Highbury Day Nursery

Inspection of Highbury Day Nursery Unit A, Highbury Stadium Square, Stadium Mews, Highbury, London N5 1FP

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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 are happy and thrive in this stimulating and welcoming environment. Staff are friendly. Positive relationships between staff and children help them feel valued. Staff are attentive to the needs of all the children they care for. Children behave well. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They show respect and listen to what children say. They provide gentle reminders and explanations to help children learn about rules and boundaries. Children show respect for others, encouraging their friends to join in, and take turns.

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The provision is good

Children are enthusiastic and active learners. They are eager to explore resources around them and to find out how things work. For example, older children keenly mix different coloured paints and observe how the colours change. Younger children explore with water and ice and babies enjoy looking at sensory books and playing with puppets. Children have built strong friendships and look forward to playing with one another. Staff are caring and praise children as they learn new knowledge and skills.

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The provision is good

Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their language and learn new words. They listen to stories and sing familiar songs. This means all children are making good progress in their language development.

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need to do better?

n The curriculum is well planned and sequenced. Staff know the children very well and regularly observe and track their progress. They plan exciting activities based on children's interests, what they know and what they need to know next. Any gaps in learning are quickly identified. The curriculum is ambitious and challenging. However, staff do not always take the opportunity to challenge the most-able children further, to raise achievements even more. n Settling-in procedures are effective and help children feel safe and secure. Staff work closely with parents to identify children's starting points and their capabilities. This helps the children to make a smooth move to the setting. As a result, children settle in well and develop confidence to explore the many interesting activities and resources the setting has to offer. n Staff support all children's emotional well-being, offering praise and reassurance

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when children need it. They interact with children warmly during care routines, such as nappy changes and rest times. Children look forward to the healthy snacks and lunch. However, some routines for younger children are not as well managed as others in the setting. Children's play can be interrupted by carrying out task, such as washing hands, and they can spend a long time waiting. n Children behave well and are curious to learn. Children persevere at tasks and activities even when they become difficult and receive huge praise from the

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23 August 2023 staff. This promotes children's resilience and helps them to become motivated lifelong learners. n Staff plan carefully to develop all children's physical skills. Babies crawl and cruise around furniture confidently. Toddlers and pre-school children have fun running, jumping, and learning to balance. This helps improve their big muscles. Children paint, squeeze play dough and use jugs to pour and fill water. This helps them strengthen the muscles in their hands. n The manager and staff have high expectations and work hard to achieve the best outcomes for the children they care for. They work with parents to address any concerns with children's learning and development. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in relation to their starting points. n Partnerships between parents, the staff and manager are good. They are given regular feedback through the nursery app and daily discussions. Staff regularly

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discuss development in children's learning and keep them up to date with developments. This ensures parents are involved in their children's learning. n Staff talk positively about leaders, and the support they receive. Leaders work closely with staff to support their learning through training and development. Staff receive effective support and value regular supervision meetings.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Daily risk assessments are carried out before the children arrive and the provision is clean and safe. Leaders and staff have good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues. All staff have completed safeguarding training. Staff know the signs which may indicate a child at risk of harm, including female genital mutilation and the 'Prevent' duty. Staff know how to report concerns. Staff closely supervise children and provide a secure environment to ensure children remain safe. Recruitment procedures are robust to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n support staff to build on and provide further challenge to extend children's learning n improve how transitions for younger children are arranged to ensure their learning needs are met at all times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490889 Local authority Islington Inspection number 10307113 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 70 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 3780 3021 Date of previous inspection 2 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Highbury Day Nursery registered in 2015. It operates from purpose-built premises in the London Borough of Islington. It is open every weekday from 7.30am until 6pm, throughout the year. The nursery employs 24 staff, 12 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to 6. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This is the first routine inspection the nursery has 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 nursery. n The manager led the inspector on a learning walk and told the inspector about what they want children to learn at nursery. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager carried out a joint observation with the inspector. They looked at how well practitioners teach and what they want them to learn. n Staff, leaders, and the manager spoke to the inspector throughout the day. n The inspector observed children at play throughout the nursery. n The inspector spoke with parents and gathered their views about their experiences of the setting. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector looked at documentation relating to the suitability of those

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working with children, such as their qualifications, first aid and Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

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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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