The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery

Inspection of The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery Toad Hall Nursery, 705 Wharfedale Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG41 5RB

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children throughout the nursery display positive relationships with staff. Strong bonds quickly develop and children demonstrate that they feel happy and safe. They enjoy exploring the well-organised environment and develop good attitudes to learning. Children's interests are known and used to encourage their play and learning. They show high levels of involvement in their play. For example, babies enjoy exploring in trays of sand and feeling the difference it makes when they add water. Two- and three-year-olds get excited as they play in coloured water and hunt out bugs and other objects in yellow 'gloop'. Pre-school children fully immerse themselves in being hairdressers. They enjoy making over adults' hair with clips, hair extensions and pretend brushing colour on to dye the hair. Staff use these activities well to extend on children's interests and build on their vocabulary, communication and language skills.

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The provision is good

Children learn to take turns and share. Staff help babies learn that they need to wait until their friends are away from the bottom of the slide before going down. Older children understand the expectations for behaviour. They learn to consider their friends when splashing in the water tray or spraying a water bottle. Children show respect for one another and quickly offer comfort if they see a friend unhappy.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the new manager, with the support of the management team, has made positive improvements to the provision and staff practice. Staff are confident in their understanding of safeguarding, implement effective risk assessments and deploy themselves to meet children's needs well. n The manager completes regular supervision sessions with staff and has an open- door policy so they can come and share their thoughts or concerns at any time. An improved key-person system enables staff, and their buddy, to continually support children's needs. n Staff understand how to provide activities that are appropriate for children's ages and stages of development but also challenge them in their learning. They provide a varied curriculum and use children's interests to make learning fun. Children are all making good progress. Staff help them to develop the skills they need for their future learning consistently as they progress through the nursery.

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n Children's home and cultural backgrounds are reflected within the nursery. Staff learn words in children's home language to support children's settling-in process and inclusion. Resources, such as books, are available in dual languages to build on all children's awareness that words have meaning and can come in different forms. n Children enjoy healthy lifestyles and staff actively encourage their independence

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16 February 2022 skills throughout the session. Older children confidently lay the table and serve their own food. They receive a varied range of snacks and meals, that also meet their dietary requirements, and take part in the companies 'Cook and grow' initiative. n Children enjoy using the outside area to build on their learning. They build on their physical skills as they climb over, under and through obstacles, play imaginatively in the 'mud kitchen' and negotiate on tricycles and scooters. Babies enjoy climbing up and sliding down the slide. Staff closely supervise children to support their learning and ensure their safety. n Staff with the youngest children are attentive to their needs and meet their routines well. They provide babies with comfort when needed and encourage their new skills, such as supporting them to pull themselves up and walk. Babies enjoy group activities, such as singing. Due to the differing ages and abilities for

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these youngest children, at times, the group sizes do not enable staff to fully support them all to get the most from these. n Staff are swift to identify emerging needs in children. They liaise closely with parents and other professionals to seek the support needed to help these children make the best possible progress in their learning and development. Children with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support from staff. However, the range of resources and visual aids available to assist these children to engage and build on their concentration skills fully is currently limited. n Partnership with parents is a strength. Parents state how pleased they are with the staff, the information they receive and how well their children are cared for.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and management team understand their roles to safeguard children. The manager demonstrates a strong understanding of her designated safeguarding lead role. Staff attend relevant training to keep their knowledge up to date. They are confident in where to report any concerns they may have for a child's welfare and how to share any allegations against staff. Safeguarding children is a priority for management. They make use of team meetings and discussions to reinforce all aspects of safeguarding. There are robust recruitment, induction and ongoing supervision procedures to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n review and improve adult-led activities for the younger children to enable them to gain the most from these activities n develop the range of resources available to support children with emerging and

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should:

16 February 2022 identified needs to engage and concentrate in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471521 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 10143190 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 72 Number of children on roll 73 Name of registered person Careroom Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01189 692525 Date of previous inspection 6 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery registered in 2013 and operates from a purpose- built building in Winnersh, Berkshire. There are 11 nurseries in the chain. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm all year round, except for bank holidays. Staff can offer care from 7.30am by prior arrangement. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. It employs 19 staff who work with the children. Of these, one holds a relevant early years qualifications at level 6, 11 at level 3 and two at level 2.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and took that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk across all areas of the nursery. n The inspector observed activities in the three main base rooms and garden. She talked to staff about the progress that individual children are making and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and area manager. She reviewed relevant documentation, including staff qualifications and records, and evidence of paediatric first-aid training. n The inspector talked with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.

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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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