Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham Park

Inspection of Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham Park 31 Cambridge Road, TWICKENHAM TW1 2HN

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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 are happy and thrive in this stimulating and welcoming environment. When children start at the nursery, staff take time to get to know children individually, work with parents and settle them in at their own pace. This helps children to become confident and feel valued. Staff have high expectations of all children, and children behave very well. Staff treat children respectfully and support them to resolve any disagreements and reach a fair resolution. They 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

Children are curious to explore the many exciting activities staff have planned for them. Younger children develop their physical skills by pulling up on low-level furniture and exploring with sand. Older children enjoy playing in the nursery garden, running, jumping, and learning to climb and balance. Leaders ensure the curriculum is ambitious and challenging for all children. Children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities and those who may need extra support are supported well by leaders and staff. They identify, refer, work with professionals and implement strategies recommended by them to support children. This ensures all children make good progress.

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need to do better?

n Children's safety is a priority for leaders and staff. All staff have attended training that has given them a good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues, including how to identify and report concerns. Leaders have revised induction and training given to all new staff working at the setting, so staff understand their roles and responsibilities. This supports children safety at nursery. n Staff know all of the children well. They regularly observe and track their progress. This enables them to plan exciting activities based on what children are interested in, what they know and what they need to know next. Any gaps in learning are quickly identified and supported. This means that all children are making good progress across the seven areas of learning. n All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in their communication and language development. Children are

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given lots of opportunities to sing songs, listen to stories and have conversations with each other. Overall, children benefit from regularly hearing new words, which broadens their vocabulary. However, younger children are not always provided with opportunities to listen to and learn new words to enhance and build on their growing vocabulary. n Children behave very well and are eager to learn. They build positive relationships with their friends and staff. They focus on activities well. Children are kind to each other and support each other when they need help. They are

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22 August 2024 given praise as they learn new knowledge and skills. n Supporting children's emotional well-being is a focus for all at the nursery. An established and supportive key-person system, alongside regular communication with parents, helps to ensure that staff know children individually. This gives children a good foundation to begin their learning journey. As a result, children are confident and have high levels of self–esteem, which they demonstrate by happily talking to visitors and asking them to join in with their play. n Transitions for all children are well thought out and carefully considered by leaders to ensure children's well-being is supported. This includes when children move rooms, have a new key person and when they leave to start school. Leaders have built positive links with local schools. Children are well prepared for the next stages of learning, including moving on to school.

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n Parents are seen as partners of the nursery. They value the positive contribution the staff make to their children's lives and the progress their children have made in their development. Parents receive regular updates about their children's progress and information on what children are learning and their next steps. Parents discuss that although this information is positive, they would like this communication to be stronger so they are included in other matters affecting the nursery, such as food menus.

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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 provide more opportunities for younger children to extend their vocabulary and enhance their developing communication skills n strengthen communication with parents to involve them in matters at the nursery.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2688575 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10361725 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 89 Name of registered person Twickenham Park Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02088920872 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham Park registered in October 2022 and is in the London Borough of Richmond. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year, closing for one week at Christmas and bank holidays. The setting employs 25 members of staff, of whom 14 hold early years qualifications at levels 3 to 6. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 led the inspector on a learning walk and told the inspector about what they want children to learn at nursery. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager carried out a joint observation with the inspector. They looked at how well practitioners teach and what they want them to learn. n Staff, leaders and the manager spoke to the inspector throughout the day. n The inspector observed children at play throughout the nursery. n The inspector spoke with parents and gathered their views about their experiences of the setting. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector looked at documents relating to the suitability of those working

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with children, such as first aid certificates and Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

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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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