Outdoor Owls

Inspection of Outdoor Owls Richmond & Putney Unitarian Church, Ormond Road, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6TH

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend at this warm and welcoming forest school nursery. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they confidently board the 'classroom on wheels' minibus, to go to camp. Staff use this opportunity to introduce activities and read stories with the children. This fosters children's love of books and helps them to get ready for their day ahead.

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The provision is good

Children have a positive attitude to learning and engage in open-ended play for sustained periods. They explore and experiment with confidence. For example, children work together to move planks of wood to balance on and use their problem-solving skills to climb trees. Children develop strong physical skills and show a strong interest in the natural world. They develop a good understanding of the changing seasons, living things and their environment. For example, they talk about different fruits that need the sun to grow and change colour. Children behave well. They are respectful and listen to the staff and their friends as they talk.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children. They teach them how to assess risks and follow rules to help keep themselves safe. Children confidently know the boundaries of the nursery and raise staff awareness when children are near the boundaries.

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need to do better?

n Leaders create an ambitious curriculum that focuses on children's physical, personal, social and emotional development. Staff have a good understanding of how young children learn and develop. They provide a varied curriculum, using their observations and assessments to build on what children already know and can do. The environment and resources support children's independence, well- being and learning. n Staff interaction with children is good. Children remember previous learning. For instance, they ask staff for factual books, which they have used previously, so that they can look at the different types of plants. Staff have these ready to hand so that children can continue their learning. This has a positive impact on children's early literacy and deepens their knowledge even further. n Children develop their imaginations. Staff are animated as they demonstrate how to interact with others during imaginary play. For example, they create

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imaginative games where children play in teams. This supports children to develop positive relationships with their friends. n Staff successfully incorporate simple mathematical concepts, such as counting and addition, into everyday activities. For example, younger children count the number of stones they have collected in their pots. Older children start to

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1 August 2022 recognise numbers and use simple addition. n Staff ensure that the environment fosters children's independence. For instance, children take themselves to wash their hands after they have finished playing with messy activities and before mealtimes. This develops children's health and confidence in their own abilities. n Children's behaviour is good. Staff are respectful to children's choices. This is demonstrated as staff ask children what activities they would like to participate in. Furthermore, they teach children about different emotions. This helps children to talk about how they feel. n Parents are very happy with the nursery. They say that it is 'amazing' and they are happy with the progress their children make. However, the current systems in place to share curriculum information about their children's individual learning are not fully embedded. This means that parents do not consistently know what

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they can do at home to help extend their children's learning and development even further. n Staff use the internet with children to find information, such as the names of insects. This helps children to learn about technology. n Leaders are passionate about their ethos and provision they offer for children. They use research and seek training opportunities for staff to further develop their knowledge. Regular supervision sessions with staff are carried out, with targets set to support them in their roles. Leaders and the manager ensure that staff are supported in their role. Staff report that they feel valued as member of the team.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The leaders and staff complete regular safeguarding training. Staff know the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's well-being. They have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse. Staff make sure that children are able to play in a safe and secure environment, using risk assessments and following detailed policies and procedures. Leaders implement robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children and have a clear understanding of their role.

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should:

n enhance the already good partnerships with parents further so that all parents consistently receive information about the curriculum and how they can support their child's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2555114 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10233457 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Outdoor Owls Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07584504320 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Outdoor Owls registered in 2019 and is located in Richmond, Surrey. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am to 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. It follows a forest school approach to education. The nursery employs eight members of staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 evaluation of the nursery. n The manager took the inspector on a learning walk around the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of education outdoors and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The manager carried out an evaluation of teaching with the inspector, following a planned activity.

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Inspection activities

1 August 2022 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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