La Petite Ecole Bilingue Cambridge Gardens

Inspection of La Petite Ecole Bilingue Cambridge Gardens 80 Cambridge Gardens, LONDON W10 6HS

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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 extremely settled and confident in this small, warm and welcoming setting. They arrive happily and immediately engage in play, exploration and learning. They benefit from a wide range of exciting and stimulating activities that the staff provide. For example, they trace around lollipop sticks glued to paper as part of a pre-writing exercise. Outside, children hang upside down from straps in a tree and count toy ducks in a water tray as they recall and sing familiar songs.

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The provision is good

Children behave very well and play together. Staff have high expectations of all children. They teach children to share resources and to use good manners. Children comment, 'I'm turn-taking,' and adults encourage them with praise, saying, 'Yes, good turn-taking.' Children show good listening and attention skills, particularly as part of large-group sessions. They listen attentively to staff's instructions in French and English and follow them well.

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The provision is good

The manager plans an ambitious curriculum, combining French and English educational programmes to build firm foundations for children's next stages of learning. She has a clear focus on developing children's language skills and staff introduce new words to children in both French and English. This helps children to become confident communicators.

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need to do better?

n Children demonstrate that they remember what they have been taught at nursery. They excitedly share that last week they read 'The Leaf Thief' and saw different-coloured leaves in the forest-school area. They point out that photos on a display are of Rastamouse, a character from a story they are enjoying at the moment. At circle time, children use the sign for a squirrel as they ask for the story to be read again. n Staff know children well. They talk confidently about where children are in their learning and development and what they need to do to support children's continuing progress. However, sometimes, staff do not use interactions effectively to promote children's thinking skills. For example, children are asked lots of questions about what colour things are. No time is given for children to consider and formulate responses before more questions are asked. Therefore, children's thought processes are cut short and they are not supported in thinking

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things through. n There are good partnerships with parents and secure systems to share and receive information. Parents value the opportunities to come into nursery and read stories to the children or play guitar as part of music sessions. The nursery holds parents' evenings to inform parents of how and what their children are learning.

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need to do better?

10 October 2023 n The manager monitors staff practice well to develop and improve their knowledge and understanding. Staff training has a positive impact on children's experiences. For example, recent training, in how to provide specific sessions to develop children's focus and concentration, has enabled staff to provide targeted support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a result, children receive the input needed to help them to thrive and make good progress in their learning and development. n The daily routine does not allow children to spend sufficient amounts of time in self-initiated play. Children's focus is sometimes interrupted as staff move them on to the next section of the routine, such as snack or circle time, too quickly. This means children have limited opportunities to extend their own learning and fully concentrate. Also, the routine is not always balanced to meet children's

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need to do better?

needs. For example, on the day of the inspection, a long circle time, where children are encouraged to sit still, is followed by another activity where children must sit still. As a result, children find it difficult to fully engage in each activity and do not benefit fully from the intended learning. n The nursery's management team is keen to drive improvement. It monitors the quality of education and has ambitious plans in place to enable continuous improvement. n Outside, children explore with enthusiasm and excitement. They march in time to music and strengthen arm and leg muscles as they climb, run and balance on a variety of equipment.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider and manager follow robust procedures for assessing the suitability of staff to work with children. Managers ensure that staff complete safeguarding training to keep their knowledge up to date. Consequently, staff are highly confident to talk about safeguarding issues, including how to identify signs of exposure to extreme views or behaviour. There are clear procedures for reporting any concerns about a child's welfare. Managers deploy staff effectively to help supervise children, both indoors and outdoors.

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should:

n strengthen staff's questioning skills so that they consistently give children more time to think and respond, to help further develop children's thinking skills n review the daily routine to ensure that children are able to benefit fully from all activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466266 Local authority Kensington and Chelsea Inspection number 10285667 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Henderson-Stewart, Anne

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reference number

Telephone number 02089601217 Date of previous inspection 13 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

La Petite Ecole Bilingue Cambridge Gardens registered in 2013. The nursery operates during term time only. It is open each weekday from 8.30am to 4pm except for Wednesday, when it offers morning sessions only. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The provider employs five members of staff, four of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications. The nursery follows both the early years foundation stage and the official programme of the French Education Nationale.

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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 the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and 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 that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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