Colville Community Nursery

Inspection of Colville Community Nursery 4/5 Colville Square, London W11 2BQ

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children arrive happily and are greeted with warm smiles from staff at this well-run nursery. The manager offers an open-door policy. Parents enter the building to drop off and collect their children. This has helped children settle in quickly and feel part of a community.

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The provision is outstanding

Across the nursery, staff view children as important members of the nursery community. They treat all children with kindness and respect. Staff seek babies' permission before providing personal care, serving their meals or inviting them to activities.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are highly inquisitive and deeply curious. They remain busily absorbed in learning and sensory play. Staff promote children's language and development exceptionally well. They use a mixture of signing and words to communicate with children. Babies confidently assert themselves using gestures, babble and words. Older children use full sentences and confidently repeat complex words, such as 'immiscible' and 'transparent'.

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The provision is outstanding

Outside, children are confident to take risks as they play. They show incredible bravery and self-belief. For example, toddlers demonstrate advanced physical agility as they copy skateboard skills modelled by the adults. Babies actively climb in and out of tyres. Babies cruise along, taking bold strides across wooden planks and boxes while supported by adults.

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n Children manage their own needs impressively well. Older children wash their hands thoroughly before and after eating and playing. They confidently manage their own respiratory hygiene. Children put on their own coats ready to go outside. Walking babies pull out their own chairs to sit at mealtimes. They feed themselves, handling their spoons well. n Children enjoy wonderful meals prepared by the nursery chef. Their meals include butternut squash, potatoes, fish, fresh fruit and vegetables. There is a no sugar policy at the nursery. Children enjoy their mealtimes and learn to savour the pure flavour of foods. Babies display healthy appetites and are hearty eaters who finish their meals. n Staff promote children's dexterity remarkably well. Babies confidently roll and stamp real vegetables, such as Pak Choi and broccoli, in paint. Older children squeeze pipettes with precision to add droplets of food colouring into bottles.

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They enjoy observing change and discovering why oil and water do not mix. n The reading of books and stories is a big part of life at the nursery. Outside, toddlers are captivated as staff bring stories to life. They point to the characters

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3 October 2022 in the books and and study adult's facial expressions as they listen. Indoors, babies independently turn the pages of hard books. Older children listen to their favourite stories with undivided attention. n The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) works sensitively with parents. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive tailored, individual programmes of support to reach their targets. Therefore, all children make the best possible progress from their starting points. n Effective key-person systems ensure staff get to know individual children extremely well. Staff plans are flexible and adapted to meet children's needs and interests. Children are enticed by the rich range of activities on offer. For example, babies enjoy sensory exploration with pasta, sand and soil. They determinedly scoop floating vegetables using nets during water play. Toddlers

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engage in limitless imaginary play. They excitedly shine their torches as they explore indoors and hide in their makeshift tent. n Children enjoy routine visits to the library and local parks. They learn about their neighbourhood's distinctiveness as they visit the market stalls on their walks with staff. Babies knowingly point and smile as they recognise photos of their families. Children learn that there are religions that differ from their own as they visit places of worship. They experience festivals as they participate in events like the carnival, Queen's Jubilee and Easter Bonnet Parade. n Parents express their admiration for the nursery. They describe it as 'a brilliant environment where their children receive high-quality care.' n The manager is an expert early years professional and a strong leader. She supportively monitors her staff and affirms the strengths of their practice. Her feedback from staff's observations is constructive. She precisely identifies ways

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staff can improve their good practice even further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have established trusting relationships with parents. This helps them to be aware of any concerns about a child's safety at an early stage and provide effective support. Staff know their local safeguarding partners and how to contact them with concerns. The manager ensures all foods used in children's meals contain safe ingredients. Staff are aware of individual children's dietary requirements. Children's information is clearly displayed in food preparation areas. This helps minimise the risk of allergen reactions. Staff facilitate supervised daily dry toothbrushing with children. This helps promote children's good oral hygiene practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY446136 Local authority Kensington and Chelsea Inspection number 10235758 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 46 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person The London Early Years Foundation

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reference number

Telephone number 02072291001 Date of previous inspection 5 October 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Colville Community Nursery is run by the London Early Years Foundation. It registered in 2012 and is situated in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 18 members of staff, 11of whom hold childcare qualifications at level 2 and above. The manager holds a level 6 qualification.

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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 evaluation of the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The SENDCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of suitability of staff working at the nursery. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and addressed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a science activity with the

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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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