Bright Horizons Abbeymore Day Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Bright Horizons Abbeymore Day Nursery and Preschool 161 Wokingham Road, Reading, Berkshire RG6 1LP

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are welcomed warmly into the nursery by staff. They happily leave their parents or carers and quickly settle into the nursery activities. Children can select from a range of interesting activities and resources that broaden their skills. Staff use interesting topics or themes and build on the children's interests. Children are confident in choosing the direction of their play and to express themselves freely. For example, as pre-school children retell a familiar story of 'The Gingerbread Man', they are enthusiastic to take on different characters of the story. They progress this activity outside and organise a game to run as fast as they can and try to catch the 'gingerbread man'. Babies are mesmerised by music and different sounds, they stop, listen and dance as they hear staff singing familiar songs. They show delight to join in nursery rhymes and love sharing books.

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The provision is good

Toddlers are curious and active learners. They enjoy acting out the story of a bear hunt with small figures, joining in with repeated phrases. Children are excited and motivated to learn. Their behaviour is good and they have excellent relationships with staff and others. Young children develop independence and confidence as they willingly attempt to serve their own food, pour their drinks and put on their outdoor weather suits. Outside, all children build resilience and develop their coordination and physical skills. They learn to negotiate obstacles when riding wheeled toys, they climb small structures and handle various tools and equipment.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have worked hard to implement positive changes. The newly appointed manager is passionate about the quality of service and has a clear vision for the setting. Leaders effectively support staff, families, and children to ensure their well-being. The manager and staff reflect on activities and events, to continuously improve and enhance the quality of the setting. n Staff plan a broad curriculum. Staff working with babies and young children support their emotional and care needs well. They provide a nurturing environment, where they engage children in their learning and early conversations. Children quickly form strong attachments with their key person, who support new children and provide extra comfort and reassurance, if necessary. n Staff spend quality time engaging with children. They take account of what the children know and enjoy, when planning for their continued learning. Overall,

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need to do better?

staff support children to develop their communication and language skills well. For example, they ask questions to encourage children to talk about their play. However, during some group activities while the more confident children voice their ideas and knowledge, staff do not always consider how to encourage those that are quieter and less confident to talk and express themselves.

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6 February 2023 n Books are accessible everywhere in the nursery. All children become enthralled as staff read stories with expression and joy. Babies turn the pages of books and feel the different textures on each page. In addition, children benefit from the regular librarian visits for rhyme time and the nursery's lending library, to allow children to share books at home. This means that children are developing a love of books. n Leaders complete regular supervision meetings with staff to review their performance, well-being and children's progress. This ensures that children receive good quality education and care. Although employed staff receive robust training, support and effective opportunities to update their skills, leaders have not considered arrangements to include long-term agency workers to help support their well-being and opportunities to discuss their roles and responsibilities. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported.

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need to do better?

Staff are highly effective in recognising concerns and supporting children. They complete work closely as a team to create individual support plans for children. Staff effectively liaise with outside agencies to fully support children and ensure they reach their full potential. n Partnerships with parents is a strength of the nursery. Staff ensure that parents are regularly kept informed about events and their children's progress. Parents are complimentary about the nursery staff. They comment that their children are happy to attend and have settled into the nursery quickly. Parents say they have noticed many changes and comment that there is a positive 'community feel' to the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff are well trained. They have a secure knowledge of the procedures they need to take to protect children's welfare, including escalating any concerns to the relevant outside agencies. Staff know how to identify the signs that might indicate a child is at risk of harm, including signs of extreme or radical views. Staff are confident to identify and raise concerns they may have about another member of staff. There are robust whistle-blowing procedures in place. Leaders undertake rigorous vetting, recruitment and induction processes to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children. Staff deployment is effective. This enables staff to supervise children at all times, particularly during mealtimes, to keep them safe.

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should:

n consider more closely how to adapt group activities to ensure all children, in particular quieter children, fully engage and benefit from the learning

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should:

6 February 2023 opportunities n ensure all staff, including long-term agency workers, receive robust support and monitoring to help them receive consistent guidance to fulfil their roles and responsibilities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305866 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10225363 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 124 Number of children on roll 68 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0118 402 2365 Date of previous inspection 24 January 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Horizons Abbeymore Day Nursery and Preschool registered in 1996 and is situated in Reading. It re-registered with Bright Horizons Family Solutions in 2005. The setting opens from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 16 members of staff. Of these, one holds early years teacher status and eight hold relevant childcare qualifications at levels 4, 3 and 2.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Anneliese Fox-Jones Jacqui Szrejder

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Inspection activities

n The inspectors discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspectors observed activities in the three main base rooms and garden. They talked to staff about the progress individual children are making and what they want the children to learn. n The manager and the inspectors completed a learning walk across all areas of the nursery to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n A joint observation was carried out by an inspector and the manager. The inspector observed interactions between staff and the children and the impact these have on children's learning. The inspectors checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children. n The inspectors reviewed relevant documentation, including evidence of paediatric first-aid training. The inspectors had a discussion with leaders about

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the evaluation of the setting and plans for improvement. n The inspectors spoke to parents and children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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