Setting EY501221

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 2018 Not applicable

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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 and evaluates well in order to make improvements to her service. She seeks the views of parents to identify priorities for development. For example, she aims to enhance children's opportunities to experience the natural environment by further developing the front of the building.  Staff receive good support to develop their teaching practice. They are encouraged to complete professional qualifications and attend regular training. This contributes to the good progress children make.  Staff have good systems to help keep children safe. They implement the setting's procedures well and assess risks appropriately when collecting children from school.  Staff provide children with regular opportunities to learn and play in the garden. This helps children's physical well-being and supports the development needs well of children who learn best outdoors.  Staff provide children with a wide range of learning experiences, which they enjoy and

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This provision is good

which captures their interests well. Staff monitor children's progress effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not fully support all children with consistent opportunities to use and develop their home language in their play.  Although staff communicate with parents and the schools that children attend, they do not share information regularly about children's experiences, to support continuity of care and learning fully.

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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

 enhance the opportunities available for all children to develop and use the languages they hear at home  extend the information shared with parents and schools that children attend about experiences outside of the setting, to further support continuity of care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of interactions between the staff and children, and assessed the impact of these on children's learning.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed a children's activity with the manager.  The inspector reviewed children's learning records and a range of documents, including policies and procedures, evidence of staff's suitability and professional development, and children's registers.  The inspector viewed the areas of the setting used by children, inside and outdoors.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager establishes effective links with external advisers to help develop her service. This supports her drive to make continual improvements. The learning environment is organised well. For example, children are able to access a wide range of resources independently and make choices about what they want to play. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are confident to identify potential risks to children and know what to do if they have concerns about children's welfare. The manager provides good support for staff to increase their knowledge and enhance their teaching skills. For example, staff complete training to enhance their understanding of how children learn. This helps children to make good progress from their starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their observations of children's learning to plan realistic and challenging activities that engage children successfully and they enjoy. Staff provide good opportunities for active children to use their whole bodies as they play. For instance, children are able to drag and lift equipment outdoors as they carry out their play ideas. Staff support children to link sounds to letters, for example, as they point out items of interest to children in the garden. Staff contribute to children's early mathematical development, such as when they encourage children to identify numbers on carpet mats as they sit for group activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff develop good relationships with children, and most children quickly settle into the setting's routines. Staff use appropriate strategies to reassure those children who find it more difficult to settle. For example, children carry familiar items and receive warm hugs from key persons. This helps to support children's emotional well-being successfully. Staff meet children's individual care needs well, such as providing personal care and routines that mirror those at home. Staff implement nursery procedures well to promote children's welfare. For example, they assess possible risks to children's safety regularly and are clear about what to do in an emergency when away from the building. Children's behaviour is good.

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Outcomes for children are good

Babies giggle and laugh as they bounce up and down on an adult's lap. Toddlers gain increasing independence as they feed themselves at lunchtime. Older babies socialise with each other and begin to understand concepts such as 'big' and 'small' during group activities. Children develop good early literacy skills as they start to recognise the letters in their names and show an interest in books. Children learn a wide range of skills that prepares them well for their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501221 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1053865 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 8

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Owlet Childcare registered in 2016. It is located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The setting is open all week, for most of the year. Five staff work directly with the children. Of these, one holds a childcare qualification at level 4, one holds a qualification at level 3 and two staff hold qualifications at level 2. A qualified teacher works with children part time. The nursery also employs a cook.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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