Little Rainbows Day Nursery

Inspection of Little Rainbows Day Nursery 64 Pears Road, Hounslow TW3 1SR

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children confidently enter the nursery and quickly join activities with their friends. They laugh and share funny moments as they play in the water tray together. Children's emotional well-being is well supported. Staff use frequent positive praise to celebrate children's achievements, which boosts their self-esteem. Staff support children to understand the rules and boundaries. For example, staff sensitively remind children to use 'walking feet' inside.

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The provision is good

Leaders develop a broad and varied curriculum for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language. Staff use topics and children's interests to provide fun, engaging and purposeful learning experiences.

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The provision is good

Children follow meaningful routines that promote their health and hygiene effectively. Staff encourage children to wash and dry their hands before enjoying their nutritious meals. Children develop their independence when practising their self-care skills, such as washing their hands and serving their own food. Staff are calm and sensitive in their approach, gently encouraging children to have a go and persevere when scooping sweetcorn. This helps children demonstrate high levels of confidence.

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need to do better?

n Staff make good use of props to engage children in story and rhyme times. Children join in with their favourite songs and group games. Staff encourage children to predict what will happen next in the story. For instance, children talk about emotions and how they feel. Children gain a keen interest in literacy as they interact with books. However, at times, staff do not always ensure group times are organised effectively to ensure that all children can participate successfully. n Children benefit from activities designed to develop their physical skills. They remain engrossed when climbing the frame in the garden. Staff encourage them outside to jump and climb. This helps develop children's movement and coordination skills effectively. Children have daily opportunities to enjoy fresh air and exercise, supporting their physical health. n The newly established management team places a strong emphasis on fostering

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children's key life skills, such as independence, confidence and resilience. Activities are thoughtfully planned and help to support children's readiness for school. n Staff create personalised plans to ensure children with SEND make good progress. Staff seek specialist advice to ensure children receive swift and effective support. This allows children to make good progress in their learning.

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27 June 2025 n Parents are generally supportive of the nursery and talk positively of their child's learning experience. Some parents report good levels of communication, especially through the use of the parent app. However, leaders and staff do not consistently share information about children whose parents are unable to access the app, in order to fully support children's development. n Staff consider ways to teach children mathematical concepts. For example, they successfully incorporate mathematics into daily routines. This includes encouraging children to think about how many scoops it will take to fill up the container in the water tray and how many blocks they need to make a bigger tower. Children show their knowledge of these concepts as they talk about how big they will make their tower. This enables children to begin to use mathematical language. n Leaders reflect on the provision on offer and what they can do to make further

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need to do better?

improvements. They have good oversight and manage the staff team effectively. Leaders recognise how they can support staff in their roles and are conscious of staff workload. They continue to develop their own knowledge and skills to share the roles and responsibilities with the staff team. Staff recognise the support they receive and speak positively about this. n Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Staff regularly remind children to share, take turns and consider others' feelings. They show consistently positive behaviour. Visual routines support children who benefit from additional structure. This contributes to a calm and respectful environment.

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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 ensure all group times are managed to ensure all children have the opportunity to participate in quality learning experiences n build on effective strategies to increase parent partnership and involvement, including ensuring they are informed of their child's progress regularly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545805 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 10398196 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 40 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person LRDN Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07908279617 Date of previous inspection 8 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Little Rainbows Day Nursery registered in 2017. It operates from the ground floor of purpose-built premises in Hounslow. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am until 6pm. It receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 10 staff, eight of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 2 to level 8.

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Inspection activities

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 Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Inspection activities

27 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.

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