Eton Nursery

Eton Nursery 169 The Broadway, West Hendon, London, NW9 7EB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 September 2016 22 November 2012

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The manager fails to monitor teaching practice in sufficient detail or provide adequate support to improve staff effectiveness. Some staff do not interact with children effectively to improve outcomes for their key children.  Key persons do not gather enough information about each child when they first start, to enable them to match their support to children's individual needs. They do not work closely with parents to provide a consistent approach to each child's care and learning.  The manager does not ensure that the toilet area is clean or that the storage of food complies fully with required standards. She does not ensure that staff and children follow good hygiene practice. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  Staff do not help the younger children, particularly those who are learning English as an additional language, to develop both their home language and English in their play.

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This provision is inadequate

 The manager and staff do not track children's progress accurately. They do not have sufficient knowledge of what children know and can do to identify any delay or to plan challenging activities. Younger children make poor progress.  The leadership and management team does not reflect adequately on the quality of provision to identify breaches in requirements and weaknesses in staff practice and teaching, to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff plan some activities that prepare older children for their move to school.

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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

 monitor teaching practice to ensure that staff interact and provide good support to raise outcomes for all children 20/12/2016

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Due Date

 make sure that key persons match their support to meet children's individual needs, and that their communication with parents supports a consistent approach for each child's care and learning in the setting and at home 20/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that the premises are fit for purpose, suitable for the children being cared for and comply with environmental health regulations, and that staff and children follow good hygiene practices 20/10/2016

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Due Date

 improve the support for the younger children's communication and language development 20/12/2016

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Due Date

 track every child's progress accurately and use the information to plan for each child's next steps in learning. 20/12/2016

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Due Date

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

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 use self-evaluation effectively to identify strengths and weaknesses in practice, including breaches in requirements, and to target and prioritise areas for development to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a tour of the building, including the toilet and kitchen areas, and the garden.  The inspector observed staff interactions with children during a range of activities, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including the suitability checks of staff, site safety and child protection policies.  The inspector looked at the procedures for tracking children's progress and planning for their next stage in learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager and evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together.  The inspector spoke to the Environmental Health inspector, who was conducting an inspection of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The manager does not evaluate practice effectively. She does not monitor staff teaching practice or provide sufficient support to improve teaching of the youngest children. The manager does not find out what children can do when they first start or monitor their ongoing progress effectively. As a result, staff do not act quickly enough to ensure all children receive help to catch up in a timely way. Staff do not work closely enough with parents to ensure their support meets each child's needs. The manager does not oversee the cleanliness of the toilet area or ensure that food is stored adequately. This compromises children's health. The manager ensures that staff attend training in child protection and follow the procedures to protect children's welfare if they have a concern about a child. Safeguarding is effective. The manager has recently used funding from the local authority to improve the outside area to benefit children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not help young children to communicate confidently. They do not adequately help those children who are learning English as an additional language to use their home language to assist in their learning. For example, they do not respond appropriately to children's gestures or attempts to talk. Staff observe children as they play; however, they do not use this information to plan effectively for individual children or communicate effectively together to ensure they provide adequate support for all children. Children choose activities they want to participate in. For example, they enjoyed painting with shaving foam and looking at themselves in mirrors. However, some children play alone for long periods with no interaction from staff to stimulate their learning. Staff help older children to prepare for their move for school. For example, they work in small groups to learn a range of skills, such as counting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not support children's good health or teach them to follow good hygiene practices. For example, staff did not set an example or encourage children to wash their hands before they ate their snack. Although staff remind parents about providing nutritious food for their child's snack, they do not ensure that they understand portion size or a healthy diet. The manager does not encourage parents to form effective relationships with their child's key person. They do not work together to help children to settle and feel secure when they first start. Young children are very unhappy when their parents leave and do not engage in activities.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Younger children, particularly those who are learning English as an additional language, make inadequate progress. However, older children develop useful skills and independence in preparation for starting school. Children new to the setting do not settle quickly. However, older children concentrate well during most activities. All children enjoy physical activity, for example, balancing on beams, crates and tyres outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447420 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1059369 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Rita Barbara Ritson

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 22 November 2012 Telephone number 07592520472

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Eton Nursery registered in 2012. The setting has been in operation since 2008. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 5pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery employs three members of staff, including the manager, to work with the children. Two staff hold 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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