The Wigwam Day Nursery

The Wigwam Day Nursery 22 Fatherson Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4PL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 November 2016 19 September 2013

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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

 All children make good progress in their learning and development. Staff observe and track children's development effectively and tailor their planning to build on what children know and can do.  Staff encourage children to share and take turns. They use discussion and gentle reminders to support children's understanding of others' feelings, sharing and being kind to others.  Communication with parents and other professionals is good. For example, parents receive regular updates that keep them well informed, such as termly meetings so they can discuss their children's development with the key persons, and support children's ongoing learning at home.  The management team has rigorous recruitment processes and detailed documentation shows that it monitors staff's ongoing suitability well.  Self-evaluation is used effectively by the management and staff team to identify and tackle weaker areas of the provision, to provide consistently good quality care for

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff do not give children sufficient time to think and respond to questions to develop their own ideas and solve problems.  Staff miss opportunities to extend children's mathematical knowledge and understanding.

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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

 use every opportunity to extend children's mathematical understanding  create more opportunities to challenge children's thinking and encourage them to solve problems and come up with their own ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's involvement in activities in the nursery and outside.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records and discussed these with staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.  The inspector looked at and discussed documentation with the staff and the management team in relation to safeguarding, risk assessments and daily attendance registers.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the director and manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a strong understanding of the procedures to follow in the event of a safeguarding concern. They are confident in the indicators that may suggest a child is at risk of harm and understand their role and responsibility for referral very well. The management team and staff work very well together, despite the team being new. The management team provides good induction, support, supervision and training to staff. For example, staff benefit from regular supervision and monthly meetings, which are used to recap the nursery procedures and to develop staff's teaching abilities through training. Recent training on observation and assessment has helped staff to reflect on the benefits of tracking children's learning while advancing their planning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff offer good support to the children and encourage their language and social skills well. For example, children of all ages come together for a group singing session with puppets. Staff offer good support to the children and encourage their interests very well. For example, in the younger children's room, staff follow children to the window, where they chat about what they can see outside and build on children's curiosity and understanding the world as they talk. Children are encouraged to use their imagination as they play, for example, as toddlers feed dolls. Staff build on older children's understanding of the world, for example, as they add food colouring to water and explore changes. Staff review children's ongoing development successfully and have valuable support from the management team, which reliably reviews children's progress to minimise gaps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff offer good support to children and the key-person approach is effective. Staff provide a welcoming and homely environment for children. Staff support children's progress well in learning about healthy lifestyles. For example, all children learn the importance of hand washing before and after meals. Staff provide daily opportunities for all children to play outside, where they have good opportunities to be physically active, such as when digging in mud and climbing on large apparatus.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points and develop valuable skills for their next stage in their learning. Children learn to listen to instructions and concentrate well. For example, as staff read stories to the children, they respond to answers and hunt enthusiastically for items mentioned in the book. Children are creative and enjoy exploring and trying things for themselves. For example, they creatively explore with the pots and pans making music and sounds.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY364808 Local authority Reading Inspection number 1062116 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 - 5 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Small is Beautiful Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 19 September 2013 Telephone number 0118 9581800

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The Wigwam Day Nursery registered in 2008 and is one of two nurseries operated by Small is Beautiful Ltd. The nursery is situated in Central Reading, Berkshire. The nursery is open from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year. The nursery is funded to provide free early years education to children aged three and four years. The nursery employs 22 staff, of whom 15 hold early years qualifications. The staff team also includes a cook and administrative support staff.

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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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