Bright Horizons Leytonstone Day Nursery and Preschool

Little Green Man Nursery 15 Lemna Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1HX

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Inspection date 26 September 2018 Previous inspection date 17 November 2014

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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 Children are happy and well settled. They have close relationships with staff and enjoy their time at the nursery. Children behave well and learn to take turns, share and to be kind to each other. n Parents are happy with the care of their children. They are regularly kept informed of their progress. Staff engage well with parents to support their children's care, learning and development. n Staff use observations and assessments effectively to monitor children's progress and identify what they need to learn next. Where there are gaps in children's learning, these are quickly identified and plans are made to help children catch up. n The manager effectively evaluates the quality of the nursery and implements changes to help improve outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Staff do not consistently provide a wide range of stimulating and challenging learning opportunities for some of the youngest children. n Staff miss some opportunities to support children to be independent during daily routines and activities.

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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 continue to evaluate and improve learning opportunities so that children of all ages have consistent high-quality challenging and exciting experiences n give children more opportunities to do things independently as they play and in daily activities such as mealtimes.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed children as they played and took part in daily routines. n The inspector spoke with children, staff and the managers at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at children's profiles, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision and a wide range of other documents, including policies and procedures. n The inspector took account of the views of the parents. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with a manager.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and her team know the signs and symptoms to look out for to protect children. They know the procedures to follow if they are concerned about the safety or welfare of a child. Leaders use effective recruitment and induction procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and have a secure understanding of their roles. An effective support and training programme helps staff to continually improve. For example, staff have recently undertaken training to develop their confidence in providing creative activities for children. The manager monitors children's progress closely to identify any gaps in their development and supports staff to put interventions in place.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff plan an interesting range of enjoyable and challenging activities that support the different areas of learning. For example, staff in the pre-school room skilfully teach children about the world around them by taking them on regular nature walks. As a result, children show high levels of enjoyment and a strong knowledge about nature. Staff members in the baby room are effective at supporting young children to make choices. For example, children enjoy suggesting songs and they delight in doing the actions during circle time. This helps to build their self-esteem and language development. There are good arrangements to monitor children's progress. For instance, the manager and staff quickly identify gaps in children's learning and work closely in partnership with parents and other professionals to support individual children's needs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff know children extremely well. There is a successful settling-in procedure where staff gain lots of information about children's routines and interests, which helps children quickly develop a sense of belonging at the nursery. Parents offer positive feedback and feel that their children are supported to settle into nursery life well. Staff encourage children to adopt healthy lifestyles. For example, they provide fresh fruit and healthy nutritious meals, and children enjoy regular healthy cooking activities. Staff act as good role models for children and have high expectations for their behaviour. They actively promote equality and support children's sense of belonging and self-worth. For example, they help children to learn about and value their own and other people's languages, cultures and religions.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make steady progress from their various starting points. They acquire a wide range of knowledge and abilities to support their ongoing development, including being ready for school. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities build on their language and social skills, developing firm foundations for their future learning. Children develop a keen interest in reading. They enjoy looking at books independently and being read to by adults.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 156214 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10060874 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 - 8 Total number of places 130 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person Janbarree Limited

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Date of previous inspection 17 November 2014 Telephone number 020 8539 7228

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Little Green Man Nursery registered in 2001. It is situated in a residential area of Leytonstone, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The nursery opens all year round, Monday to Friday from 7am until 7pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged two-, three- and four- years. The nursery employs 49 members of staff to work with children, all of whom hold recognised early years qualifications. The manager has a qualification at level 5.

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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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