St Joseph's Nursery

St Joseph's Nursery 135 Paget Rise, Woolwich, London Borough of Greenwich, SE18 3QQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 August 2017 11 November 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The manager has not ensured that staffing requirements meet statutory requirements in the room for children aged under two years.  Staff do not consistently model language and grammar correctly to children. Staff sometimes use incorrect vocabulary and do not pronounce words clearly enough, to enable children to hear, understand and develop their speech.  Staff do not provide enough opportunities for children to learn about mathematical concepts, such as measure and size.  The manager does not evaluate the quality of the provision well enough to identify and address all areas of weakness.

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It has the following strengths

 Children settle in quickly and enjoy spending time with their key person.  Staff follow children's interests effectively and provide activities that are exciting and inviting for children.  Staff have developed effective ways to involve parents in children's learning. For example, parents bring in traditional foods and clothes for an ethnic day celebration. Staff provide activities and resources for parents to complete at home which support children's next steps, such as books about potty training.  The manager is committed to the professional development of staff. For instance, she seeks additional training and guidance from other professionals to support children who have special educational needs.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that at least one member of staff working in the room for children aged under two years holds a full and relevant qualification at level 3 16/09/2017

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching, with particular regard to supporting children's communication and language development. 31/10/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 develop more opportunities for children to learn about mathematical ideas, including size and measure  develop ways to evaluate the setting, to ensure that all weaknesses are identified and improvements are made.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and observed the quality of teaching and interactions with children.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and held a meeting with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including staff and children's records, policies and procedures, and evidence of staff suitability to work with children.  The inspector observed and interacted with the children in the inside and outside environments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager has not ensured that staff working with the youngest children have the required qualifications. Nevertheless, this does not have a significant impact, as children are happy and motivated to learn. Safeguarding is effective. The manager has ensured that staff know the signs and symptoms that would cause concern about a child's welfare. She has developed other ways to keep children safe, such as by sharing accident forms with parents, which offer advice about care following a head injury. The manager completes risk assessments of equipment and activities, and staff help children to understand fire evacuation procedures. The manager gathers the views of staff and parents in her evaluation of the setting. However, evaluation is not effective as she has not identified all areas of weakness and breaches in requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not consistently model language effectively or use the correct version of words to support children's understanding and help them learn to talk English. Nevertheless, staff question children to encourage them to express their thoughts and feelings. For example, children enjoy sticking pictures in a book and staff record children's ideas and opinions about activities or trips to inform their planning. Staff monitor children's learning to inform planning and provide a range of interesting activities for them. For example, older children enjoy exploring different textures when playing with herbs, play dough and tools. However, children do not benefit from many chances to learn about the concepts of size and measure as part of their mathematical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Although some staff do not hold the required qualifications to work in the room with the youngest children, they support children's emotional well-being and children are happy. However, the weakness in supporting children's communication and language skills does not help children to develop their social skills. Children seek praise from their key person, which is given freely. Children behave well. Staff have developed ways to encourage positive behaviour, such as 'superhero rules', and they award children with certificates, which they are excited to receive. Children develop an understanding of the world around them and are accepting of others' differences. For example, they bring in family photographs from home, which staff attach to a globe to reinforce children's understanding of their cultural heritage.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the progress of which they are capable. All children, including those who learn English as an additional language and those who have special educational needs, develop some skills to prepare them for school. However, they do not receive the support they need to develop good language skills. Children enjoy making marks in glitter and playing phonics games. Older children develop independence in their self-care routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443969 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1071504 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Danielle Gina Cacciatore

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Date of previous inspection 11 November 2014 Telephone number 07922877034

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St Joseph's Nursery opened in 2012. It is situated in the Woolwich Common area of the London Borough of Greenwich. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged three and four years. The nursery operates for 51 weeks of the year from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, with the exception of Thursdays, when it closes at 5.30pm. A team of four staff, including the manager, works directly with the children over the course of the week, with all of these staff having relevant early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds an appropriate early years qualification at 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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