Melrose on the Hill

Inspection of Melrose on the Hill St. Andrews Church, Harrow Road, WEMBLEY, Middlesex HA0 2QA

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, parents say goodbye to children at the door. Senior staff receive each child, having a short handover before children eagerly enter the building, ready for their day. Children arrive happy, separating easily from their parent, and greet friends and staff.

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The provision is good

Children are offered breakfast. Food provided is vegetarian and systems are in place to ensure the cook can adapt meals to suit individual children's dietary requirements. At lunchtime, all children and staff come together in small groups to eat. Key persons support and encourage children to eat and they also eat the meal provided. Young children feed themselves. Older children pour their own drink and when they have finished eating they clear plates and put utensils on the trolley to go back to the kitchen.

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The provision is good

Leaders and managers support staff to spend as much time as possible with children. The manager collates daily information and shares this with parents via email to ensure staff are not taken away from children. Children spend part of the day in small key groups. Staff model and support interactions such as turn taking and sharing. Behaviour is good. Children are confident to join in and share what they know. They are encouraged to become independent and self-confident communicators by the time they leave the setting.

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n Children enjoy daily opportunities for songs and rhymes, Staff know children well, encouraging them to join in at an appropriate level. For example, some children use actions with staff, encouraging single words, and others are supported to sing phrases. Some children chose to stand up to sing to the group. n Children who speak English as an additional language are supported by staff who speak their home language. Celebrations held in the setting reflect the heritage of children and staff. Books are shared, and craft activities and food provided are planned to support understanding and to broaden children's experiences. n All children wash their hands in preparation for snacks and meals. Self-care is further enhanced by staff supporting children's independence with toileting, dressing and regular toothbrushing. This develops children's awareness of how to maintain their good health. n Resources are created by staff to support children's enjoyment and participation

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need to do better?

in group activities. When some children move forward and others lose interest, staff quickly identify that the images of food are too small for all the children to see. Staff adapt the session to maintain children's attention.

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need to do better?

5 January 2023 n Children eagerly participate in adult-led activities, staff guide and support children well, overall. However, some staff miss opportunities to sustain conversations and extend children's language as they constantly ask questions to test children's knowledge. n Parents speak very highly of this setting, sharing how happy they are with the progress their child makes. Parents also describe, after the recent break, how their child runs to the door to greet staff and friends. Parents share how they have been supported by staff to feel included in their child's learning by regular information on children's development, as well as daily information on care. n Photographs are sent to parents via email when children move from home into the nursery. Meetings with parents are arranged to discuss progress or concerns, and to view learning journals when needed rather than set times during the year.

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need to do better?

n The nursery providers and manager support staff with regular supervision and training. Vacancies within the setting are used as opportunities for the professional career development of existing members of staff. Staff are happy and job retention is good.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The premises are secure. The main door to the setting can only be released by using an electronic card reader inside the building. Risk assessments are effective in ensuring children are kept safe within the building. All staff are aware of what they need to do to keep the children in their care safe. Procedures for safe recruitment are established. Ongoing suitability is regularly checked and all staff are supported to obtain paediatric first-aid qualifications.

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should:

n support staff to use a range of different strategies to develop children's communication and increase their vocabulary.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448685 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10235832 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person Melrose on the Hill Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8904 6092 Date of previous inspection 27 March 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Melrose on the Hill registered in 2012. It is situated in the London Borough of Brent. The nursery operates each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 43 weeks of the year. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 10 members of staff, including the manager. Of these, seven hold relevant childcare qualifications. The manager has early years professional status.

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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 have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the curriculum and what staff want children to learn. n A joint observation of practice was completed by the manager and the inspector to assess the quality of education. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times to discuss their practice. n Parents spoke to the inspector to share their views on the childcare service. n The inspector reviewed documents relevant to the inspection process.

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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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