Chalvey Grove Children's Centre Early Years Service

Inspection of Chalvey Grove Children's Centre Early Years Service Montem Academy, Chalvey Grove, SLOUGH SL1 2TE

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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

The friendly staff take the time to greet children when they arrive, helping them to separate from their parents and carers with ease. Managers and staff provide a welcoming and interesting environment with a good range of resources and activities to motivate children to explore. Toddlers' laughter fills the air as they play with the sand and water outside. Staff know children well. They give priority to children's emotional well-being. Staff spend time getting to know children and their families during the settling-in period. Children develop secure bonds with staff, helping them to feel safe at this nurturing setting. Older children learn to be independent and confident in their preparation for starting school. Staff communicate well with parents to find out about each child before they start at the setting. This helps them to provide continuity of care and supports children to feel secure. Staff encourage children to develop a 'can-do' attitude. For instance, they

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The provision is good

are determined to learn how to use the safety knives when chopping fruit. Children persevere until they have achieved what they have set out to do. These positive attitudes help children with the next steps in their learning.

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need to do better?

n Children have lots of opportunities to have fresh air and exercise, and staff support children's physical development well. Children enjoy being outside playing with their friends, and staff skilfully involve children in activities to build on their physical skills. For instance, staff lead activities to encourage children to ride in the push-along cars and to build sandcastles, digging sand. Younger children enjoy feeling the sand between their fingers and practising their walking skills as they navigate around, pushing toy buggies. n Children benefit from the nursery's good links to external agencies. Staff support parents to seek advice from other professionals. Staff work closely with parents and the schools that children will be moving on to. This ensures that there is a consistent approach to supporting all children's needs. n The managers and staff plan a curriculum that focuses on preparing children for

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their future learning. They provide activities to support children's small-muscle skills. For example, children squeeze, poke and knead play dough. They strengthen their fingers as they manipulate the dough. This helps children to develop the skills they need to, for example, hold a pencil and pour their own drinks. n The managers and staff work effectively as a team. They have regular meetings to discuss the curriculum and the needs of the children. The setting ensures that staff access ongoing, meaningful professional development opportunities. This includes making sure that staff receive mandatory training and are clear about the setting's policies and procedures. Staff use what they learn to enhance their practice and to develop aspects of the curriculum.

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12 August 2024 n Staff support children's language skills well. They get down to the children's level to talk to them and make eye contact. Staff converse with older children and explain the meaning of new words, such as 'kneading', to young children. n The managers and staff develop good relationships with parents. Parents receive regular updates about their children's achievements. Key staff work closely with parents to support and extend children's learning at home. Parents describe the staff as 'kind' and say that their children enjoy attending. n Overall, children behave well. Staff act as positive role models, and rules are in place, such as being kind to others and treating others with respect. However, when children display unwanted behaviour, staff are not consistent in explaining why this is not acceptable. This means children do not always understand why they cannot do things and, consequently, despite being told no, they continue.

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need to do better?

n The managers and staff team have a good understanding of their safeguarding procedures. They complete regular risk assessments and ensure the environment is safe and secure for all children who attend.

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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 support staff to be consistent in their behaviour management strategies to support children to learn why their unwanted behaviour is not acceptable.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541756 Local authority Slough Inspection number 10350887 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 98 Number of children on roll 126 Name of registered person Slough Borough Council

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reference number

Telephone number 01753 574387 Date of previous inspection 10 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Chalvey Grove Children's Centre Early Years Service registered in 2014. It is located in Slough, Berkshire. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks a year. The provision employs nine staff, of whom two hold a relevant qualification at level 6 and seven hold a relevant level 2 or above qualification in childcare.

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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 and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the manager and nominated individual/registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. 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 joint observations of group activities with the manager.

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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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