First Insight to Learning, Lets Learn Ltd

First Insight to Learning, Lets Learn Ltd Beverley Park, Park View, New Malden, KT3 4LL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 July 2017 14 October 2013

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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 manager has developed very thorough systems of monitoring and tracking children's progress. Children make strong progress from their starting point assessment.  Staff have developed effective relationships with parents and involve them well in their child's learning. For example, staff invite parents to add comments about their child's progress and interests at home.  Staff effectively support children to gain new skills in preparation for their move on to school. For example, they read stories to help children's understanding and encourage them to be independent when getting dressed and pouring water.  Staff encourage children to take responsibility for small tasks. For example, the 'special helper' helps to lay the table for lunch and children take it in turns to be the 'teacher' in a mathematics activity.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff use shortened words or 'baby talk' instead of the correct vocabulary. This does not support all children to build on their emerging language skills.  Staff do not always provide a broad range of activities to support the learning of children who choose to spend their time outdoors.

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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

 support staff to recognise when to build more fully on children's developing language skills to help them extend their vocabularies  offer a broader range of activities and experiences for those who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and held a meeting with the manager.  The inspector observed the children in the inside and outside environment.  The inspector sampled documentation, including staff and children's records, policies and procedures, and evidence of staff suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager understands her responsibilities to ensure children are safe. She completes checks of the premises each day and closely monitors sleeping children. Safeguarding is effective. The manager has developed effective systems of monitoring staff, such as through supervision meetings and forms to reflect on the success of activities. Staff are committed to developing their knowledge further. They enjoy attending training and gaining new qualifications. Staff effectively liaise with other professionals to support children's development. For example, staff invite Reception teachers into the nursery to meet children before they start school. The manager evaluates the provision effectively on an ongoing basis and seeks the views of parents and staff to identify priorities for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a range of resources and activities based on children's interests. Staff receive information from parents about what children enjoy at home and ask parents to make comments in their child's learning journeys. Staff provide clear expectations of behaviour and reinforce the nursery rules. Staff support children to learn about the world around them. For example, children enjoy looking at flags from different countries and learning languages from around the world. The nursery environment is inviting and staff support children to develop early mathematics and literacy skills. For example, children use clipboards when playing in the 'shoe shop' and measure the size of the shoes and their feet. Children engage in animated conversations and stories with staff and each other.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have developed interesting ways to encourage children to share and be kind to each other. For example, children try to fill buckets with 'good deeds', such as sharing with a friend. Staff encourage children to be responsible and caring. Children learn about the differing dietary requirements of their friends and positively consider the similarities and differences between themselves and others. Staff meet children's individual care needs quickly and work with parents to follow routines from home. Staff support young children's emotional well-being through warm and nurturing interactions and stimulating activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident, happy and motivated learners. They are independent and polite to staff. They enjoy learning new skills, such as counting, recognising letters and the sounds they make, and learning the days of the week. Babies form strong bonds with their key person and develop their social skills alongside the other children. Older children enjoy helping younger children and showing them how to do things. For example, they take coats and shoes for babies to put on.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY368846 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 1062137 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person First Insight To Learning Limited

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Date of previous inspection 14 October 2013 Telephone number 07938447433

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First Insight to Learning registered in 2008. The nursery operates from the Pavilion within Beverly Park, in a residential area of New Malden. The nursery is open every weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. The nursery employs a total of six staff, five of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager has 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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