Childcare on Domestic Premises, Sessional day care in Brent

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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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 settle happily and enjoy close relationships with staff. Staff are warm and caring and value the children highly. They interact with children positively, use a warm tone of voice and listen to children attentively. Children learn about the world around them. For example, while playing outdoors, they find a snail and use magnifying glasses to observe it very closely. Staff teach children about the different names of insects and how they live. Children plant and grow vegetables and learn how things grow. They gain good creative skills. Children enjoy making models from play dough and draw interesting pictures with chalk on boards. They learn good musical skills. For instance, children learn how to blow recorders to make sounds and learn how to strum a toy guitar.

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The provision is good

Children learn to share well. They take turns to share outdoor toys and play cooperatively together during pretend house play. Children behave in safe ways. For instance, they line up and walk safely as they move from one part of the nursery to another. Staff teach children how to act with care and caution when crossing the road. The curriculum is thoughtfully prepared and balanced. All children learn good skills in preparation for school.

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n Children gain good mathematical skills. For instance, they learn to group toy bears according to colour and size. Staff help children to learn to count well by asking them to count the number of dots on dice when they play games. They sing number songs and rhymes where children learn simple addition and subtraction skills. n Staff teach children good communication, language and literacy skills. For instance, children enjoy playing a group game where they throw a die and answer the question that appears on the die. This encourages children to practise and develop their language skills. Staff sing songs and read stories to children to teach them new words. n Staff teach children about difference. For instance, they discuss and celebrate special cultural or religious events, such as making special lanterns for Chinese New Year. Children play with multicultural dolls and read stories containing characters from different cultural and racial backgrounds. Staff ensure that all

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children have equal access to all toys and resources. n Children develop good independence skills. They take off their shoes and coats when they arrive. Children serve themselves at snack time and fetch their own drinks. n Staff teach children about their emotions. They ask children how they are feeling each day and teach them the names of different feelings. Children make expressive faces with play dough to reflect how they feel. Staff read stories

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14 September 2022 about emotions, which supports children's understanding well. n Children behave well. Staff are kind and fair in their approach. They share their expectations with children and use praise to promote positive behaviour. n Children learn about good oral hygiene. Staff use a model of gums to enable children to practise how to brush their teeth well. They read stories to children about how to keep their teeth and gums healthy. n Staff work successfully with parents. They provide daily updates on their children's progress. Staff give parents books to take home to read to their children to support their early literacy skills. n The manager supports staff well. She meets with them individually to discuss their workloads and identify their training needs. Staff have attended several courses, including a course on observations and planning, which has led to some improvements in this area. n The manager considers the nursery's strengths and weaknesses and sets clear

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goals for improvement. For example, she plans to continue to find ways to enhance children's communication, language and literacy skills. n Overall, children develop good physical skills. They use a range of equipment to develop a range of skills, such as balancing and climbing. However, at times, staff are unclear about what children need to learn next in this area. n The nursery provides healthy, nutritious meals and snacks which cater for children's special dietary needs. However, staff do not help children to gain an understanding of the value of eating a well-balanced diet.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff view children's safety as paramount. They carry out daily checks in all parts of the nursery to reduce the risk of hazards. The manager ensures that staff are suitable for their roles by carrying out robust checks during the recruitment procedure. Staff have good safeguarding knowledge. They understand the signs to look out for that could indicate a child is at risk of abuse. This includes a range of issues, such as when a child is at risk of extreme ideas or behaviour. Staff have good knowledge of procedures to follow to report their concerns to keep children safe. They attend regular safeguarding training to maintain current knowledge in this area.

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should:

n consider more carefully what children need to learn next in relation to their physical development to promote best outcomes for children n develop ways for children to gain an understanding of the value of eating well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY561219 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10190888 Type of provision Childcare on 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 16 Number of children on roll 30

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

First Steps opened in 2018. The nursery is located in Sudbury Hill in the London Borough of Brent. It is open for 46 weeks of the year, from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. There are six staff, including the manager, and three hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery provides funded early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n During the inspection, the inspector went on a learning walk around the nursery with the manager. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children and spoke with children when appropriate. n The inspector considered the views of staff and parents during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

14 September 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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Inspection activities

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