Bright Beginnings (Twickenham) Ltd

Inspection of Riverside Nursery Schools - Grosvenor House Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Road, TWICKENHAM TW1 4AD

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

The provider is rebuilding the staff team following the management restructure. Senior leaders model good practice to less-experienced staff. However, some staff are unsure of what they want children to learn. They are not skilled enough to build on what children already know, and they do not have as high expectations of what individual children can achieve. The quality of teaching across the nursery is inconsistent. As a result, children are not making the progress they are capable of. Nevertheless, experienced staff interact with children well. They skilfully extend children's vocabulary and recall previous experiences to encourage conversations.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff are kind and caring and welcome children into the nursery. Children arrive smiling and are ready to explore a range of activities on offer. They make close bonds with staff and feel happy and safe in their presence. Staff teach children to be kind and caring towards one another and respect each other's differences. Children learn to share and behave well.

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The provision requires improvement

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive appropriate support from leaders to meet their needs and help them prepare for the next stage of learning. Parents report being happy with the care and information-sharing with staff about their children's care and learning. This helps to provide continuity in children's learning and development.

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need to do better?

n The provider has taken appropriate steps to meet the previous breaches of the requirements. Safeguarding children is a priority. The management team ensures that adults looking after children are suitable and have appropriate qualifications and training to fulfil their roles. The management team and staff understand how to identify and report concerns about children and staff, in line with the local safeguarding partnership. This helps to protect children's welfare. n The management team seeks support from the local authority advisers to improve the overall quality of the setting. The management team has started to provide guidance and supervision for staff to enhance the quality of teaching. However, this has been inconsistent for some time, and some staff do not have appropriate skills to build on children's learning. n Planning and implementation of the curriculum are variable. Some staff do not

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need to do better?

consider children's abilities and interests when planning for children's learning. They lack teaching skills to build on children's learning and development. Nevertheless, some children use their imagination as they play. For example, during a sensory activity, children pretend to make pancakes and talk about what they will put on top. n The key-person system works effectively. Staff know the children well and

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need to do better?

22 August 2024 support them when they first join and when it is time for them to move to the next room. Children show they are happy and content in their key person's presence and often approach them for cuddles. n Children learn about the importance of keeping healthy, including through a healthy diet and regular access to the outdoors. Staff provide opportunities for children to be physically active. For example, children ride on scooters, use a climbing frame and move to music with confidence. n Children have opportunities to make marks and be creative. This supports their small-muscle movements in preparation for early writing. Children develop a love of books and approach staff when they would like to be read to. This supports children's early literacy skills. However, children who speak English as an additional language have limited opportunities to hear their home language in their play and learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff support children's independence and teach them how to manage some simple tasks themselves. Staff teach younger children how to wash their hands correctly. However, this is inconsistent in some rooms. Staff do not give clear messages to children about the importance of handwashing. n The management team develops partnerships with other professionals to help support children with SEND. n Not all staff are skilled enough to engage and challenge children in learning. This is also evident during some daily routines, such as mealtimes. There are occasions when children become bored and restless. However, skilled staff know how to engage children, including through reading, and they soon become settled.

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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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Due date

ensure all staff know what they want children to learn and consider children's abilities and interests when planning for their learning and ensure the curriculum is fully ambitious and challenging for all children to help them make consistently good progress. 22/11/2024

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should:

n strengthen the support provided for less-experienced staff to help them become confident teachers n build on current opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to hear their home language in their play and learning n give consistent messages to children about the importance of handwashing to fully support their understanding of good hygiene routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479787 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10362827 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 44 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Bright Beginnings (Twickenham) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02085389999 Date of previous inspection 16 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Riverside Nursery Schools - Grosvenor House first registered in 2009 and re- registered in 2014 as a limited company. The nursery operates from premises in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery closes for a week at Christmas and for public bank holidays. There are 30 staff working with children. Of these, 20 staff have appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery receives funding for free early years education for children aged two 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 senior manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to parents and took account of their views. 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 a joint observation of an activity with the senior manager. n The inspector reviewed the documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n The inspector held discussions with leaders, managers and staff at appropriate

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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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Inspection activities

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