New Vision Day Nursery

Inspection of New Vision Day Nursery 126 Holburne Road, Greenwich, London SE3 8HT

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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

There has been a recent change in management and new leaders have identified weaknesses in the planning and delivery of the curriculum. They have begun to implement an action plan to address these issues, although it is too early to see the impact of recent changes. Despite weaknesses, children arrive confidently and happily and walk straight into the nursery while waving goodbye to their parents. Children feel safe and secure in the care of staff and form warm attachments with them. Staff are positive role models of the behaviours they expect from children, including the use of good manners. Children are kind to their friends, and staff support them to share the toys and resources.

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The provision requires improvement

Children have designated rooms depending on their age, and staff support them to settle into activities they have organised. For example, babies explore coloured dough to make pumpkins, and older children enjoy painting. Staff supervise children as they explore the different activities and ask children questions about what they are doing. However, inconsistencies in staff interactions and teaching have an impact on the progress children make. This is more evident when children play outside. Staff interactions during garden time are not effective as they are keen to observe what children are doing rather than join their play.

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need to do better?

n New leaders have identified the weaknesses and taken effective action to address the previous breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. They have provided support and coaching to staff to develop their skills and knowledge. All staff and leaders are now clear about the action to take to report concerns about children's welfare, including how to escalate any issues to the relevant agencies. n Leaders ensure that staff receive supervision sessions to discuss children's progress and any training they wish to attend. Newly recruited staff meet with leaders regularly during a newly developed induction program to check they are settling in and understand the policies and procedures. However, monitoring of staff practice is not fully embedded. Therefore, leaders are unaware of how new initiatives are impacting on children's experiences and enhancing their learning. n Leaders are ambitious and recognise some areas of staff practice that need to

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be embedded. For example, staff understand the skills they are focusing on supporting children to achieve. However, this is not reflected in how they implement the curriculum. Staff do not always interact with children effectively to enhance their learning and development. n Staff are passionate about their role and are good role models. Children form secure attachments, and staff offer gentle encouragement. However, they do not encourage children's developing independence. For example, while children are

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24 October 2024 encouraged to make choices in their play, they are not supported to carry out small tasks, such as putting on aprons and climbing onto bicycles in the garden themselves. n Children's communication and language skills are promoted well. Staff introduce lots of new vocabulary and continually narrate activities for younger children. Staff in the baby room demonstrate actions as they introduce new words, such as 'push' and 'squash', as babies use play dough. This helps children to develop their understanding and ability to express themselves. Children are making progress in their communication and language skills. n Children enjoy being outdoors in the large, secure garden. They develop their physical skills as they run, ride bicycles and throw balls through hoops. They benefit from nutritious and balanced meals and snacks throughout the day. Children enjoy mealtimes as a social occasion, and staff help children to

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understand that this contributes to their overall good health. n Leaders ensure that the nursery has appropriate arrangements in place to support children that are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. All children are developing and building on their learning well. This helps to prepare them for the next stages of their learning. n The leaders and staff team have effective communication with parents, and this helps to provide continuity in children's care and learning. They share daily feedback about children's care and learning activities. This helps to reassure parents and supports children's learning at home.

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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 embed monitoring practices further, particularly to help staff understand the curriculum intent to develop the quality of education further n support staff to develop more effective interactions to enhance children's learning experience further n further encourage children's developing independence throughout the daily routines and activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484506 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10370713 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 40 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person New Vision Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 331 1505 Date of previous inspection 5 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

New Vision Day Nursery registered in 2015. It is located in the Shooters Hill area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year. There are seven members of staff. The manager holds early years professional status. Other staff are qualified at level 3, and two are unqualified. The nursery offers the government-funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager carried out a learning walk of the nursery with the inspector and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the provider and manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The manager carried out joint observations with the inspector to reflect on the quality of teaching and learning. n The inspector spoke with parents and staff to take account of their feedback and experiences at the nursery during the inspection. n The manager and provider held a meeting with the inspector to discuss the leadership and day-to-day running of the nursery and provided documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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