SpectacularKidz Day Nursery & Preschool

SpectacularKidz Day Nursery & Preschool 11 Farr Avenue, BARKING, Essex IG11 0NY

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Inspection date 10 September 2018 Previous inspection date 6 June 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The manager delivers a strong programme of professional development and has high expectations of staff. She encourages staff to extend their skills and knowledge, through ongoing research and training to deliver high-quality learning experiences for all children. n Staff provide good opportunities to extend children's early mathematical development. Staff encourage children to count, recognise numbers and explore shapes. For example, children enjoy playing dice games and making water handprints outside, then counting the wet finger marks and discussing 'bigger' and 'smaller' handprints. n Staff support children to talk about their feelings during circle time. Children smile, laugh and say that they are, 'Happy at nursery' because their key person is with them. Children have secure attachments with staff. n Young children enjoy activities, such as making marks with pens attached to cars. Older children copy shapes and letters in books. This helps children make good

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The provision is good

progress and develop key skills they need as they prepare to start school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Although staff communicate well with children during play, they do not consistently give children sufficient time to explore activities and develop their own ideas. n Staff are still in the process of developing activities and planning to meet the needs of all children across both rooms, at the highest level.

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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

n allow children time to explore activities and develop their own ideas to make as much progress as possible n continue to support staff to improve practice to ensure that teaching is at the highest level across both rooms.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke with children, the manager and staff. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation of a focused activity. n The inspector observed staff interactions with children, during activities and play, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records, planning, training certificates and policies.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures staff attend regular training and team meetings to create a positive culture, where safeguarding is central to day-to-day practice. Staff have a secure knowledge of the signs of possible abuse and know the procedures to follow, should they have concerns about the welfare of a child. Self- evaluation is accurate. The manager works closely with the early years advisory teacher, staff and parents to reflect on practice and implement change. Careful monitoring of groups of children identifies a need to challenge boys literacy skills further. For example, the manager invites fathers and significant male role models to read to children during story sessions.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make detailed observations and assessments of children's learning. They plan next steps to extend children's development well, overall. Staff keep parents informed of their child's progress and encourage them to share information about their child's learning, for example, through an online app. This helps to build continuity between home and nursery. Staff make good use of their strong links with the local children's centre, to further extend learning experiences for children. For example, staff provide opportunities for babies to explore their senses and develop an understanding of the world around them, as they visit the local sensory room. Staff effectively use children's interests to create an interactive learning environment. For example, staff provide toy dinosaurs in twigs, leaves and scented herbs, to encourage the children to explore. Staff then use the dinosaur books to discuss skeletons and bodies. Children are excited to learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Young children manage their own personal needs successfully. This becomes apparent when toddlers pull their shoes on to the correct feet by themselves. Staff are clear about what behaviour is acceptable and are positive role models for the children in their care. Children know the setting's golden rules and develop a sense of achievement as they follow these. This is seen as children excitedly tell staff, 'Look, I'm sharing with him.' Staff praise children for their positive behaviour. Staff challenge gender stereotypes, for example, as girls enjoy wearing a hard hat and safety goggles to use equipment in the construction area. Staff support children to assess their own risks, as they discuss how to use the tools safely.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress towards their early learning goals. Children's communication skills are developing well. For example, they take turns as they pass ingredients to each other and talk about measuring and textures during a baking session. Children are acquiring the skills needed for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY408851 Local authority Barking and Dagenham Inspection number 10074465 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Spectacular (UK) Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 6 June 2016 Telephone number 020 3581 7856

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SpectacularKidz Day Nursery & Preschool registered in 2010. It operates from premises in a shopping parade in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is funded to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. All members of staff hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager holds early years professional 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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