Tara Kindergartens

Tara Kindergartens Tara Kindergartens, Cross Road, UXBRIDGE, Middlesex, UB8 2UQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 March 2017 21 January 2015

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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

 Children benefit well from a welcoming and inclusive learning environment where they feel safe and secure. They are happy and make friends. Children behave well and have good attitudes to learning.  Staff know how children learn and develop. Children make good progress in relation to their different starting points. They are well prepared for the next stage in their learning and development.  Staff attend well to the needs of babies. Babies explore resources safely and learn to play with others. They giggle and squeal happily. Babies make good progress in their language and physical development.  Staff keep parents fully informed about their children's progress and well-being. Parents contribute well to next steps to help their children learn in the nursery and beyond.  The parents speak of the good care, support and service they receive from the attentive staff.  Managers regularly assess and evaluate their practice to help ensure that staff

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This provision is good

continually support children's care and meet their learning needs effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff miss opportunities to extend children's mathematical skills and to further increase their abilities to solve problems.

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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

 make more use of opportunities to extend further children's mathematical skills and to help them learn how to solve problems.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in all parts of the nursery, including the outdoor provision.  The inspector spoke to some members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the management team.  The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection and reviewed parents' written comments and suggestions.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and the setting's policies and procedures, including those related to the suitability of staff.

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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 for the role. Staff have received relevant training in safeguarding and are clear about the reporting procedures to keep children safe. Managers observe staff regularly and give them constructive feedback to help them improve the quality of their work. Managers and staff check the progress individual children make. When identifying gaps in children's learning, staff provide good support to help children catch up. Staff attend training courses and observe one another teach to strengthen their skills. Staff work well with other settings to help children settle smoothly, when they move on. Managers take into account the views of staff, parents, children and outside professionals to continually improve their service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use observations and assessment well to continually plan interesting activities and learning experiences. This information, along with details parents provide, allows staff to monitor children's progress effectively. Children play together in harmony and learn about different people and their communities. Children enjoy books and share ideas about their favourite pictures and characters. They explore different musical instruments and listen to the sounds they make. Children engage well in songs and rhymes. Staff talk to children and use lots of words to help them learn new vocabularies as they play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have good relationships with children and are good role models to them. They give children praise and reassurance as they learn new skills. Children learn to share resources fairly and take turns. Staff help children adopt healthy eating habits. For example, they encourage children to put their coats on before going outside to play and eat independently. Children enjoy the relaxed social occasion where they eat and talk to one another. They have access to the outdoors to have fresh air and exercise. For example, they learn to use bikes and buggies safely. They explore the natural world, for example, as they dig and observe how plants grow, learning about the wider world around them. Staff undertake regular and thorough checks on the premises and resources to ensure that children remain safe and secure.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and any gaps in learning are closing rapidly. Babies learn new words and try different activities. Children learn to show consideration to others. They listen attentively and respond well to instructions. Children explore different paint colours and observe the changes that happen to colours when they mix. They create imaginative pictures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY390922 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1085895 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Raj Nagendran

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Date of previous inspection 21 January 2015 Telephone number 01895273133

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Tara Kindergartens registered in 2009. It is situated in Uxbridge, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year, closing at Christmas and on public holidays. The provider receives funding to offer free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 10 members of staff, one of whom holds early years professional status. Other staff hold relevant qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 3.

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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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