Puddleduck Ascot at St Martin's

Inspection of Puddleduck Ascot at St Martin's Church Hall, Church Road, Chavey Down, Ascot SL5 8RR

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children and parents receive a warm welcome from staff as they arrive at the nursery. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively. For example, they provide cuddles and praise to children frequently. Children enter eager to play and explore. Babies are motivated and engaged. Staff have created a well-planned environment, which is calm and nurturing. Babies delight in exploring the tunnel where they practise crawling and rolling balls through. This helps to support their physical skills well. Singing can be heard throughout the nursery. Toddlers know the actions to familiar rhymes and request their favourite songs and rhymes by name. Children benefit from staff who celebrate their achievements and encourage their confidence. For example, babies smile and point when they do things for the first time, such as using chalks to create marks outside.

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n The dedicated manager is passionate and enthusiastic about providing new opportunities and experiences for the children. Staff report that they are happy and supported. Regular staff supervisions help to identify learning needs and check staff's well-being. n Children's love of books and stories is evident. Staff are good storytellers who make books exciting. Babies and toddlers sit and listen with attention as staff read books with animation. Children know what happens next in the stories that are familiar to them. Toddlers join in with repeated lines from the story. n The manager and staff are committed to working with other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They put plans in place to help children to reach their full potential. n Parents speak fondly about the staff who care for their children. They comment that they 'trust staff explicitly' and that their children are happy and enjoy

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attending the nursery. Staff work closely with parents to keep them updated about their child's development and help them understand how to support their child's learning at home. n Overall, staff support children's communication and language well. Staff introduce babies to new sounds. For example, while exploring with bubbles, staff make 'pop, pop' noises as they catch the bubbles. Babies then copy this action and make the same noise. Staff encourage younger children to build sentences and introduce them to new words. n Staff have a good understanding of what they want children to learn. They follow children's interests and plan exciting activities that children are eager to be involved in. However, occasionally, staff do not successfully carry out what they have identified they want children to learn next. This means that some children do not always benefit from being able to learn as much as possible.

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n Overall, children behave well and learn to share, take turns and respect others,

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16 April 2024 with support. However, at times, staff do not give children the explanation they need to fully understand the behavioural expectations. n The manager and staff understand their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children. The manager completes robust recruitment checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Regular risk assessments are completed to ensure that the premises and equipment are safe and suitable.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n support staff to strengthen the implementation of the curriculum to reflect the identified learning intention for the children taking part and to further support their next steps in learning n support staff to help children understand behaviour expectations and the impact of behaviour on themselves and others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2662828 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 10332975 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 37 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Puddleduck Preschool Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07876782110 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Puddleduck Ascot at St Martin's registered in 2021. It cares for children aged nine months to two and half years, for most of the year. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of whom, four of these hold a level 3 qualification or above.

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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 their evaluation of the provider. 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 talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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