Vista Field Nursery

Inspection of Vista Field Nursery Vista Field Children's Centre, Middle Park Avenue, LONDON SE9 5SD

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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 of all ages build strong bonds with their key person and other staff in the nursery. They arrive and receive gentle support to settle quickly. Younger children enjoy cuddles and positive interactions with staff. They climb into a nook and listen with rapt attention to a story. Children are keen to share their achievements with staff. They receive lots of praise, such as for sitting well. Children feel safe and secure in this welcoming nursery.

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The provision is good

Children develop positive attitudes to their learning. They explore the many activities set out for them with enthusiasm. For example, younger children pretend to stomp dinosaurs in a tray filled with soil. Children sit in planned group times and wait for their turn to talk. All children make good progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

Children learn about how to keep healthy. They eat delicious meals based on the healthy eating guidance for children aged under five years. Children begin to understand portion control, which is pictured on their placemats. They enjoy lots of time outside using large equipment. Children learn to take appropriate risks. In the garden area, they negotiate a nature area with a steep slope and climb a large slide. This helps to build children's self-esteem as they enjoy the success of completing tricky tasks.

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n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is good. Staff know children well and put individual plans in place to support their progress. This helps children with SEND to make good progress in their learning. n Children behave very well. They learn to share and take turns as part of planned activities. For example, children share a pot of pins with their friends as they use small hammers to pin shapes onto a cork board. Staff use strategies, such as a sensory circuit and talking calmly about feelings, to help children to begin to understand how to regulate strong emotions. n The manager is knowledgeable and passionate about how to deliver good- quality education for young children. She accurately highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching that children receive. However, training and professional development opportunities that are intended to support staff to

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develop their practice are not always effective. As a result, at times, children do not consistently receive a variety of high-quality teaching methods that help them to learn successfully. n Children make good progress in their mathematical skills. Staff use their interactions with children to introduce a range of mathematical vocabulary. For example, while making play dough, children follow a picture recipe that shows

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31 May 2023 how many cups of each ingredient they need to put in their bowl. In the garden, staff encourage children to estimate how many more trips they will need to make before they manage to fill a tipping toy with water. n Staff support children to develop their physical skills and to take appropriate risks in their play. Babies quickly gain confidence in learning to stand and walk. They benefit from indoor areas that specifically target their age and stage of physical development. Older children skilfully run down hills and use a large slide outside. Children develop their confidence and physical skills. n The curriculum is broad and balanced. Children learn useful skills in preparation for school and their future learning. Staff consider children's progress regularly. They use this information to ensure that children are challenged. However, sometimes that challenge is set too high. For example, staff teach children, who

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are not yet confident in their speech and language, phonics. As a result, children do not always benefit from a curriculum that is based on what they already know and can do. n Parents speak highly of the nursery. They receive regular feedback about their children's learning and progress. The leadership team signposts parents to other professionals, such as mental health organisations and family support groups. Parents say that they appreciate the parenting support they have received when requested. Staff use strategies, such as a toy bear that children take home, to help parents to feel a part of their child's education.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff fully understand their role and responsibility to keep children safe. Staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they are concerned about a child's welfare. The manager follows the correct procedure if there are allegations made against staff. There are robust recruitment procedures in place and ongoing checks mean that staff working with children remain suitable. The setting also works closely with the children's centre, which offers additional safeguarding advice and support if necessary.

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should:

n target training and professional development opportunities to enhance staff's practice further n continue to develop staff's understanding of children's next steps in learning so that they are appropriate for children to achieve.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488131 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10285715 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 52 Number of children on roll 49 Name of registered person Greenwich Leisure Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07580 784 891 Date of previous inspection 16 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Vista Field Nursery registered in 2015 and is located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is part of the Greenwich Leisure Ltd organisation. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery employs 10 staff to work directly with children. Of these, nine staff hold relevant qualifications, ranging 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 staff and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The manager carried out a joint observation with the inspector of an adult- planned activity. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views on the nursery with the inspector and these were taken into account. n Leaders and managers met with the inspector to discuss leadership and management matters. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in 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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