Riverside Nursery Schools, Holly Road Nursery

Inspection of Riverside Nursery Schools - Holly Road Bright Beginnings Day Nursery, 1 Holly Road, Twickenham TW1 4EA

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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 arrive at nursery happy and confident. They are greeted warmly by staff who know them well. This helps them to settle quickly. Children are excited to engage in a variety of well-planned learning experiences. The curriculum is duly focused on all areas of learning and children's interests are fully considered. The impact is that all children are making good progress. Staff plan a stimulating and accessible learning environment. Children are confident to initiate their own play. Staff facilitate children's independence; encouraging them to help themselves to snacks and drinks when they are hungry or thirsty. Younger children are observed to enjoy this responsibility and manage their needs very well. Staff sit with children who have chosen to eat to ensure they stay safe. They engage in conversations with children, encouraging the development of their communication skills.

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The provision is good

Staff are skilled in teaching older and the most-able children to ensure they receive effective challenges to support their progress. For example, staff teach children about shapes and matching to help them create intricate patterns. Children are proud to share their knowledge as they explain they have made a butterfly using squares, triangles, hexagons, and rectangles. Children concentrate and persevere as staff motivate them to complete complex 100-piece puzzles. Staff role model polite and respectful behaviours. This has a positive impact on children's relationships with one another. They work cooperatively as they build a large aeroplane with construction straws. Staff ensure a safe space is available so this can remain intact and so that children can continue with this interest after lunch. This supports children to feel valued and develop positive attitudes to learning.

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need to do better?

n Safeguarding practice in the setting has greatly improved. All staff including managers have received recent safeguarding training. The impact is that they are confident in their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. Improved supervision and induction procedures for all staff, including agency staff, has ensured that safeguarding matters are discussed regularly. In addition, the detailed recording of accidents and injuries means that records are more thorough, providing an accurate summary to parents. This detail has also increased the monitoring of accidents in the environment. Overall, this is enhancing and prioritising the safeguarding culture in the setting. n The manager has a good overview of the curriculum. She has high expectations for her staff team in delivering good-quality learning experiences for all children. She spends time in the rooms modelling good practice. Staff feel supported and

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valued. They express they are happy in their roles and appreciate the support they receive in gaining additional qualifications. Staff express they work well as a team. The impact for children is that they receive warm care and attention. Staff

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need to do better?

21 August 2024 know their key children well. They are confident to talk about their interests and are clear about the next steps that are needed to support their progression. n Children's communication skills are prioritised. Staff plan exciting and interactive story sessions using props to engage children's attention. They use good questioning skills to encourage children to think about the story and to share what they can see. For example, children are praised when they remember that honeycomb is made by bees. Staff encourage children to observe and count the food that the caterpillar has eaten. Children have a voice as staff involve them in choosing the books to read and songs to sing at circle time. However, some children's learning is interrupted, as staff take them for a nappy change rather than waiting for this learning experience to end. n Children enjoy engaging in a variety of physical pursuits. Staff effectively plan

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trips to the garden, where they set up physical challenges to support children to develop many valuable skills. For example, children are confident to balance, run, and play ball games as staff facilitate their learning outside. Children are delighted to play adult-led parachute games. Inside, children confidently climb within the indoor play area. Well-deployed staff help to keep children safe while also supporting them to develop new skills. Older children know that to keep safe, only four children at a time must play in the indoor area. They are confident to regulate the use of this facility, as staff have taught them how to use sand timers to take turns. n Children who are new to the setting have settled well. It is evident that they have established secure emotional attachments with staff as they approach them for cuddles or to show an item of interest. These secure transitions have been confirmed by parents, who have expressed their children have settled well and

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enjoy coming to nursery. Parents feel well informed about their children's progress and how to support their children's learning at home. Parents with older children explain they are confident their children have developed the skills needed to be ready for school.

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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 review the organisation of daily routines, so that children's learning experiences are not disrupted.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479786 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10362539 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 56 Name of registered person Bright Beginnings (Twickenham) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02085389777 Date of previous inspection 24 October 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Riverside Nursery School - Holly Road registered in 2014 and is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year. The setting is linked closely with Grosvenor House Nursery located on the opposite side of the road. The children share a garden located at the Grosvenor House premises. There are eight members of staff; one holds a childcare qualification at level 5 and five staff members hold appropriate qualifications from level 2 to level 3. The nursery receives funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued 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 children to learn. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of the lunchtime routine in pre-school. 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 spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their experiences with the inspector during the inspection and the inspector took account of their views. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and their early years principle, to discuss how they evaluate the provision, including their safeguarding duties.

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n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including records of staff suitability.

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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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