Wellington's Nursery

Wellington's Nursery 33 Little Dimocks, Rydevale Road, LONDON SW12 9JP

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Inspection date 2 May 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 Leaders reflect well on the effectiveness of the provision. The manager includes the views of parents, staff and children to make positive changes that improve practice. She monitors children's progress well to identify and close any gaps in their learning. n Staff work well with parents and different professionals to meet children's individual care and learning needs. Parents say that they feel informed about their children's learning and value the way staff help to keep their children engaged, active and safe. n The manager offers staff good support and development opportunities to improve their teaching skills. Staff used recent training to improve opportunities for children to develop their communication and language skills. n Overall, staff offer children good learning opportunities that help all children to make good progress in their learning. n Occasionally, staff do not help older children to focus on what is happening during

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This provision is good

some activities and routines, to further encourage their concentration skills. n Staff do not take all opportunities to help children explore technology and discover how things work.

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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 strengthen opportunities for older children to concentrate more during their everyday activities and routines to further encourage their learning n offer children more opportunities to explore and learn about technology.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector and the manager toured the setting and discussed how staff supervise children and keep them safe. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at convenient times throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke to some parents and read written feedback from others, to consider their views about the quality of provision. n The inspector conducted a leadership discussion with the provider and the manager. n The inspector sampled documents, including records of the checks carried out by management to determine staff suitability.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The provider, manager and staff have a clear awareness of child protection issues. They know the procedures to follow in the event of an allegation of abuse being made against a member of staff. The manager knows how to report any concerns to the appropriate agencies without delay. Staff record accidents involving children and inform their parents. The manager monitors accidents to check for any recurring issues and to minimise risks to children. She uses risk assessment well to help keep children safe. The provider follows effective recruitment and induction procedures and monitors the ongoing suitability of staff to ensure they remain suitable to care for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff interact well with children to help them learn. Staff caring for babies say and repeat words, for example as they sing familiar songs with them. Other staff use language well to make suggestions or to ask children questions. They ask older children about the sizes and shapes of ice cubes and whether these are the same or different. Staff encourage younger children to extend their counting skills, for instance as the children confidently count the jumps they make on a mini trampoline. Staff follow children's interests well and reshape activities to extend their ideas. Staff know children well and use assessments of their progress effectively to plan their next steps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are good role models. They supervise children wherever they play and manage their behaviour well. Children learn to share resources and play cooperatively together. Staff include all children well in the activities provided. They continually praise children and encourage them to have a go at something new. They encourage children as they do more things for themselves, such as tidying away toys or helping others to find illustrations in books. Children are active and enjoy opportunities to explore and run around outdoors. They develop good levels of confidence and are motivated to learn.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their unique starting points. Babies enjoy close contact with their familiar carers, for example as they explore toys in water or feel the texture of artificial grass. They enjoy playing with older children and show pride as they hold their key person's hand and learn to walk between the rooms. Toddlers enjoy outdoor play where they confidently move around and choose activities. They show great excitement as they take part in action songs. They contribute their ideas to stories and use words such as 'rolling' and 'squashing' as they explore play dough. Older children play safely, for instance as they climb the bridge outdoors. They confidently practise writing their names and use words such as 'investigating' as they explore objects with magnifying glasses. Overall, children are well prepared for the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544415 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 10093751 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Wellington's Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 02086736633

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Wellington's Nursery registered in 2017 and is situated in Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It opens each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The provider employs 11 staff to work with the children, nine of whom hold early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with an early years degree. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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