The Old Station Nursery, Taplow

Inspection of The Old Station Nursery, Taplow Lake End Road, Taplow, Berkshire SL6 0QH

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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 arrive at nursery excited for the day ahead. They are greeted warmly by staff. Children enjoy learning through playful activities. Younger babies laugh with excitement as they splash in the water tray. The older children build on their fine motor skills as the plunge their syringes into a bowl of water and draw water up by pulling the handle back. They aim their syringes in the air and delight as they see how far it goes. Children are keen to show their creations, for example they excitedly show staff their play dough shapes and early mark-making pictures. They enjoy learning new skills and they build on what they already know.

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The provision is good

Staff know the children well. This enables them to decide how much support children need while allowing children to keep trying to master a skill. For example, staff watch tentatively as children pour milk from a jug onto their cereal, children concentrate intently while doing so. Staff celebrate and praise children's efforts as they accomplish their goal, which gives them a sense of achievement. Staff have high expectations of all areas of children's development.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is good. Staff support children to take turns and learn how to be kind to others. Staff organise the daily routine and transitions consistently. This supports children to know what is expected throughout the day.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are passionate about the provision at the nursery for all children and families. They evaluate staff's knowledge and skills and provide training to bridge any gaps. For example, staff attend conferences to build upon their knowledge of early years education. This helps them to support the outcomes for all children's learning and development. n Leaders provide an ambitious curriculum that supports all areas of development. Children's interests are used to enhance learning and make it engaging and fun. Staff provide a range of additional activities, such as cookery and gardening. Children make good progress within a well-rounded curriculum. n Staff broaden children's knowledge of the world around them and the community they live in. For example, children visit the local care home to sing with the residents. They decorate stones and place them in the community for other children to find. Children are developing an awareness of the world they

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need to do better?

live in and learn how to build relationships in the wider community outside of nursery. n Staff support children to access a wide range of experiences that teach them about what makes them unique. For example, children recently celebrated Vaisakhi and took part in local celebrations that bring the community together. Children are building their knowledge of the similarities and differences between

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need to do better?

17 July 2025 themselves and others. n All staff promote children's communication and language through meaningful interaction. Children have the opportunity to learn new words through a variety of activities, including singing. Overall, staff's communication with children is good. However, staff do not always consistently support children's early language development. For example, at times staff do not ensure children hear the correct pronunciation of words to further extend their vocabulary. n All staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to make progress. They work with other professionals to meet children's next steps in development, which supports them to close any gaps in learning n Leaders take great care in overseeing children's transition to the next room. They put the children's emotional well-being at the centre of the transition. They ensure that staff complete a handover to the staff in the child's next room. For

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need to do better?

example, they organise settling-in sessions in their new room to help children become familiar with their environment. Additionally, staff and children celebrate with a room move party. Children's emotional security is well looked after. Transitions are managed effectively with minimal disruption to the children's learning and well-being. n Parents express how happy they are with the nursery provision. The staff work hard to build parent partnerships with an open flow of communication. They ensure that parents understand their children's next steps in learning. Parents provide updates on what their child does at home. Staff use this collaboration to enhance children's learning. Staff and parents work together to support children's development and learning.

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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 enhance staff's awareness of how to promote and extend vocabulary, including role modelling the correct pronunciation of words.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY463559 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10392291 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 76 Number of children on roll 107 Name of registered person DR Arora Enterprises Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01628 660962 Date of previous inspection 14 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The Old Station Nursery, Taplow is a private provision that re-registered in 2013. The nursery is located in Taplow, Berkshire. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm with the exception of bank holidays and Christmas. It accepts funding for the provision of free education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 25 staff and 24 staff work with children. Of these, 21 staff hold qualifications between level 2 and 6.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. 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 spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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