Jungle Monkeys

Jungle Monkeys 8 Oaks lane, Ilford, IG2 7PL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 July 2016 6 August 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 The provider does not meet all of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. Risk assessment procedures are not reviewed regularly in order to check that the setting fully ensures children's safety. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The provider has not kept Ofsted informed of notifiable events that occur in the setting.  Children do not always have sufficient support to help them learn how to look after resources and the environment.  Children are not helped enough to develop their understanding of similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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It has the following strengths

 The staff support children's development and learning effectively. They check how well they achieve and plan purposeful activities. All children make good progress.  Children's early mathematical understanding is encouraged well. They show interest in shapes and sizes. Older children begin to add and count numbers.  Older children develop their literacy skills well. They know the alphabet and some can write their first names.  Babies and toddlers join in with familiar rhymes and songs. Older children learn how to play a variety of musical instruments.  The nursery fosters meaningful partnerships with parents who speak highly of the impact the nursery has had on their children's care and learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 review risk assessments regularly to ensure risks to children's safety are removed or minimised 10/08/2016

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Due Date

 inform Ofsted of any significant issue, such as a serious accident or injury to a child while receiving childcare. 10/08/2016

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

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Due Date

 develop further ways to help older children learn to care for their environment and resources to enhance their self-care skills  improve the ways the setting develops children's awareness of cultural diversity and their understanding of similarities and differences in others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.  The inspector had discussions with the provider/manager about nursery practices and procedures.  The inspector had discussions with staff at appropriate times and gathered the views of parents through discussion and documentation.  The inspector looked at some documents which included staff records, training certificates, medication and accident records, and the children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The provider takes appropriate steps to help ensure that the staff are suitable to work with children. The provider maintains a good balance between the number of adults and children. The provider and staff have recently attended safeguarding training and know the procedures to follow if a child is at risk of harm. However, at times, staff are slow to identify potential hazards. This does not impact significantly on the children as the provider acts promptly to resolve any issue. The majority of the staff give appropriate care if there are accidents. The provider maintains all relevant records; however, the provider did not notify Ofsted promptly when a serious one occurred. The provider ensures staff have regular supervision and attend training to help keep their knowledge and childcare skills up to date. The provider has addressed the recommendations set at the last inspection, such as supporting babies' exploratory play.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Parents' and children's views or concerns are included in the nursery's evaluation process to help identify improvement areas.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe and assess children's progress carefully to focus their planning on supporting children's learning needs. The indoor and the outdoor environment are set up with a variety of activities, which helps to engage the children in their play. Children's language development progresses well. All children enjoy listening to stories. Older children look at books and share them with their friends. Children have good opportunities to investigate a broad range of natural materials to extend their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Key persons obtain relevant information from parents when children start, to help meet children's needs. Babies and children begin to form attachments to their key persons and close relationships with each other. Staff set clear expectations and children respond quickly to requests for good behaviour. However, staff do not consistently help children learn to handle resources carefully. Children benefit from nutritious meals. Staff arrange activities to support children's physical development. Resources highlight different languages, but children are not always helped to become aware of how they may differ from others' cultural background or beliefs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Despite weaknesses in aspects of the personal development, all children make good progress, given what they knew when they started. They are confident, independent and well prepared for the next stage in their development and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470298 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 1056079 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 - 8 Total number of places 72 Number of children on roll 124 Name of registered person Jungle Monkeys LTD

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Date of previous inspection 6 August 2014 Telephone number 02085906455

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Jungle Monkeys registered in 2014. It is located in Newbury Park within the London Borough of Redbridge. The nursery opens each weekday from 7am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years old. The nursery employs 20 staff; all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and 3, and including 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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