Kindred Twickenham Day Nursery

Twickenham Day Nursery Hospital Bridge Road, Twickenham, TW2 6LD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 August 2017 22 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

 The manager monitors staff practice well. He targets professional development opportunities, such as training courses, to develop individual staff skills that enhance their roles. For example, staff learn how to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.  The manager and staff are enthusiastic about providing highly engaging experiences for children. They have developed the play spaces well to support children to manage risks and try things out. Children are eager to explore and very confident in making decisions about their play.  Staff build outstanding partnerships with parents. They regularly share information, use children's experiences from home in the setting, offer suggestions for managing dietary needs and support individual children extremely well. Children benefit from highly consistent care tailored to their needs.  Staff monitor children's progress from the start. They identify gaps in their learning and

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This provision is good

provide support to help them close quickly. All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss opportunities for children to fully explore their suggestions and ideas, to help them think more deeply about things and further enhance their learning.  Staff do not consistently encourage children to care for the environment, such as putting toys or resources away after playing so they can find them when they want them again.

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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 opportunities for children to develop their ideas during activities in ways that encourage them to think and solve problems  support children to take more responsibility for caring for their play environments.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and deputy manager.  The inspector looked at samples of paperwork, including risk assessments, policies and procedures, accident records, the setting's action plan and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The new manager is enthusiastic and has many ideas to continue to improve the nursery. He has already implemented some positive changes. For example, the new weekly newsletter encourages parents to share more about what children do at home. Staff use what they learn from parents to meet children's interests well. The manager makes sure staff access professional development opportunities. Recent training on how to assess and plan for the different ways children learn has helped staff provide experiences that help children develop their skills. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager has reviewed the outdoor play spaces and made sure staff know what to do when accidents happen. Staff know how to keep children safe and act promptly to minimise risks. All staff know how to act on concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know children well and provide varied activities for them. They provide enjoyable ways for children to be creative and develop literacy skills. For instance, children paint pictures on the wall of the classroom, adding in different people and painting their names above them. Staff encourage children's mathematics at snack time. For example, they ask them to count the pieces of fruit and discuss how heavy each piece is. Older children discover what happens when things are put in water. They experiment with different objects and predict which they think may float or sink.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff teach children about healthy options, such as growing fruit and vegetables for snacks. All children help to plant, water and care for the plants. They pick the fruits and prepare them for their snack. Children talk about why the fruit and vegetables are good for them, such as helping them to grow big and strong. Children manage risks well. For example, children climb the steps to the wooden climbing frame and work out how to walk across the cargo net to get to the other side. Children show good independence skills and fairness. For example, they pour drinks and serve their own food at lunchtime, reminding others that the food is for everyone to share.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen to learn and involve others in their activities. For example, they eagerly explain how they make cakes and that they would taste 'yummy'. Babies have great fun experimenting with moving objects. For instance, they roll cars and balls down the slope, clapping their hands as they watch them. Older children use their imaginations well. They engage in complex role play about going to school, deciding each child's roles, including a 'dog' who has a driving licence and will drive the bus. Children are well prepared for moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY425251 Local authority Richmond upon Thames Inspection number 1085938 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Whitton Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 22 January 2015 Telephone number 07990 512 002

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Twickenham Day Nursery registered in 2011. The nursery operates Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 15 members of staff. Two staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 4, eight staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 3 and two staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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