Siward Road Specialist Nursery

Siward Road Specialist Nursery 1 Siward Road, Wandsworth, London, SW17 0LA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 March 2017 8 October 2012

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The enthusiastic and inspirational manager has very high expectations for the nursery and the children. She successfully motivates a highly dedicated team of staff, who are highly qualified and skilled in providing care exclusively for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.  There is excellent partnership working at all levels. Staff work highly effectively with parents and professionals to ensure they meet children's learning and physical needs. This helps staff to plan expertly to provide excellent support for children's specific needs.  There is a highly effective key-person system in place helping children to make very strong attachments from the beginning. Staff have an in-depth knowledge of the children, helping them to thrive in a safe and secure environment.  Highly effective teaching and a rich learning environment give children the capacity to reach their full potential.

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This provision is outstanding

 Professional development and training are given a high priority. For example, all staff attend training linked to autism, communication and working with children who have special educational needs.

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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

 continue to refine the arrangements to assess children's very individual abilities and progress to support the ongoing commitment to targeting care and teaching as precisely as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the manager and other staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector engaged with the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed children's indoor and outdoor play, as well as their lunch and hygiene routines.  The inspector engaged in a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked a sample of documents, including risk assessments, the self- evaluation form, and a range of policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have completed safeguarding training. They have an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's well-being. The process for self-evaluation is highly effective to set targets for further development. For example, the nursery has created a woodland learning area. Parents helped to develop the area and are invited in to attend sessions with their children. Staff complete highly accurate assessments of children's progress. They monitor their development and identify precisely what they need to do next to help children continue to make excellent progress. This is an area that staff want to continue developing and they are looking at introducing a tool specifically designed for children who have special educational needs to highlight the progress they are making.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children's individual learning needs are extraordinarily well met. Staff use their specific training highly effectively to help children to develop their communication and language skills. They use a variety of highly effective teaching methods and resources to engage all children and to focus their attention. For example, staff use objects, pictures and signs to help children understand spoken language and recognise what is going to happen next. Children have excellent opportunities to explore and are excited by their experiences. For example, they thoroughly enjoy using their senses to feel real flowers and then have opportunities to paint and draw them using a wide range of materials.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Relationships between staff and children are excellent, and staff build very strong partnerships with parents. Children are cared for in a secure and stimulating environment which is cleverly adapted for all children in ways to meet their individual needs effectively. Staff provide a wide range of opportunities to support children's physical development. For example, children with complex physical and communication difficulties have access to a large garden as well as a sensory room and soft play area. Children have a very good sense of belonging and develop extremely high levels of confidence. For example, in the very well-organised group times, children participate enthusiastically in familiar songs and choose their own props.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children who have special educational needs make rapid progress from their starting points. They are delighted with their achievements and develop skills that prepare them well for their next steps and for future learning. For example, at mealtimes children learn to do tasks independently, feeding themselves and wiping the table when they have finished. All children learn to make their needs known and express themselves confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445195 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 1059278 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 8 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Wandsworth Council

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Date of previous inspection 8 October 2012 Telephone number 020 8871 6899

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Siward Road Specialist Nursery registered in 2012 to provide sessional care for children who have complex medical and multiple learning needs and/or disabilities. It is based in Wandsworth, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The nursery is open each weekday during school term times, with sessions from 9am to midday and 1pm to 4pm. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs six nursery workers. All are qualified at level 3 and above. The manager has early years professional status and a qualification in the inclusion of children who have special educational needs and disabilities at level 8.

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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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