Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool

Woodlands Pre-school & Day Nursery Church Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0RU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 May 2018 22 April 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 and staff work well to keep up to date with new ideas and build on their skills and knowledge even further. For example, they have learned about the different ways to support children to develop good communication and language skills.  Staff establish positive relationships with parents and keep them fully informed of their children's learning. For example, they share activities daily, such as planting ideas.  Staff get to know individual children and their personalities well. This helps children develop a good sense of belonging and positive levels of well-being and self-esteem.  Children have good opportunities to develop their writing skills. Younger children give meaning to marks as they paint and older children write simple words with confidence.  There are good opportunities for children to develop respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences in the wider world. For instance, children

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This provision is good

learn about a wide range of religious beliefs, such as Muslim traditions like Ramadan.  Children have good opportunities to explore and investigate. For example, they enjoy carrying out nature and bug hunts during regular walks in the woodland with staff.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently encourage children to learn and think about the consequences of their actions on others to extend their life skills even further.  Staff do not make the most out of the organisation of larger group activities to ensure that they fully engage all children during their learning experiences.

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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 children's opportunities to independently resolve minor conflicts and fully understand the consequences of their behaviour more maturely  review and improve the organisation of large-group activities to ensure that they fully engage all children in their learning opportunities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the staff interacting with children and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector looked at written documentation, including evidence of the suitability of all those working at the nursery.  The inspector spoke to the manager, children, parents and staff and considered their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager and staff effectively evaluate their practice together. For example, they observe each other interact with children and provide each other with helpful advice. The manager uses feedback to set staff challenging individual targets to meet. The manager closely monitors the consistency of care and learning that staff provide children. For example, she holds regular individual meetings with staff to discuss their performance. Staff establish positive relationships with other early years professionals. For example, they regularly share children's achievements with other settings that they attend. This helps them to provide children with a good consistent approach to their shared care and learning experiences. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good knowledge of the safeguarding procedures to follow to help protect children's safety and welfare. Staff deploy themselves well and ensure that they always meet the required

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

ratios to help supervise children effectively. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, they practise regular fire evacuation drills with staff. Staff carry out regular headcounts to ensure that all children are accounted for and kept safe during practices.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff effectively monitor the progress of individual and different groups of children. Staff quickly identify any gaps in children's development and provide good support to help close the gaps promptly. Staff effectively support children to prepare for their eventual move to school. For example, children gain good skills to support their early mathematical skills. Younger children enjoy counting as they play and older children complete simple sums with confidence. Staff build on children's ideas effectively. For instance, they encourage children discussing the city of London to go on to make models of famous London landmarks, such as 'Big Ben'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are polite and are happy to play together. They are confident to communicate their ideas. Children develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they are keen to harvest healthy food such as pea shoots, with staff. Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they negotiate obstacles such as tyres and older children explore more complicated movements and control of their bodies as they climb trees.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who learn English as an additional language, make good progress. For example, children learn to say 'hello' in a range of other languages such as Spanish. Children learn good skills to support their future learning. For example, they confidently choose their own play with independence. Children explore more complex ideas. For instance, they participate in experiments as they make erupting volcanos.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY283891 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1135533 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 70 Number of children on roll 111 Name of registered person Asquith Nurseries Limited

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Date of previous inspection 22 April 2013 Telephone number 01892 518 262

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Woodlands Pre-school & Day Nursery registered in 1997. It is located in Southborough, Kent and is open Monday to Friday from 7am until 6.30pm all year round. The setting receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 19 members of staff, 14 of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 or above. This includes two members of staff who hold a relevant early years degree and one member of staff who has qualified teacher 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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