use of the self-evaluation process and they have taken appropriate steps to improve the provision and children's outcomes.  Staff work well with parents to meet children's needs. Parents are complimentary about the setting. They are happy with the staff and their close relationships. They praise the support available to their children and how well information is shared.  Staff ensure all children have plenty of interesting resources and activities to help them play and learn. Children enjoy daily indoor and outdoor play and they make good progress with their learning and development.  Children are happy at the setting. They develop their personal skills well, form close friendships with other children and learn to share well.  Staff place high priority on the children's safety and complete effective health and safety checks to ensure the environment is safe for all children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always encourage children to listen to others fully or to take turns in expressing their ideas; for example, as they engage in small group activities.  At times, staff focus more on the children who are vocal and more independent than those who are reserved, which means these children are not always fully involved.

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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

 make use of everyday opportunities to help children further develop their listening skills, to better encourage their communication abilities  enable all children to fully participate in the activities available, to further strengthen their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in the playrooms and the outdoor play area, and sampled children's assessment records as well as planning documentation.  The inspector held discussions with leaders throughout the day.  The inspector held discussions with staff about their roles and their understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The inspector took account of the children's and parents' views during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the leader.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Leaders effectively evaluate and continuously improve the provision. For example, they support staff well and encourage staff development to raise the quality of teaching. Leaders use thorough recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. Leaders ensure all staff implement the setting's policies and procedures effectively. Staff develop strong partnerships with parents. They encourage regular exchanges of information to involve parents in their children's learning. Staff monitor and track children's progress well and work well with other professionals to close gaps in children's development. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of their role to protect children. They understand child protection issues and the procedures for reporting any concerns to the relevant authorities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know individual children well and they use their observations effectively to plan appropriate next steps to extend their learning and development. They encourage children to explore and learn well. Young children play with a wide range of creative resources and explore the different materials to develop their creative and imaginative skills. Children develop an understanding of the world through their play. For example, they use resources and pretend to be mechanics fixing cars. Staff use children's play to encourage their language development well overall. They support children's mathematical and literacy skills well. For example, children enjoy opportunities to count plates at snack time and to develop their early writing skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Effective settling-in arrangements enable all children to develop close attachments with their key person. Children are familiar with their environment and freely move around the room to play. Staff role model good manners to the children. They use words such as 'please' and 'thank you' to encourage polite behaviour. Children are respectful to others and they learn right from wrong. They have opportunities to develop independence and confidence through everyday activities. For example, younger children learn to feed themselves and older children increasingly learn to do things without help. Children have opportunities to develop their health and physical well-being. Staff provide healthy meals and children enjoy regular outdoor activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are active and make positive use of the resources available to them. They develop essential skills for the next stages in their learning and for their move on to school. Children learn to recognise different shapes, colours, sizes and patterns. For example, they learn about measurement during water and sand play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY314097 Local authority Waltham Forest Inspection number 1058834 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 30 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Excel Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 25 September 2012 Telephone number 0208 556 1732

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Excel Day Nursery registered in 2005. It is situated in Leytonstone, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The provider receives funding to offer free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The staff team comprises nine staff who work with the children, one of whom holds qualified teacher status. A further two staff hold early years qualifications at level 5 and four staff hold early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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