Bright Horizons Weybridge Day Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Bright Horizons Weybridge Day Nursery and Preschool Churchfield Road, Weybridge KT13 8DB

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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

The manager and staff have the children's best interests at the heart of everything they do. The manager understands that for children to be ready to learn well they first need to feel safe, secure and welcome. The attention to detail in making sure children have a positive experience of starting nursery, and then coming every day, is highly successful in ensuring this. Children see their interests and experiences reflected back to them in displays. They know they will be greeted by staff who know them well. This helps them approach their time at nursery with positivity and excitement.Children understand what is expected of them, because staff are consistent in their approach. Children learn well to cooperate with routines, listen to staff and show consideration towards others. Children behave appropriately for their age.

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The provision is good

The manager and staff want the best for all children. The strong focus on children's personal and social skills ensures children gain a positive attitude towards learning. Children are supported very well to develop their confidence and resilience, in preparation for starting school. Children hear, and are encouraged to use, the language they need to communicate their needs and views. The curriculum is carefully planned to meet the different ages of the children as they progress through the nursery. This enables staff to build successfully on children's existing skills and knowledge, to ensure learning is well embedded.

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n The manager is a real asset to the nursery. She is passionate about her role and is a highly effective leader. Staff feel well supported in their roles. The positive working environment impacts on the children too. They see staff enjoying their roles and happy to be at nursery. This adds to the positive and welcoming environment. n Overall, staff plan very well for children's learning. They clearly identify what they want children to learn next. Staff successfully plan and deliver activities that help children remember, long term, what has been taught. For example, younger children can confidently retell familiar stories, talking about the characters and remembering repeated refrains. This is because staff focus on particular stories and give children lots of opportunities to listen to the story, act it out in their play and talk to staff about it. n Staff want learning to be fun for children. Occasionally, in their enthusiasm to

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ensure this, staff over complicate activities, such as by adding more resources or asking children to try and do too many different things at one time. This detracts some children from the main focus that staff have identified for the activity, meaning that teaching is less effective at these times. n Staff focus their teaching for older children on the skills and knowledge they

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13 December 2023 most need in preparation for the move to school. As well as developing children's confidence and independence, staff focus well on the skills that children need most for later reading and writing. This means children do not miss out on the vital skills they need to access more formal teaching in this aspect when they start school. n Staff want children to develop a positive attitude towards following a healthy lifestyle. Meals and snacks are nutritious and varied. Children have access to fresh air every day. Staff provide children with resources and activities to encourage their large-muscle development. However, they do not always respond swiftly when children show they need help to develop some skills in this area. This aspect of the curriculum is less well planned than that for some other areas of learning. n Babies receive a very positive first experience of being cared for away from

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home. Staff mirror babies' routines from home, working closely with parents to enable this. This approach supports a smooth transition for babies. Staff offer plenty of smiles, cuddles and reassurance, resulting in happy, settled and trusting babies. Toddlers receive lots of practical help to ensure they are ready for the move to the 'big rooms'. For example, they learn to climb stairs safely. n Parents speak very positively about the nursery. Many recommend it to friends because their children have had such a positive experience. Staff develop respectful and professional partnerships with parents. There are effective two- way flows of information that enable staff to meet children's needs well. They are also used effectively to keep parents well informed about their children's learning, enabling parents to further support learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff undertake a robust and effective programme of training to ensure they can keep children safe. Staff understand the signs of abuse or neglect. They know they must prioritise any concerns and know who to share any such concerns with. They understand their responsibility to escalate any concerns to outside agencies, if there is a need to do so. Leaders follow detailed procedures to ensure the suitability of those they employ to work with children. Staff ensure the premises are safe and secure and that children are suitably supervised at all times.

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n enhance the delivery of some activities, to best enable children to focus well on the main intended learning n develop staff confidence in planning and delivering the curriculum to support children's gross motor skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492848 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10301681 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 86 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01932 503079 Date of previous inspection 26 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Horizons Weybridge Day Nursery and Preschool is part of a large chain owned by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited. It registered in 2015 and is situated in Weybridge, Surrey. The nursery operates Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6pm, throughout the year. There are currently a total of 19 staff employed to work with the children. One member of staff holds a level 6 qualification, seven hold relevant qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery offers funded education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 her evaluation of the provider. n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n Parents shared their views and the inspector took these into account. n The inspector held meetings with the manager and representatives of the provider to find out about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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