Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool

Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool 18 Marcham Road, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire OX14 1AA

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Inspection date 19 September 2018 Previous inspection date 23 August 2017

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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 Leaders have a good vision for the nursery, the new manager knows the key strengths and areas needing development. There is a positive atmosphere across the whole nursery, staff share the leaders enthusiasm and are motivated to improve outcomes for children. n Staff understand how children learn and use this knowledge to accurately assess each child's stage of development. As a result, all children, including those with English as an additional language, make good progress. n Children know the rules and routines of the nursery well. Staff remind children promptly and calmly when on the rare occasion they forget. As a result behaviour across the nursery is good. n Staff know the children well and have a good knowledge of their next steps in learning. They plan a wide range of activities that challenge and excite children. Consequently, teaching practice is consistently good. n Children quickly develop strong attachments with staff and show that they feel safe

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The provision is good

and emotionally secure. They are confident, happy and show high levels of self- esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Babies needs are not always taken into account, particularly when planning for their individual daily routines. n Staff do not always ensure that babies are engaged in learning due to the interruptions from other unsettled children.

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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 ensure staff take babies individual needs into account when planning daily routines n review the environment to minimise times that babies learning is interrupted from other unsettled children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspectors observed the quality of teaching and the support for children's learning during activities inside and outside n The inspectors assessed how well leaders and staff understand and implement nursery policies, and how they monitor children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation to assess how well leaders monitor the quality of teaching. n The inspectors talked to staff and children during the inspection, and reviewed feedback gained from parents and took all views into account. n The inspectors looked at a range of documentation including staff records and children's learning journals.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Leaders have high expectations of what staff and children can achieve. They ensure staff access regular training and development. As a result, staff are well qualified and implement what they have learnt in their teaching practice to support children's learning. Leaders follow a robust recruitment, vetting and induction process. This ensures that staff, including temporary staff, know and understand their role and responsibilities. Staff know the policies and procedures they must follow to keep children safe. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. There are good systems in place for staff supervision and performance management. For example, staff use peer observations to reflect on and improve their own practice. Partnerships with parents are good. They speak highly of the nursery and what their child can do, and how they can help them learn at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe and accurately assess where children are in their development. They use children's interests to motivate their learning. For example, staff support children to use magnifying glasses to hunt for bugs, the children excitedly lift up wooden logs and guess what may be underneath them. Staff are deployed well and children are effectively supervised to keep them safe. Staff support children to gain the skills they need to move to the next stage in their learning and into school. For example, younger children recognise their own photograph on their water bottle, whilst older children identify their name in print and are able to put on their own coats and shoes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are excellent role models to the children. They explain to children why they need to share and to be kind and gentle to each other. Children are able to choose where, and what they want to play with. Children learn to take risks. For example, they climb up the climbing wall and reach out and grab the fireman's pole and slide down successfully. Staff give children lots of praise and encouragement. Nutritious food is freshly cooked on the premises. The cook knows the children who have allergies or dietary requirements and caters for them well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and independent learners. For example, they pour their own drinks and use spoons to scoop out food and put it onto their plates. Staff provide activities for children to develop their early writing skills. For instance, younger children use their fingers and hands to make marks in 'gloop', and older children write their names and recognise letters and sounds. Children learn about how to keep themselves safe. Such as, children take part in the risk assessment process to identify risks. Children practise their physical skills, and have plenty of opportunities to ride bikes, roll tyres and climb on the indoor and outdoor apparatus.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY458407 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10070577 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 0 - 5 Total number of places 114 Number of children on roll 150 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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Date of previous inspection 23 August 2017 Telephone number 01235534114

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Bright Horizons St. Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool in Abingdon, Oxfordshire registered in 2013. It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited. It is open each weekday from 7am to 6.30pm, all year, with the exception of bank holidays and a week between Christmas and New Year. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. It employs 41 staff, of whom 34 hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 2 or above.

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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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