Lascelles Park Nursery

Lascelles Park Nursery The Lodge, Lascelles Park, Lascelles Road, Slough, SL3 7PR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 September 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 ensure children have plenty of interesting resources to help them learn and develop. Children enjoy daily indoor and outdoor play, and they make good progress with their learning and development.  Children respond well to the warmth and affection offered by staff, which helps to support their emotional well-being. Children are well behaved.  Staff are knowledgeable about child development. They complete observations and assessments of children's learning, and track their progress on a regular basis.  The nursery is well led and managed. Expectations are high and there is a strong commitment to developing a high-quality provision for the benefit of the children attending.  Leaders place high priority on the children's safety. They ensure children are always supervised, and that staff ratios are maintained. They complete effective health and safety checks to ensure the environment is safe and secure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not gather as much information as they could from parents about children's developmental starting points, to help them get to know them more quickly.  Occasionally, staff do not plan their time effectively enough to maximise learning for individual children.

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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

 gain more information from parents about what their children know and can do on entry, to support the initial planning of learning from the start  review the organisation of daily activities, in particular, to make better use of time and opportunities to extend the learning experiences for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spent the majority of time observing the children in the nursery.  The inspector sampled children's information and development records.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff.  The inspector talked to parents to obtain their views about the nursery.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The provider conducts the required vetting checks on all staff to ensure that they are suitable to work with children. Staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding practices and understand the child protection procedures for reporting any concerns. A full range of policies and procedures is implemented effectively. For example, any complaints are swiftly dealt with. Overall, the provider and the staff team use self- evaluation processes effectively to identify where improvements can be made. Staff attend regular training and use their learning to make improvements. For example, since registration, they have developed how to incorporate mathematics into the outdoor learning environment. This has had a positive impact upon children's learning, particularly for children who learn best outdoors.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff monitor and assess children's progress effectively and, overall, they plan suitable activities to move each child's learning forward. The children are engaged and happy in their learning. Staff relate well to children; for example, they ask questions, demonstrate and encourage children to explore. Children develop their coordination skills well, for example, as they control the digger and manoeuvre the crane to scoop up the leaves in the garden. Children enjoy creative experiences. For example, they learn how to mould and shape play dough, as they develop their smaller physical hand skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Effective settling-in arrangements enable children to develop close attachments with their key person. Most children arrive happily and wave goodbye to their parent or carer. Staff are close by to offer reassurance to any child who is new and still settling. Children are familiar with their environment and freely move around the room and garden to play. The staff are positive role models and support children in following rules and boundaries. Children make good friendships and are kind to each other. For example, they wait patiently, share and take turns in group activities. Staff work in partnership with parents effectively and share regular information. Parents comment that they are happy with the care their children receive. Staff maintain good links with other professionals to support the particular needs of children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are inquisitive and motivated learners. They explore and investigate the world around them. For example, they use the many resources in the outdoor and indoor environments to explore and notice similarities and differences, for example, as they explore with magnifiers. Children learn a range of skills for their move to school. For example, they learn to concentrate, to listen at group time and to follow instructions and routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485215 Local authority Slough Inspection number 1073322 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 2 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 39 Name of registered person Barney Bees Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01753 539923

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Lascelles Park Nursery registered in 2015. It operates from premises in Lascelles Park, in Slough, Berkshire. The nursery opens from 9.00am to 4.00pm, term time only. The nursery employs six staff, of whom five hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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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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