Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Barnet

Report for childcare on domestic premises

p.1

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

p.1

The provision is good

Staff create a happy atmosphere where children feel safe and secure. They take into account children's backgrounds and experiences when planning fun and engaging activities. For example, staff teach children about kindness and help them to meet other people. Children feel excited to visit the local home for older people and the library. They enjoy learning about the world around them and different people. The effective key-person system helps children to develop strong and meaningful bonds with staff. Children feel valued. This supports their emotional security.

p.2

The provision is good

Staff teach children key literacy skills. They explore stories and characters to promote children's love of reading. Staff help children to retell stories using key language. Children learn how to form sentences and develop strong communication skills. All children can express themselves well. Staff teach children to recognise their achievements. They give children praise for their successes. Children learn that being kind to others helps them to feel good. Children are kind. Staff teach them to be sensitive to the feelings of others. Children behave well. They listen to staff and one another. This promotes their feelings of confidence and self-esteem.

p.2

need to do better?

n Leaders and staff develop a curriculum that helps children to develop key skills and knowledge across a broad range of topics. Children learn a variety of ambitious skills that they can apply themselves. Staff consistently implement the aims of the curriculum. For example, they teach children to use numbers to describe what they can see in books and stories. Children reach their developmental milestones. n Staff use a range of different assessments to identify when children achieve their goals. They regularly review any gaps in children's learning and use this information to plan activities. Staff share information they have about what children need to learn with their parents and carers. This promotes children's learning. n Staff plan activities to promote children's learning. However, on occasion, they do not consistently identify when to adapt activities. For example, staff do not always recognise when children lose interest. As a result, children are not always

p.2

need to do better?

deeply engaged in activities or their learning. n Staff work with experts to identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They use advice from professionals to implement specialist strategies to support children's learning. This promotes the learning of children with SEND. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff consider how best to communicate with parents about what their children are learning. They provide information

p.2

need to do better?

6 June 2025 through a range of sources. This helps all parents to understand their children's targets. Parents say that their children make good progress. They say the information that staff provide them with helps them to prepare their children for school. n Staff interact with children well. They understand how to teach new language to children, including teaching new vocabulary to children who speak English as an additional language. Staff use vocabulary from children's home languages to communicate with them. This helps all children to make good progress in their communication development. n Staff teach children to be independent. For example, they demonstrate to children how hygienic practices enable them to stay safe. Staff teach children how to wash their hands. They support children to dress themselves and learn to use the toilet safely. This helps children to develop high levels of independence.

p.2

need to do better?

n Leaders and staff support children to eat a nutritious diet. Leaders have recently attended training by a nutritionist. As a result, they have adapted their menu to ensure that all children have healthy, well balanced and home-cooked food. This promotes children's physical health. n Staff find out about children's individual backgrounds. They celebrate the differences between children at the setting. Staff teach children about their unique cultural and religious backgrounds. They incorporate festivals and celebrations into the curriculum. This promotes children's tolerance and respect for other people. n Leaders carry out regular supervision sessions with staff. They use these to identify areas that staff would like to work on. Leaders plan appropriate continuous professional development opportunities for staff. This helps staff's knowledge of skills continue to develop over time.

p.3

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

p.3

Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

p.3

should:

n develop further how to adapt activities to support children's engagement in their learning.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY548290 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10380460 Type of provision Childcare on domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

p.4

inspection

Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 25

p.4

reference number

Date of previous inspection 10 June 2019

p.4

Information about this early years setting

Shannon ChildCare Ltd registered in 2017. It is one of three nurseries run by the provider in the Edgware area of the London Borough of Barnet. It operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for the last week in August and the period between Christmas and New Year. There are 14 members of staff, all of whom hold relevant qualifications between level 6 and level 2. The setting provides government funded childcare.

p.4

Inspection activities

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 inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

p.4

Inspection activities

6 June 2025 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.

p.4

Inspection activities

6 June 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.5

Inspection activities

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

p.6

Inspection activities

You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk

p.6

Inspection activities

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.6

Inspection activities

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.6