Playdays Nursery and Pre- School

Playdays Nursery and Pre- School 801 Green Lane, DAGENHAM, Essex, RM8 1DD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 May 2017 1 December 2014

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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

 The senior management team tracks children's progress effectively to help identify any gaps in their learning. Children make good progress from their individual starting points. Staff work well with specialists to support children who need extra support.  The management team supports staff to develop their professional practice well. For instance, staff have improved how they help children develop their communication and language skills.  Children are secure, happy and confident. Staff are kind and considerate. They have caring and affectionate relationships with children.  Staff have established good partnerships with parents. For instance, they share important information about their children's progress. Staff provide sacks with books and props in to encourage parents to be involved with their children's learning.  Senior staff monitor staff's practice well. For instance, regular supervisory meetings are

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This provision is good

used to discuss their strengths, weaknesses and how to improve outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, some staff are not consistent at making the most of opportunities to extend children's learning effectively.  On occasions, staff miss opportunities to extend children's understanding of mathematics even further.

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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

 extend staff's knowledge of how children learn, to help children make the most of their learning  extend children's understanding of mathematical language and ideas further

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked with parents, the provider, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed staff's interactions during activities indoors and outdoors and looked at a range of resources and equipment.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's details, learning records, insurance and other relevant documentation.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector had discussions with the provider about policies and procedures and methods of assessing and planning for children's progress. The inspector also discussed how staff work with parents and other providers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff know how to identify and report any concerns about children's welfare. Management monitors staff to help ensure they follow the safeguarding policies. For instance, if an allegation is made against them, or they become disqualified to work with children. The provider knows to notify the relevant professionals and Ofsted of any significant events. She maintains all relevant records to share with the appropriate agencies and parents. The provider routinely follows processes to help ensure staff are suitable and remain suitable to work with children. Staff carry out detailed risk assessments. They are well deployed and supervise children to help keep them safe. Most staff hold first-aid qualifications to help ensure they manage any accidents appropriately. The provider responds to any complaints and maintains a record of these.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carry out regular observations and assessments of children's learning. They make time to share these with parents. Staff use this information to help monitor children's progress and plan interesting learning experiences for children. Staff support younger babies' understanding of how things work. For instance, children show delight as they learn to operate programmable toys. Staff help children to develop their communication and language skills well. For example, children speak out in groups, answer questions and have their own ideas and opinions. Staff give children opportunities to gain more physical skills. For instance, they move with speed and with pleasure as they run and ride wheeled toys.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff help parents to know about their children's day. For instance, they share daily dairies. The key-person system works well. For example, staff routinely administer medication, apply sun cream in the hot weather and meet any additional needs. Staff support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they offer healthy choices of food and meet all dietary needs. Staff maintain good hygiene practices and the provision is clean and well maintained. Staff manage children's behaviour well and help children understand boundaries. For instance, children are well behaved; they cooperate, share, take turns and show respect for others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for their next stage in learning, including school. For example, younger babies demonstrate a strong exploratory impulse as they build small towers with bricks. Older children listen to stories with increasing attention and recall. They can retell a past event in detail, for instance, what they did at the weekend. Children turn pages in a book, sometimes several at once. They imitate drawing simple shapes, such as circles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411746 Local authority Barking & Dagenham Inspection number 1098963 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 140 Name of registered person Gurdip Kaur Bhogal

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Date of previous inspection 1 December 2014 Telephone number 00020859986

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Playdays Nursery and Pre-School (Green Lane) opened in 2010. It operates in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The provider is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 13 members of staff, of whom 12 hold relevant childcare qualifications between level 2 and level 5.

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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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