ASK Kindergarten & Clubs

Inspection of ASK Kindergarten & Clubs All Saints Church, Church Street, ISLEWORTH, Middlesex TW7 6BE

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are happy in this nurturing environment. Staff are on hand each morning to welcome children and their families. Children enjoy self-registering. Staff place strong emphasis on ensuring that children feel emotionally secure as they separate from their parents. For example, children enjoy the nursery cuddly toys as comforters when they need them. Their individual photograph books of people who are special to them help children to make links between nursery and home.

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The provision is good

Staff know children well and quickly form strong bonds with them and their families. They carefully plan interesting and exciting activities for children. They use their assessments to set personalised targets. They ensure that the curriculum is sequenced to build on what children know and can do, and ensure that all children make expected progress.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectation for how they want children to behave. They teach children the importance of being kind. For instance, children enjoy being praised as they place corks into a reward jar when they have shown acts of kindness.

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The provision is good

Children are encouraged to be independent with health and self-care. They use large models to practise brushing their teeth. Staff read stories to support them with potty training. The designated hygiene station helps children to remember to 'catch it' and 'bin it' when blowing their nose. Staff support children as they independently dress themselves for outdoor play.

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need to do better?

n Children attend well to circle-time activities. They clap along with staff as they say 'good morning' to their friends. They take turns and use resources, such as the visual timetable to follow the daily routines. They follow adults' instructions for tidying away toys and for lining up for outdoor play. They enjoy listening to each other as they share familiar stories in the reading area. n Children engage well in the wide range of activities on offer to support their fine motor development. They enjoy using chalk and spoons to make marks in sand. They use rolling pins and cutters to manipulate play dough. They self-select pens, paper, scissors and glue from the craft station to practise their writing and engage in self-initiated craft activities. n Children enjoy filling a range of measuring cylinders and syringes with coloured water. Staff support them to physically push and pull to load the syringes and to

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need to do better?

fill the cylinders with different amounts of water. However, staff do not consistently make the most of opportunities to further support children to learn about capacity and encourage their number recognition, to enhance their mathematics skills further.

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21 March 2023 n Staff promote a love for reading. Children enjoy taking the 'Guess How Much I Love You' story sack home and sharing the story with their parents. Staff read familiar stories to children and children enjoy joining in with the repeated phrases. Staff introduce children to new vocabulary using their actions and a range of related props. n Staff talk to children about the importance of making healthy choices as part of a healthy lifestyle. Children enjoy eating a range of fruits at snack time. They enjoy fresh air and exercise in their large garden area. Staff engage in a range of games with children, supporting them to run and negotiate space. Children enjoy riding bicycles, balancing on wooden beams and climbing on stepping stones. This further supports their physical development. n Parents are extremely happy with the nursery. Their children are happy, and staff support them with ideas of how to help at home. They receive daily

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need to do better?

communication from the staff team and written and verbal developmental summaries. They know staff well and talk highly of this dedicated team in supporting their families. n The leadership team support staff well. Staff engage in regular supervision meetings and have opportunities to gain early years recognised qualifications. They show passion for continuous improvement and have a clear vision in moving forward. Leaders and staff work with a range of external agencies to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. They have established links with the schools that children go on to attend, to support children as they move onto their next stages in learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand the importance of daily risk assessments to ensure that children are kept safe in all areas of the nursery. Robust procedures are in place for reporting accidents and incidents. Staff recognise the signs when a child may be at risk of abuse and understand their duty to report on any concern they may have. Staff are aware of how to report an allegation against a member of staff. Safeguarding is discussed regularly, and staff complete regular training to ensure that their knowledge is kept up to date.

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should:

n extend opportunities for children to learn about capacity and recognise numbers, to further develop their mathematics skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483684 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 10276174 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 52 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Stewart, Mark William

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reference number

Telephone number 07306 086666 Date of previous inspection 4 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

ASK Kindergarten & Clubs registered in 2015 and operates from a church hall in Isleworth, in the London Borough of Hounslow. It operates Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm, during term time only. The breakfast club operates from 8am to 8.30am, and the after-school club operates from 3.30pm to 6pm. Children attend for a variety of sessions. A team of six staff work with the children, including the manager. Three members of staff hold relevant early years childcare qualifications at level 3. The setting is in receipt of funding for free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 setting. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n Leaders and the inspector conducted a learning walk together and discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to a range of staff and the leadership team about how the setting meets the needs of all learners. n The inspector spoke to a range of staff about safeguarding policies and procedures. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation on a member of staff.

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n The leadership team provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request and engaged in a leadership and management meeting.

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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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