The Vineyard Organic Day Nursery

Inspection of The Vineyard Organic Day Nursery 42 Grosvenor Road, RICHMOND, Surrey TW10 6PB

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Inspection date: 25 July 2024 - 15 August 2024

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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

Children are happy and keen learners in this stimulating nursery. Staff take great care to ensure that babies settle happily and build close relationships with children. They have high expectations of children and appreciate each child as an individual. Children look forward to mealtimes where they eat freshly prepared, very wholesome organic food that they enjoy thoroughly. Staff manage children's behaviour in positive ways. They treat children respectfully and support them to reach a fair resolution. Staff remind children of the value of being kind to each other and to share and take turns.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is enriching and well balanced and all children make good progress. Staff support children's awareness and understanding of difference. They do this effectively, for instance through informative discussion about special events such as Hanukkah and Chinese New Year. Children enjoy playing instruments from around the world, such as maracas and bongos. Staff provide good physical development opportunities for children. All children take part in a weekly session run by a sports coach where they practise balancing and jumping and develop good physical coordination skills. Babies enjoy crawling through tunnels and climbing over and under soft-play cushions. Staff help children to gain a good understanding of the world. They take children to stables to visit horses and teach them about how they live. Staff teach children how things grow, for instance by planting vegetables with children in the garden. Overall, all children make good progress in their

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need to do better?

n Staff teach children good mathematical skills. For instance, children compare heights and use language such as 'tall' and 'short'. Children count confidently and some older children can add numbers. Staff sing simple number songs with younger children. Children gain good mathematical skills. n Children enjoy a wide variety of imaginative, stimulating activities. For instance, children create their own collage work and models using masking tape, recycled materials, twigs and tissue paper. They happily draw and paint pictures using chalk, crayons and paint and develop good creative skills. n Children behave well and learn how to do things for themselves. Older children eagerly help to set the table at lunchtime, serve themselves and pour their own drinks. Younger children learn to feed themselves, supported by staff, and all children help to tidy up toys. Children learn to take turns as they eagerly mix

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need to do better?

ingredients together during cooking activities and learn to share well. n Staff work well with parents and give them regular updates on children's progress. They invite parents to read stories with children to support children's learning. Staff work effectively with the local children's centre, which offers

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need to do better?

25 July 2024 parents places on workshops to support children's development. n The manager monitors and supports staff well. She spends time in group rooms modelling good practice and observes staff to promote best outcomes for children. The manager meets each staff member regularly to review work and offers support where needed. She is keen for staff to develop their skills and knowledge. For example, the manager encourages staff to visit other early years settings to observe, learn about and share good practice. n The manager works hard to bring about improvements in the nursery and has set clear goals to continue this. For instance, she plans to organise more outings for children to enrich their learning further. n Staff give children's safety high priority. The manager ensures that staff are deployed well and ratios are maintained at all times. Staff check all parts of the nursery, indoors and outdoors, to reduce the risks of hazards. The manager has

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need to do better?

a comprehensive recruitment procedure that involves thorough background checks on staff to keep children safe. n Overall, children gain good communication, language and literacy skills. Staff read stories to children and teach them about story structure. They sing action songs and rhymes where children join in as they learn the words. However, staff do not teach more ambitious vocabulary to older children to enhance their language skills. n At times, some staff do not enable children to solve problems for themselves. For instance, during a baking activity, staff add flour to a sticky dough without asking children what could be added to make the mixture drier.

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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 introduce ambitious new vocabulary to older children to enhance their language skills further n consider ways to strengthen the implementation of the curriculum by enabling children to develop their problem-solving skills further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445042 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10351784 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 75 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person London Organic Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02089407197 Date of previous inspection 16 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The Vineyard Organic Day Nursery registered in 2012. It is located in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round except for public bank holidays. There are 11 staff, including the manager, nine of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to 6. This includes the manager who has early years teacher status and the deputy who holds a degree in early years. The nursery accepts funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Jenny Beckles Katarina Hustava

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 25 July 2024. Inspectors returned on 15 August 2024 to gather additional evidence in line with Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy. n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 During the inspection, the inspector went on a learning walk around the nursery with the manager to discuss the aims of the curriculum. n The inspector observed the interaction between staff and children and spoke with children, when appropriate. n During the inspection, the inspectors held a meeting with the manager and sampled some documentation. n The inspectors considered the views of staff and parents during the inspection. n The manager carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the

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Inspection activities

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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