MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf

Inspection of MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf 4a Kenavon Drive, Huntley Wharf, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3DH

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children develop strong bonds with staff, who recognise and respond to their needs with kindness and respect. Where some children need extra support in settling into the nursery, staff recognise and respond to the relationships younger children need to help them feel safe and secure. For example, babies snuggle in for cuddles with staff as they get ready for sleep time. The focus on children's emotional well-being is a priority for all staff. This has a positive impact on the progress children make in their social development. Children behave well. They understand the need to share and take turns with friends as staff help them learn to value and respect the differing needs of each other. Staff offer lots of praise and encouragement. They acknowledge children's achievements, contributing to their self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff share a vision for children's learning. They offer a broad curriculum with activities that engage and motivate children to learn. Staff capture opportunities to help children learn through self-chosen play. For instance, toddlers learn how to make modelling dough as they mix paint, flour and water. Pre-school children sit for story times as staff help them to think about and share their ideas of how they might feel if they were looking for bears. Children develop good attention skills and concentrate well in activities that interest them. All children make good progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff have worked hard to address the actions raised at the last inspection. A shared vision for creating and maintaining good standards of care and learning is a key ethos for all staff. The team works well together. Staff say that they enjoy working at the nursery and feel respected and valued in their roles. Staff benefit from effective oversight of leaders to support their knowledge, skills and teaching practice. This contributes towards ensuring children receive good-quality early years care and education. n Children develop good independence skills, as staff promote this well. From the outset, staff teach children to manage some age-appropriate routines for themselves. For instance, babies learn how to feed themselves with spoons as staff encourage and support their early coordination skills. Toddlers learn how to wash their hands before they eat and the importance of drinking water to

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rehydrate themselves after active play. Pre-school children take great pride in getting themselves ready to go outside. They learn to fasten zips on coats and put on their hats and coats to keep themselves warm. Staff offer lots of encouragement and support as they recognise the value these independent skills have for children, including in readiness for their next stage in learning. n Staff teaching is good. Leaders offer training and support to staff in a meaningful way, focusing on priorities for the children in their care. For instance,

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need to do better?

10 February 2025 staff who work with babies use new knowledge from training to consider how resources are used to support their physical development. Staff plan activities that take account of children's interests. They check and monitor the progress children make. However, leaders recognise the new staff team members are still embedding the implementation of the curriculum to focus more precisely on what they want children to know or to be able to do next. n Staff maintain a safe environment for children. They ensure children are supervised as they play indoors or outdoors. Staff take the time to teach children safe routines to help them learn about their own personal safety. For instance, children understand the reasons why they sit to eat and the importance of walking indoors. Staff maintain good hygiene routines when serving food. They teach children the importance of maintaining their own health. For instance,

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need to do better?

toddlers learn how to wipe their own noses, disposing of tissues and washing their hands after these routines. Staff support children's good health effectively. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents speak positively about staff and say that they feel children are happy and safe in the nursery. Staff use online systems to share key information, including activities and key achievements. Parents recognise the skills children have developed since starting nursery. However, not all parents feel they receive clear information about how they can further support 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 staff's understanding of curriculum intentions to enable them to focus more precisely on what they want children to learn next n strengthen how information is shared with parents about the skills their children are developing, to help parents support and extend their children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2744272 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10370970 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 98 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01635 635635 Date of previous inspection 27 August 2024

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Information about this early years setting

MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf registered in 2023 and is located at Huntley Wharf, Reading, Berkshire. The nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday. The main opening hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm, and in agreement with the nursery, additional time from 7am to 7.30am and 6.30pm to 7pm may be available. There are 15 staff who work with the children. Of these, 10, including the manager, hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 and above.

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Inspection activities

n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. 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 looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation of a group activity.

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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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