Bright Horizons Columbus Courtyard Day Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Bright Horizons Columbus Courtyard Day Nursery and Preschool 13 Columbus Courtyard, London, Tower Hamlets E14 4DA

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff provide all children with a range of opportunities for adult-led activities and independent play. Children explore well-resourced play areas, such as their base rooms, a sensory room and a large play area located inside the building. Across the nursery, children are challenged in their learning and access resources to initiate and extend their own play. Staff skilfully took the opportunity to teach toddlers about fire safety after a recent outing where they saw local firemen. Staff and children display strong bonds with each other, and younger babies delight in interactions with the caring staff. Staff working with babies have a calm and attentive approach towards them.

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The provision is good

Partnerships with parents are effective and a secure two-way flow of information is maintained with them. For example, older toddlers enjoy an activity called 'my safe place'. They enter large cardboard boxes with a torch light to look at photos from home that are displayed inside the box. This enables children to talk to each other about their family and home life. The managers and staff take the necessary steps to ensure the safe return of children to nursery after the COVID-19 pandemic. They maintain strict hygiene procedures, and parents are kept fully informed about their children's routines through an electronic diary and their child's key person. Children enjoy a range of opportunities to develop their physical skills. They exercise and enjoy activities such as climbing on frames, playing with sand and ball games. They also enjoy daily outings in the fresh air and visits to local parks and playgrounds.

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The provision is good

Staff extend activities from the nursery to the outside world. In general, children are happy and behave well. They are playful and eager to learn.

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need to do better?

n Staff are dedicated in welcoming children to nursery after the COVID-19 national lockdown. They work with parents to plan settling-in sessions that ensure children comfortably return or start at nursery. Staff take account of the limitations that children had during the lockdown and increased opportunities for them to socialise and enjoy outings in the local community. This helps children to become more social, explore where they live and be prepared for life in modern Britain. n Staff plan routines to meet children's personal needs. During meals, children develop their self-care skills and independence. They feed themselves, pour their own drinks and help staff to set up and clear away. Staff are good role models for the children. They sit down and eat with them, while talking about the 'yummy' food and healthy eating. Staff kindly help children with their sleeping. They use the same strategies as parents at home with cuddles and comforters.

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need to do better?

Staff monitor sleeping children very closely to ensure that they are safe. n A number of children speak English as an additional language and some speak

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need to do better?

28 October 2021 two or three languages at home. However, staff do not provide enough opportunities for these children to develop or use these languages at nursery to celebrate their backgrounds and support their speech development. n Teaching is good. Staff in most rooms provide children with an ambitious curriculum to promote the next steps in their development. However, staff do not always allow enough time for younger children to think and respond independently to their requests. They respond to their own questions themselves. For example, older babies were building cars using plastic blocks and staff asked if they could add a block to the models. Before babies replied, staff added the block to the model and babies became upset. Children are asked to take toy animals out of a bag and imitate their sounds. However, staff do not give time for children to do it and quickly do it themselves. Children do not

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need to do better?

always have time to share their ideas and wishes during play. n Children behave well and most staff are consistent in their approach to managing their emotional development. There are procedures to work as a team with parents to provide children with a consistent approach to boundaries from home and nursery. However, there is capacity to further support the pre-school children in learning to take turns, be kind and share toys with one another during play. There are a number of children being assessed for additional support regarding their speech and behaviour. These children are new to the nursery, which shows that staff promptly identify that they need further support to have their needs met. n The manager supervises and monitors staff's practice. She identifies their next steps to further develop their teaching, and staff attend a wide range of training to learn new skills. Staff work well together and with the management team to

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need to do better?

ensure that every child has a good start in life.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff prioritise children's safety through effective risk assessment of play areas, equipment and resources used with children. They closely monitor children to ensure that they are safe. Staff understand the potential signs that may indicate a child is at risk of abuse. They know how to make referrals to local safeguarding services and understand the steps to take should they become concerned about others working with the children. The management team works with secure recruitment systems and keeps ongoing checks on staff to ensure their suitability to work with children. The managers and staff remained in touch with families and children during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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should:

28 October 2021 n take reasonable steps to provide opportunities for children to develop and use their home language in play and learning, to support their language development at home and their learning of English n allow younger children more time to think and act upon staff's requests during activities so they develop their own ideas, make links between ideas and develop strategies for doing things n provide further support to pre-school age children so that they learn to play cooperatively, take turns with others and form friendships with one another.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY543342 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 10129365 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

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inspection

Total number of places 120 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 3319 3501 Date of previous inspection 11 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Horizons Columbus Courtyard Day Nursery and Preschool registered in 2017. It is situated in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The providers employ 24 staff, 15 of whom hold early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 3. The nursery accepts funding for three- and four-year-olds.

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Information about this inspection

Inspector Karinna Hemerling Karinna Hemerling

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluations of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager to look at the quality of teaching with the younger and older children. n The inspector gathered the views of parents through electronic communication, written feedback and questionnaires. n The inspector observed and spoke to staff and children to find out about their time at the nursery.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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