Oxford Day Nursery

Inspection of Oxford Day Nursery 1 Oxford Road, Ilford IG1 2XG

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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 arrive at this welcoming, secure setting happy and eager to learn. Staff are warm, friendly and form positive relationships with them. Children interact confidently with staff and express themselves assertively. Staff successfully teach children about how to behave with others. They act as good role models as they interact with children. For example, when joining an activity, they ask children if they can join in, demonstrating good social etiquette. Children behave well and are kind and respectful to others.

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The provision is good

The manager has a clear curriculum intent, which is ambitious for all children who attend. She knows what she wants the children in the setting to learn and why. She has a strong focus on developing children's communication, social skills and independence to help prepare them for their move to school. Overall, staff teach children well to help them achieve the skills they need for their future learning. For instance, they teach children to do things for themselves, such as to put on their own coat. Most staff are skilled at supporting children to practise and use language in their play to help extend their language development. Staff plan interesting activities for children to help engage and excite them. Children are keen to join in and explore. They visibly enjoy their time at the setting.

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n Staff assess children's abilities well and know how to support children to achieve the next steps in their development. Leaders and staff successfully recognise any delays in children's learning and adapt their practice well to help boost children's progress. They work well with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to gain further support for children who require it. n Overall, staff provide a good education for children and implement the curriculum for their learning effectively. Most staff focus well on supporting children's communication and language and their social and personal development. All children make good progress. However, at times, staff's interactions are not consistently of high quality to help children build on and consolidate their skills even further. n Children are confident communicators. Older children are articulate and express their needs clearly. Overall, staff support children well to develop their speech

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need to do better?

and language. For instance, they model the use of words and sentences to help children use them in context. Children develop their vocabulary well. n Staff plan good opportunities for children to be active and develop their physical skills. They help children to learn to move their bodies in different ways, such as while dancing to music. Children develop their muscles and balance well. Children also eat healthy and nutritious food at mealtimes and develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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need to do better?

20 March 2024 n Partnership with parents is a great strength. Staff work with parents very well and communicate with them effectively about their children's development. They also offer advice to parents about how they can support their children's development at home to help provide consistency in what they all teach. n The manager supports staff well with their ongoing professional development overall. She monitors staff's practice and recognises areas where staff can improve their teaching. She provides staff with training opportunities to help extend their expertise further. n Children show they are responsible and are keen to help during their time at the setting. For example, they help to tidy up any mess from their play to help keep the environment clean. However, staff are not always consistent in helping younger children to know how to use resources safely. For instance, they do not help children to understand where and how to use some resources so staff are

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need to do better?

able to provide ongoing supervision and guidance to children who need it.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n strengthen staff's delivery of the curriculum so they provide consistently high- quality learning experiences for children to enhance the quality of their education even further n extend children's understanding of how to use resources appropriately and safely to further support their personal development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500636 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 10316907 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 30 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Oxford Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02084787667 Date of previous inspection 9 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Oxford Day Nursery re-registered in 2016 and is situated in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. The setting operates Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. The setting provides both sessional and full day care. The nursery employs six members of staff, including the manager. Of these, five staff hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting 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 The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. 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 and/or carers shared their views on the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in 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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