Once Upon a Time Day Nurseries

Inspection of Once Upon a Time Day Nurseries 1st Uxbridge Scouts Hall, Rockingham Rec Park, Rockingham Road, UXBRIDGE, Middlesex UB8 2UW

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Staff warmly greet children who arrive happily. Staff turnover is low, which helps all staff to know children well. This helps children to feel safe and secure and enables them to fully participate in the wide range of learning activities that staff provide for them. Children express their joy when staff promptly respond to their requests for a story to be read to them. They snuggle into the laps of staff to listen and repeat lines from their favourite books. Staff read to children with expression and introduce children to new language and ideas as they read. All children make progress in their ability to communicate their needs.

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The provision is good

Staff place an emphasis on helping children to express their feelings. Children demonstrate empathy towards their peers and concern when they become upset. Staff encourage children to manage their own conflicts and take turns over toys. Children behave well. They eagerly dress up as superheroes, developing their imaginations and self-confidence through their play. Staff support children to develop their natural curiosity about the world. They understand the importance of adapting routines to allow children new experiences, such as a sudden snow flurry. Children squeal with delight as they chase each other in the garden, their faces flushed from the exercise.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan an ambitious curriculum for children that includes activities centred around a book of the week. Key persons include the priorities for individual children's learning into this programme, as well as recommendations from external professionals, such as speech and language therapists. Leaders monitor children's development closely to ensure that all children make progress. The nursery provides an inclusive environment where all families and children are warmly welcomed. n Staff skilfully support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Knowledgeable staff work together to identify emerging gaps in children's development quickly. They implement personalised programmes to help address children's additional needs. Leaders work closely with staff, external professionals and parents to successfully improve children's outcomes. They use additional funding effectively to enhance children's individual support. For

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example, leaders provide targeted training for staff and resources to further support children. n Children develop their understanding of size, weight and measure, such as when staff encourage them to access tape measures and weighing scales in their play. Staff competently comment on size when playing alongside children and during storytelling sessions. Children develop their early literacy skills. However, the curriculum for helping children to learn about people and communities beyond

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need to do better?

7 January 2025 their own is less well developed. n Parent partnership is a key strength of the nursery. Staff keep parents fully informed about their child's progress and next steps in learning. They regularly invite parents into the nursery for activity sessions. Staff provide opportunities for children to complete activities at home linked to the book of the week. This helps children to consolidate their learning and provides them with a consistent learning experience between home and nursery. Parents report how they enjoyed the activity sessions and seeing how their children interact with others in the nursery. They describe how the sessions helped younger siblings to settle when they later joined the nursery. n Children benefit from nutritious meals cooked on the premises. Staff implement effective systems to ensure that children are not exposed to foods to which they may be allergic. The nursery has fully implemented the latest guidance to

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minimise the risk of choking. n Children learn to manage their self-care needs. Staff teach children how to put on their own coats and change shoes in preparation for outdoor play. This prepares them well for the next stage in their learning, such as starting school. Staff eat with children to model healthy eating habits and the use of cutlery. Children demonstrate good social skills at mealtimes. Children receive support from staff to learn about healthy lifestyles. However, opportunities for them to learn about looking after their teeth are limited. As a result, children do not receive sufficient support to develop their understanding of this important aspect of their self-care. n Staff receive effective supervision and coaching to help them to develop their practice. They regularly undertake relevant training. Staff comment that leaders give their well-being good consideration.

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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 consider how to develop the curriculum to give children further opportunities to explore similarities and differences between people and communities n develop programmes that promote children's oral health further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 139098 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 10367426 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 42 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Hackland-Crowther, Lorna

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reference number

Telephone number 01895 255479 Date of previous inspection 7 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Once Upon a Time Day Nurseries registered in 1989. It is situated in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year. It employs 11 members of staff. Of these, 10 staff hold relevant early years qualifications ranging from levels 2 to 6. The nursery provides government funded childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children. It follows the High Scope ethos.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of an activity. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector.

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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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