Loving Hands International Nursery School

Loving Hands International Nursery School 54 Leander Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6JU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 December 2016 11 December 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 Adults do not give children adequate time to respond to questions and do not use grammatically correct language when commentating on children's play, to support their language development.  Adults miss opportunities for children to learn about healthy eating at lunch times and keeping themselves fit during outside play.  Records held on complaints are not sufficiently detailed and accurate.  Procedures for carrying out risk assessments are not consistently followed.  Adults are not always given sufficient information during induction to carry out their roles effectively.

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It has the following strengths

 Managers have put in place action plans in response to recent concerns which have been raised and these are having a positive impact on the quality of the nursery.  Changes to routines for children are supporting them to settle in the nursery well.  Pre-school children develop their self help skills at meal times by washing their own hands, serving their own food and pouring their own drinks. This is impacting positively on children's behaviour at meal times.

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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

 improve the quality of teaching so that children learn about how to keep themselves fit and healthy 30/12/2016

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 ensure staff use grammatically correct language and give children time to respond to questions so they develop their language and communication skills 30/12/2016

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 ensure all adults are given sufficient information during their induction to understand and carry out their roles effectively 30/12/2016

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 ensure procedures for carrying out risk assessments are consistently followed 30/12/2016

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 ensure records of complaints and information provided to external agencies and parents about complaints are sufficiently detailed and accurate. 30/12/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following concerns received by Ofsted.  The inspector observed activities and assessed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to children, staff, and managers at appropriate times during the day. She held a meeting with the manager and deputy manager.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the managers.  The inspector spoke with parents and took account of their views.  The inspector looked at children's records and assessments, the provider's action plan, evidence of training and a range of other documentation including, policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Following recent concerns, managers have worked with the local authority to put plans in place to improve the nursery. Managers have trained staff on the nursery's policies and procedures for keeping children safe and this has helped to ensure that safeguarding is effective. There is a written procedure for complaints. However, records held on complaints are not sufficiently detailed and accurate. Risk assessments are in place but staff do not consistently follow procedures. For example, they do not complete checks on the garden before it is used by children. Staff have received training on behaviour management and this has improved interactions between adults and children. However, not all staff are given sufficient information about behaviour management during induction to carry out their roles effectively. Equality and diversity is actively promoted and stereotypes are challenged. For example, boys who want to play the part of Mary in the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Young children explore their environment with confidence. They choose resources to play with and enjoy reading books with familiar adults. A young child squeals with delight as they tip out the bricks an adult has counted into their bucket and they laugh together, repeating the activity. However, the quality of teaching is inconsistent. Adults do not always give young children the opportunity to respond to questions or show children how to take turns in conversations to develop children's communication skills. Adults support children's language development by using signs with children with special educational needs and commentating on children's play to introduce new words and concepts. However, adults do not always use language which is grammatically correct. Observations and assessments of children happen regularly and are accurate.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Adults promote British values well in their respectful relationships and positive language with each other and children. For example, children are encouraged to share and take turns. Pre-school children help give out the plates and cutlery at lunch times and wait patiently while their friends to serve lunch. Children are provided with a healthy diet. However, adults miss opportunities to extend children's learning. For example, adults commentate on babies jumping and don’t take this any further. Adults working with younger children do not always support them to develop their independence and self-help skills. For example, staff intervene unnecessarily when children are washing their hands and using the soap independently.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are provided with exciting activities such as playing with cornflour and they enjoy playing outdoors every day. However, adults are not skilled in understanding how to use activities and everyday routines to develop children's language and mathematical skills. Children make steady progress from their starting points. They gain a range of skills which help them get ready for the next stage in learning. However, the variability in the quality of teaching means children do not make as much progress as possible.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY316547 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1078429 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 26 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Sandra Henry

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Date of previous inspection 11 December 2014 Telephone number 0208 683 4847

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Loving Hands International Nursery School registered in 2005 and is one of three nurseries run by the same private owner. It operates from a converted house in a residential area of Thornton Heath in Surrey. Children have access to an enclosed outdoor play area. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. There are currently 36 children under five years on roll. There are eleven staff, seven of whom hold a level 3 qualification or above. The nursery provides support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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