Bright Horizons Windsor Day Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Bright Horizons Windsor Day Nursery and Preschool 240 St Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 3DX

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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

Children enjoy the time that they spend at the nursery. They develop strong trusting relationships with staff, which helps to support their emotional well-being. Babies and toddlers enjoy cuddles and benefit from the reassurance staff offer, to help them settle into new routines. Children are confident, happy and safe. Older children grow in confidence, as they manage some age-appropriate tasks independently. For instance , they learn how to tidy away toys in readiness for meal times. When they have finished eating, they clear away plates and eagerly help staff wipe tables. Children learn the importance of keeping their environment safe.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. Toddlers happily share favourite toys with their friends and older children listen to, and take account of the ideas of their peers as they play. For instance, as pre-schoolers consider how best to treat their 'patient', they share suggestions and value the differing ideas friends have. This contributes to the good personal, social and emotional development children make, to support their future learning well.

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The provision is good

Staff provide a varied curriculum, to motivate children's play and learning. For instance, pre-school children learn about the anatomy of millipedes and how they can explore their environment using their antenna. Toddlers develop good physical skills, such as when they scoop sand and transfer this into buckets. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination skills as they excitedly explore with different resources, scooping, tipping and filling using spades and sieves.

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n The manager is a strong leader. She is passionate about providing high-quality care and education that supports children to become well-rounded individuals. The staff team have undergone a period of change, which has been managed well. Staff say that they feel valued and supported by the management team. There is strong teamwork and managers and staff share the same high aspirations for all children. n Children's behaviour is good. Staff are positive role models and use their daily routines to teach children kindness and courtesy. When children need gentle reminders of the expectations within the nursery, staff offer guidance and support. Children listen and respond to staff requests quickly, they learn about behaviours that keep them safe. For instance, as pre-school children use scissors, staff teach them to sit to cut paper as they learn to use tools safely. n Staff teaching is good. Children enjoy learning and are keen to take part in all

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learning experiences. Activities provide challenge for children and are adapted to their unique interests. However, at times, staff knowledge of what they want

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6 February 2023 children to learn is less well explored. Consequently, teaching is not always tailored to support what children need to know or learn next as fully as possible. n Opportunities for children to learn about the wider world are supported well within the nursery curriculum. For example, staff teach pre-schoolers about conservation. They learn how they can recycle arts and craft materials and how fruits and vegetables can be composted. Children care for the nursery's guinea pigs, feeding them and maintaining their hutches to keep them safe. These opportunities help to ignite children's curiosity and contribute to the knowledge and enthusiasm they have for learning about the world around them. n Parents speak very positively about the nursery. They value the information staff gain about their children, including their care routines, likes and individual dietary needs. Staff tailor the care children need to ensure that home routines

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are followed closely. They ensure children's allergies and dietary requirements are catered for and their well-being is supported. Parents say staff share children's key achievements, to keep them informed of the progress they make. Partnerships with parents are good. n Children, especially those who are younger, benefit from the key-person and buddy system to ensure that children receive consistent, high-quality care and education, when their key person is absent. Practitioners work well together to support a continuous approach to children's individual care needs. However, sometimes, the sharing of relevant information among staff does not ensure that all those working with children have the same precise knowledge of the learning intentions, to support all children fully. n Children's communication and language skills are good. Staff capture a variety of opportunities to introduce new language, and explain the meaning of new

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words. For example, babies learn the names of new colours as they listen to staff pronounce them and repeat back new words clearly. Older children learn about 'herbivores' and 'carnivores' as staff use these new words in conversations, helping children to sound these new words out and explain what new words mean. Children learn and use new language rapidly, to support their confident communication skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good knowledge of how to keep children safe. The manager and staff have a clear understanding of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of abuse or neglect. Staff are confident in how to report and escalate any concerns, including allegations against those working with children. The management team follow robust and effective recruitment procedures to ensure that those working with the children are suitable to do so. The manager and staff complete regular training to ensure they are aware of wider safeguarding issues, such as county lines.

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should:

n support staff to implement the precise learning intentions of activities more effectively, so that they are clear about what skills and knowledge they want children to gain n strengthen the arrangements to share relevant information among staff, so that all those working with children have the same precise knowledge to support their teaching further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449586 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10277828 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 80 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01753 968298 Date of previous inspection 7 August 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Horizons Windsor Day Nursery and Preschool registered in 2012. The nursery operates from a purpose-built detached building in Windsor, Berkshire. It is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are 11 members of staff working directly with children, and seven hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 or above.

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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 management team and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with at the nursery.

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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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