Partou Children's House Day Nursery & Pre-School

Children's House Day Nursery Park Lodge, Tilehurst Lane, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 5JL

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Inspection date 23 October 2018 Previous inspection date 16 November 2016

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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The provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

n Managers do not deploy staff effectively. Sometimes key persons are not available to support their key children and temporary staff do not know enough about each child's needs to help provide consistency for them. n The quality of teaching varies. Not all staff use the information gained from children's assessments to help challenge and extend individual or groups of children's learning effectively. Not all children make as much progress as possible. n Staff's professional development is not robustly focused on minimising inconsistencies in the quality of teaching to help all children make the best progress possible. n Managers do not make effective use of self-evaluation and monitoring procedures to help identify all areas of development, to help inform future practice.

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It has the following strengths

n Staff support children to learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle. For example, they enjoy playing outside in the fresh air and joining in physical activities. n Children learn a range of skills and make adequate progress. For example, older children learn about patterns they make, and younger children enjoy singing songs, which help to develop their communication.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date ensure staff use the information gained from assessments to help prioritise, challenge and extend individual and groups of children's learning 26/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

deploy key persons and temporary staff effectively to help meet each child's care and learning needs. 26/11/2018

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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's teaching is monitored effectively to help raise the quality of teaching, so that all children make the best possible progress n ensure self-evaluation is used effectively to identify clearly all areas for improvement and raise outcomes for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspectors had a tour of the premises and observed the children taking part in activities, and evaluated the impact on their learning. n The inspectors sampled a range of documentation, including records of children's learning and staff's suitability checks. n The inspectors spoke with staff at convenient times during the inspection. n The inspectors carried out joint observations with the managers.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and the staff team understand procedures to help take appropriate action in terms of child protection concerns. Staff are vigilant and supervise the children well. They make careful risk assessments of the areas children play and follow robust procedures managing food and drink allergies. This helps to keep all children safe. The managers and staff are developing reflective practice and keen to improve quality. For example, they have recently updated procedures to share information with parents more effectively. Parents comment positively about this and say this has helped them know about changes to the nursery in a timely manner. Staff have some opportunities to extend their professional development. For example, recent research has helped staff develop the garden area and offer opportunities for children's understanding of the world outside. However, this reflective practice does not

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

consistently identify all areas of development to help inform future practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is inconsistent and systems for the supervision of staff are not fully effective to help raise the quality and consistency of children's learning experiences. Although staff interact with children in a positive manner and provide activities that children can choose from, they do not use the information gathered effectively from assessments to help prioritise individual and groups of children's learning. For example, during a construction activity with blocks, staff miss opportunities to encourage children to think for themselves to help their learning further. Children develop their creativity and physical skills, for example, as staff teach them to use scissors as they design and create pictures to take home. Younger children learn to climb steps to the slide safely.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff find out from parents about their child's development and care needs when they first start, which helps them get to know the children. However, key persons are not always available to work with their key children and temporary staff do not know all children's needs. For example, at times children were unsettled as they did not know members of staff, as they change rooms during the day. Nonetheless, the staff are kind and welcoming, and most children settle in well. Staff help children to take care of their personal care needs. For example, they supervise and encourage them to use the bathroom as they manage to wash their hands and faces, and teach them the importance of following good hygiene routines. Staff teach children how to be polite, share and take turns. Overall, children behave well.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children make adequate progress in their learning from their starting points. They are confident to explore the activities. For example, older children show perseverance as they try to match pictures together and younger children show their listening skills as they enjoy stories with staff. Generally, children learn a range of skills that helps prepare them for future learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441763 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 10081731 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register

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Day care type

Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 148 Number of children on roll 125 Name of registered person All About Children Limited

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Date of previous inspection 16 November 2016 Telephone number 01344 301277

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Children's House Day Nursery re-registered under new ownership in 2012. The nursery is situated in Binfield, Berkshire. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Children can attend for a variety of sessions. The nursery is open five days a week from 7.30am to 6pm, all year. The nursery employs 31 staff who work with the children. Of these, 21 hold a childcare qualification 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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