Regent Nursery

Inspection of Regent Nursery 459 Rayners Lane, Pinner HA5 5ET

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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

Staff welcome children to this warm and welcoming nursery, where they enjoy spending time. Staff get to know the children well and develop strong bonds with them. This helps children to gain confidence and feel supported. Children make independent choices of where and what they would like to play with. Children benefit from a language-rich environment. For example, toddlers' attention is immediately captured as staff sing songs with great enthusiasm. They bring songs to life with props such as toy animals. Children solve problems and learn critical thinking skills. They enjoy filling and emptying various-sized containers with sand and pretending dinosaurs are hiding in their land.

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The provision is good

Staff provide them with a good level of challenge in making meaningful marks with various media. Some children can write their names and recognise the sounds of letters. Children have a positive approach to learning. Older children are confident and curious individuals. They are eager to learn more and frequently question visitors and staff. Children develop good independent skills in readiness for school. For instance, they put on their own coats, eagerly assist in clearing away after lunch, and effectively manage their own personal needs. Children show a keen interest in writing.

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need to do better?

n Parents speak highly of the nursery and the staff. They comment how appreciative they are of the constant support that is on offer from the 'wonderful' team. Parents particularly appreciate how the nursery shares their children's developmental milestones and allows them to take home the 'Daisy Bear' and use the lending library. This supports continuity between nursery and home learning. n Children enjoy different celebrations, which helps to promote their awareness of others. They enjoyed the recent Mother's Day stay-and-play sessions and made cards for their mothers. This helped to encourage all parents and carers to come along and join in the festivities. n Staff narrate as the children play, focusing on keywords in their interactions to help them expand their vocabulary. Children learn words like 'lava' and 'eruption'. Staff interaction with toddlers are warm and gentle. Toddlers are delighted as staff engage in playful activities. This increases their understanding

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need to do better?

as well as speaking skills. n Children enjoy home-cooked meals. Staff follow robust allergy management procedures to ensure that children eat the right foods. Before mealtimes, children follow good handwashing routines. Staff talk to children about the importance of handwashing before they eat. This helps children to develop their understanding of self-care routines.

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need to do better?

2 May 2024 n Staff regularly assess children's progress in their learning. They review their next steps and provide different activities to help close gaps in their learning. The staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that children receive the right support at the right time. This supports all children to make good progress in their development. n Children are safe and secure and supported by staff to cooperatively play alongside one another. Older children independently take turns exploring balancing beams and have discussions about making space for one another. Children are offered support from staff to jump from different heights, and develop good physical skills as they walk, climb and balance. n Staff educate parents on the importance of oral hygiene and support them in registering their children with a dentist. Children learn about the importance of healthy teeth and share this information with their families to promote oral

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hygiene at home. n Overall, children display good engagement in the activities that are on offer and, in the main, display a positive attitude to learning. However, at times staff at the start of the activity do not offer some of the quieter children as much attention. Consequently, not all children are consistently supported to engage in play and learning. n Staff work well as a team. They have regular meetings with the manager to reflect on their practice and the learning experiences they provide for children. The manager makes good use of supervision meetings to support staff's well- being effectively. However, monitoring of staff performance is not fully effective to identify clearly how individual staff members can raise the quality of their teaching to the highest level.

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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 systems to be consistent in engaging less confident and quieter children in play and learning n strengthen the individual support and coaching for all staff, to improve their skills and the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2658892 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10335626 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 28 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person RN Anne Marie Smith Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02079987600 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Regent Nursery registered in 2021 and is located in Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. It is open weekdays from 8am to 6pm and operates 51 weeks of the year. The provider receives funding to provide free early years education to children aged two, three and four years. In addition to the provider/manager, there are seven staff working with the children, the majority of whom hold childcare qualifications at level 3. The manager of the setting holds an early years qualification at level 6.

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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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Parents shared their views about the setting with the inspector. n The inspector spoke with staff and interacted with children. n The inspector carried out two joint observations with the manager. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum.

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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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