The Ladybird Nursery School

The Ladybird Nursery School 22 Collingham Road, London, SW5 0LX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2018 2 July 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

 Staff provide a good range of interesting activities for children. They link tasks to children's interests and cover areas of learning well, overall. Staff assess children well and use this information to ensure that children are suitably challenged. Children make good progress.  Staff work well with parents. They have effective ways to keep them well informed of children's progress.  The manager monitors the nursery well. For instance, she knows the small staff team well and spends regular time in the group rooms working alongside staff, observing and giving advice to improve practice.  Staff manage children's behaviour effectively. They share their expectations with children and use a calm and fair approach to support positive behaviour.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff do not make the most of opportunities to explain the value of children's current healthy routines, such as eating well and taking physical exercise.  Children do not regularly experience a wide range of textures and materials to support their creative skills 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

 increase children's understanding of the benefits of their existing healthy lifestyles  develop more regular ways for children to experience different materials and textures to support their creative skills further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager.  The inspector observed the interaction between staff and children, and spoke with children when appropriate.  The inspector tracked the progress of several children.  The inspector looked at some documentation and held a discussion with the manager.  The inspector spoke with parents and staff and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager reflects on all aspects of the nursery and has clear goals to build ongoing improvement. Staff monitor children's progress closely and provide good support to children who may be falling behind in their learning. The manager offers effective support to staff by having one-to-one meetings where their training and support needs are identified. For instance, staff attended a course on supporting children's language development which led to improvements in this area. Safeguarding is effective. Staff know procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child's welfare. Safety is of high importance. Staff routinely check all parts of the nursery to help reduce the risk of accident. The manager carries out background checks on all staff during the recruitment process to help to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children's language development effectively. For instance, children bring items in from home which they talk about and show to other children. Staff teach children new words to add further support. Children enjoy browsing through their favourite stories, which staff read to them and engage them well to support their early literacy skills. Staff teach children early mathematics successfully. Children have good knowledge of shape names, mathematical language and can count securely. Staff teach children about the world around them, for instance, how things grow. Children have good opportunities to practise a broad variety of physical skills in the well-equipped outdoor area, such as learning to throw and catch balls, balance and climb.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have good relationships with children and value them highly as individuals. Staff know the children well and interact with them positively. Children gain good independence skills. They are able to do things for themselves, such as dressing themselves and pouring their drinks. Staff teach children to act with care and caution. For instance, they teach them about road safety and talk about how to behave in safe ways in the nursery, such as walking indoors. Staff manage children's behaviour effectively. They share their expectations with children and use a calm and fair approach to support positive behaviour.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and motivated to learn. They play well together, share and take turns well. Children learn to respect themselves and others from different cultural backgrounds. For instance, they learn aboutspecial cultural or religious events. Children operate simple technology skilfully. They learn valuable skills to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 105708 Local authority Kensington & Chelsea Inspection number 1126495 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Fanny Alison Clare Ward

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Date of previous inspection 2 July 2015 Telephone number 020 7244 7771

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The Ladybird Nursery School registered in 1975. It is located in South Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The nursery is open each weekday from 9am to 12.30pm during term time only. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, optional afternoon clubs run which extend the day until 2.45pm. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged three and four years old. The nursery employs nine staff, seven of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications, including two staff who are qualified to level 6.

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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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