N Family Club Reading

Inspection of N Family Club Reading 3-5 Craven Road, Reading RG1 5LE

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

The provider creates an extremely nurturing and welcoming environment. This helps children settle well and feel safe and secure. They develop a positive attitude towards learning and show lots of enthusiasm for the interesting and useful learning opportunities on offer. Staff are excellent role models, showing children how to be polite, kind and helpful. This good practice has a positive impact on children's behaviour. For instance, even the very youngest children are reminded about good manners at mealtimes, as staff teach them how to say thank you in their home languages, such as English, Italian and Polish. This also contributes to children's growing sense of identity.

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The provision is good

The provider's curriculum is ambitious and varied for all children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). It enables all children to make good progress from their starting points. Staff create activities that ignite children's natural curiosity. For instance, children enjoy mixing potions as they measure, scoop and pour water and ingredients that they have grown themselves in the garden. They become fully immersed in their imaginative play and exploration of their own ideas. Children enjoy plenty of opportunities to be physically active. For example, older children pull themselves up as they scale the castle tower of the climbing frame and carefully navigate the assault course, which staff have skilfully planned to extend children's learning about safety. Staff recognise how physical play benefits children's understanding of healthy lifestyles and support this area of learning well.

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need to do better?

n The provider's overarching curriculum is clear and well sequenced. Within the setting, there is a focus on promoting children's growing independence in regard to their self-care and learning as children progress through the setting. Overall, leaders empower and enable their staff to understand and share this with parents and children well. As such, children make good progress and are well prepared for their future learning, including their eventual transition to school. n Staff understand the importance of reading, singing and rhyme time to help children's growing vocabulary and understanding of the world. They make effective use of the repetition of song and rhyme to support all areas of children's learning. For example, children sing a safety song that reminds them of the rules when moving between rooms and when using the stairs and includes 'holding the hand rail tightly'. This helps ensure children's safety by

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making it clear what is expected of them in a fun and child-centred way. n In general, key adults have a good understanding about what they want children to learn and know next based on the differing needs of the children. Children enjoy a variety of opportunities to follow their interests. However, in some

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need to do better?

3 June 2025 instances, teaching is less effective, and some staff are not clear about how activities and daily care routines will build on individual children's existing skills and knowledge to help fully extend their learning and development. This is particularly evident where children are supported by temporary staff other than their key adults, who know them and their families well and have the experience and skills to fully support and nurture them. n Staff value each child's unique background and experiences. Children who speak other languages at home benefit from hearing familiar words at the nursery. Staff plan a range of opportunities for children to find out about each other's lives and different cultures and beliefs. Children are delighted to hear about how staff members and other parents celebrate special festivals at home or to taste traditional food from other countries. For example, children enjoy exploring the

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bright colours that signify the rainbow of the Pride flag as they paint and explore creative art and craft materials. This helps children's understanding of diversity, tolerance and respect, promoting British values and preparing them well for life in modern Britain. n Leaders monitor all children's progress closely. Those with lead responsibilities for SEND accurately identify where children may need extra support to meet their full potential. They work closely with parents and other professionals to put in place support as needed. Leaders use additional funding thoughtfully, always with children's best interests in mind. n Leaders are passionate about staff well-being and parent satisfaction, and they continually seek feedback. This filters down to staff and results in them recognising parents as children's first teachers, leading to strong, trusting relationships and overwhelmingly positive parent testimonials. Parents are

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confident in the level of education and care that their children receive and are kept well informed about their children's learning and daily care routines. This effective two-way information-sharing promotes strong parent partnerships.

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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 strengthen existing systems in place to monitor the consistency of staff practice for all staff, including temporary and cover staff n review and improve arrangements for staff deployment to further support staff workloads and enhance the key-person system in place.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2753561 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10403102 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 135 Number of children on roll 137 Name of registered person N Family Club 5 Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 3865 7402 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

N Family Club Reading registered in October 2023 and is situated in Reading, Berkshire. It operates all year round, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged from birth to four years old. It employs 23 members of childcare staff. Of these, 19 staff hold an early years qualification at level 3 or above.

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Inspection activities

n Leaders 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector discussed the intent of the activities on offer, observed staff interaction during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection, including about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector spoke with the leadership team about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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