Little Aisha Nursery

Inspection of Little Aisha Nursery St. Patricks Rc Church, Hardie Close, London NW10 0UH

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children settle quickly and happily when they arrive at the nursery. They are greeted warmly by the staff, which gives them a sense of belonging. Children explore the activities and resources set up for their play. They enjoy playing outdoors and explore the soil to look for different insects and bugs. However, the quality of staff's teaching is variable. Children do not consistently benefit from good-quality learning experiences. This negatively impacts on children's attitudes towards learning and hinders the progress that some children make.

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The provision requires improvement

Children play and interact with one another, demonstrating their existing knowledge and developing social skills. Children form good relationships with staff and feel happy and safe. Children trust staff to hold their hands to enable them to take risks when climbing on outdoor play equipment. Children generally behave well. However, staff do not always teach children how to self-regulate their emotions effectively. Staff often ask children to use their words, which is not always an appropriate method considering children's skills and abilities.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are reminded by staff to wash their hands before mealtimes. However, staff do not always recognise opportunities for children to develop their understanding of how to keep healthy. For example, staff ask children not to walk while eating but they do not help children to understand why this is dangerous. This limits children's awareness of how to take care of their health. At times, children share food, which poses a risk of cross-contamination.

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need to do better?

n The provider and the manager do not always have a good oversight of how well staff are delivering the nursery's curriculum so that the needs of all children are fully met. The manager's evaluation of staff's practice is not always effective. At times, weaker teaching is not identified swiftly enough, and the support provided is not targeted to enhance staff's teaching skills. n Overall, staff support children's communication and language development well. They read stories and sing songs together. Staff encourage children to join in with conversations and generally listen to children and respond when they talk to them. n Staff gather relevant information from parents to establish their key children's starting points. They regularly observe children and generally know them well. However, they do not use this information effectively to inform future planning. For example, staff plan activities around completing worksheets for children who

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learn best through practical tasks. n Staff do not always sequence children's learning well. They provide them with activities that are too difficult. For example, staff encourage children to

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27 October 2022 recognise and match quantities and numerals up to 10, when their knowledge of numbers one to three is not securely embedded. Staff do not ensure that children's learning is always maximised. n The outdoor area is used well to support children's physical development. Children make choices to play indoors or outdoors. They enjoy exploring sand and water activities. Children participate in appropriately challenging physical activities, such as balancing and climbing. Older children learn about the nursery's rules of safe play. They remind one another to be more careful as the ground is wet and slippery. n Although staff talk to children about health and healthy eating, they do not always teach children effective hygiene practices. Additionally, their own practice during routines such as nappy changing needs further improvement. The changing mat is ripped, and staff do not always clean the changing mat before

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use. This negatively impacts on children's good health. n Children learn about different festivals. This helps them to develop an understanding of other cultures and an appreciation of diversity. The nursery cooperates with local places of worship and joins in charitable activities. This teaches children about the importance of helping others. n Leaders have developed a partnership with an early years specialist in their local inclusion team. This enables them to quickly identify any children with learning difficulties, implement support plans and make appropriate referrals if necessary. n Parents are happy with the nursery. They speak about smooth transitions for children from home to the setting. They praise staff for being welcoming and caring. Parents feel supported and informed about children's learning and progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The leadership team and staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe. Staff are familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse. They are aware of the procedures to follow if they have concerns about children's welfare. All staff complete child protection training as a part of their induction. They are aware of the correct procedure to follow should there be an allegation made against a member of staff. The premises are secure, and staff carry out daily checks of the indoor and outdoor environment. Safer recruitment procedures are robust. This helps to ensure that all adults working with children are suitable.

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Due date

27 October 2022 ensure that the quality of education is at consistently good or higher levels so that children have access to high-quality teaching and their learning is maximised as much as possible 27/12/2022

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Due date

ensure that monitoring identifies any weaker teaching practice and targeted support improves teaching skills, including how to help children to self- regulate their emotions effectively 27/12/2022

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Due date

ensure that key staff use their knowledge of children to tailor their teaching and form next steps that meet children's individual learning needs 27/12/2022

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Due date

improve hygiene practices to limit the risk of cross-contamination and teach children about practices that help them to stay healthy. 27/12/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2617799 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10258639 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 70 Number of children on roll 44 Name of registered person Amaa Education Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 451 4200 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Aisha Nursery registered in 2020 and is based in Neasden, in the London Borough of Brent. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7am to 7pm. The nursery employs nine members of staff. Of these, seven hold early years qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager and deputy manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Children communicated with the inspector 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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