Hemlington Hall Junior School

Eastwood Nursery 56 Eastwood Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex IG3 8UU

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Inspection date 12 April 2019 Previous inspection date 12 October 2018

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Inadequate 4 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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This provision is good

n The management team and staff have worked hard to improve practice since the last inspection. Leaders act on the advice of others, such as other early years professionals, to help improve practice and children's outcomes. For instance, they have successfully raised the quality of practice to good levels, following actions set at the last inspection. n Children are happy and enjoy staff's interactions. Staff are caring, sensitive and form warm bonds with children, supporting their emotional needs effectively. n Staff successfully share their behavioural expectations with children, such as through reminders, to help children learn how to behave with others. Children behave well, learn to share with others and know how to play safely. n Children make good progress and develop the skills needed for their future learning. Staff provide good opportunities for children to develop their communication skills,

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This provision is good

such as while modelling new words for children in context to help develop their language. n At times, some staff miss opportunities to extend children's learning during imaginative play in order to help further enhance their creative thinking. n Staff in the nursery do not share enough detailed information with each other to help provide a more consistent approach to the support they offer individual children in their play.

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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 strengthen staff's interactions with children, particularly to enhance the learning opportunities during children's imaginative play n develop communication within the staff team to help embed a more consistent approach in supporting all children's individual needs.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children as they engaged together in activities. n The inspector held discussions with the management team and staff during the inspection about children's care and the activities provided for them. n The inspector took into account the views of the parents and carers spoken to on the day and engaged with children at appropriate times. n The inspector viewed documentation during the inspection, such as the nursery's policies and procedures, and children's assessment records. n The inspector held discussions with the management team about how the nursery reflects on the quality of its service.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Leaders have high expectations of staff and reflect on the nursery's practice effectively. They recognise the nursery's strengths and areas to improve to help develop the provision. Leaders monitor staff's practice well and reflect on the quality of their practice effectively, such as through regular supervision meetings, to help maintain good teaching levels. They offer good opportunities for staff to develop their skills, such as through training sessions, to help develop their teaching practice and children's experiences. Overall, leaders and staff communicate effectively with others. For instance, they share information with other agencies that work with children, such as the local authority, to help support consistency in their care and learning experiences. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders understand their responsibility to protect children and implement clear policies and procedures to ensure their welfare. Staff know how to recognise and report

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

any signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know their key children well. They make regular observations of what children can do and plan age-appropriate activities to support their good development. Leaders monitor children's achievements effectively to swiftly recognise and address any gaps in children's learning. Children are eager to explore the activities and concentrate well. Younger children enjoy sensory experiences, such as while scooping and pouring dried pasta into containers. They learn to use different tools, such as tweezers, to transport pasta from one place to another, while developing good hand-muscle control. Staff support children well. For example, they successfully demonstrate how to do things while children play, to encourage them to do things for themselves. Staff communicate with parents well. For instance, they share information about children's development with them regularly to keep them well informed about children's progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff teach children well about how to be healthy, such as by offering nutritious foods at mealtimes. Children have good opportunities to be active. For example, they use equipment outside, including tricycles, scooters and slides, to help develop their balance and physical skills. Children have good opportunities to learn about diversity, such as while exploring resources that reflect different cultural backgrounds. Children develop their understanding of different people in the community well and develop mutual respect for others. Staff regularly assess risks in all areas that children use, to identify and remove any hazards.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points and develop skills that support their next stage of learning. Children interact and communicate with others confidently. Older children learn to recite numbers accurately, count amounts correctly and develop good mathematical skills. All children learn to be independent and learn to do things for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 128501 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 10082665 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Wiggs, Barbara

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Date of previous inspection 12 October 2018 Telephone number 020 8599 6073

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Eastwood Nursery registered in 1985. It is situated in Goodmayes, in the London Borough of Redbridge. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am until 6pm, throughout most of the year. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children age two, three and four years. There are six members of staff who work directly with children. Of these, two staff hold early years qualifications at level 6, two at level three and one is qualified at level 2.

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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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