A.B.C Day Nursery

A.B.C Day Nursery Clapton Methodist Church, Downs Road, London, E5 8DS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 September 2016 2 November 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 management team monitors the quality of the provision, setting high expectations for improvement. They support the professional development of staff well, encouraging training which staff use effectively to develop their practice. For example, recent training has helped staff to provide more opportunities for children to investigate and explore natural materials indoors.  Competent staff effectively support children to make good progress. Children develop good communication and personal skills that help to prepare them well for the next stage in their learning.  Staff confidently monitor children's ongoing progress. For example, they identify and include new challenges in planned and unplanned activities to assist learning.  Children greatly benefit from daily physical exercise, such as in the well-resourced and secure outdoor learning environment.  Staff build strong relationships with parents. They work well to make sure parents are

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This provision is good

fully involved and are able to support their children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff sometimes miss opportunities to expand further on children's awareness of why it is important to follow a healthy diet.  On occasions, sharing of relevant information with some staff is less successful, particularly with those working on various days.

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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 full use of opportunities to develop children's understanding of the benefits of following a balanced diet and staying healthy  develop further good communications with all staff, so they are fully aware of their daily role and responsibilities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff's interaction with children during a range of activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the managers, staff and children at appropriate times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.  The inspector sampled a wide range of documentation, including staff suitability checks, children's development records and attendance registers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Staff understand how to recognise possible signs and symptoms that may raise cause for concern. They are confident in the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders and staff carry out daily safety checks before children arrive to make sure the environment is safe and secure. The manager has developed processes for monitoring the progress of children, including different groups of children, in order to identify and target specific learning needs and provide additional support. Leaders and staff have made good improvements since the last inspection. For example, they have developed the planning and organisation of activities to engage children fully in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are enthusiastic and engage well with children, encouraging them to be confident and independent learners. For example, staff interact with children at their level, such as when chasing them on scooters during their play. Staff frequently teach children about early mathematics in everyday practical activities. For example, children learn to count plastic ducks in the water tray, compare matching numbers and count out how many yoghurts they need at lunchtime. Children are confident speakers and are keen to share their ideas with the staff and their peers. Staff effectively enable children to develop their imagination. For example, children enjoy dressing their dolls and pretend to take them to nursery. Staff question children skilfully, for example, helping children to reshape conversations and giving them explanations that improve their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are good role models and children behave well. Staff encourage children to show kindness to each other and praise them for their achievements. Children enjoy healthy meals and learn to manage small tasks independently, such as clearing their own plates and stack them after eating. Children have good opportunities to learn about each other's differences, through a wide range of activities and resources. The key-person system is particularly effective and all children build strong bonds with their special member of staff. Staff teach children well about managing their own personal needs, for example, children know to wash their hands before eating and after playing with sand. Children learn about keeping safe. For instance, staff encourage them to hold on tight as they go up and down the slide, and to take care when riding their bikes fast in the garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are gaining the necessary skills for the next stage of their learning. For example, they thoroughly enjoy dancing and singing along with their favourite songs. They learn to explore different creative materials, such as when making animal moulds using sand.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450965 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1032375 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 32 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person A.B.C Day Nursery A Bright Child Limited

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Date of previous inspection 2 November 2015 Telephone number 02089862369

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A.B.C Day Nursery registered in 2012. The setting is situated in Clapton, in the London Borough of Hackney. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. There are five members of staff, including the provider. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider and two members of staff hold relevant qualifications at level 3. The provider has achieved 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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