Lovel End Nursery

Lovel End Nursery

Unique reference number (URN): EY241036 Address: Chalfont St Peter Infant School, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9PB Type: Childcare on non-domestic premises Registered with Ofsted: 12/11/2002 Registers: EYR, CCR, VCR Registered person: Lovel End Nursery Committee

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Safeguarding standards met

The safeguarding standards are met. This means that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed. As a result, children are made safer and feel safe.

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How we evaluate safeguarding

When we inspect settings for safeguarding, they can have the following outcomes:

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How we evaluate safeguarding

Met: The setting has an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not met: The setting has not created an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not all legal requirements are met.

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Achievement Expected standard

Children are generally prepared well for the next stage of their learning, including the move to school. Children make secure progress as they develop knowledge and skills supported by staff. For example, children are supported to develop communication skills and new language as they play together. However, weaknesses in the quality of teaching prevent children from making more rapid progress. Children demonstrate perseverance when completing tasks and confidently ask for help, showing their self-assurance is developing well. Staff build on children's interests, such as when children attempt to use the scissors. Staff encourage children to have a go and give them time to practise their skills, ready to help where needed. Staff support children to take appropriate risks in their play, such as using scissors, riding bicycles and climbing large equipment outside. They provide guidance and model safe practices, ensuring that children understand how to manage risks

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Achievement Expected standard

independently. This approach builds children's confidence and physical skills, including strength, coordination and balance.

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

Children are familiar with routines and quickly settle to self-chosen play. Staff support children with daily routines that are familiar to them, such as ensuring they wash their hands before they eat. Children learn the necessary skills for dressing themselves for outdoor play. This helps children build independence in their self-care routines. Children behave well, and they actively listen to instructions. Children enjoy playing together. For example, they decide who will cook in the role-play area as they develop their imagination skills, and staff encourage children to work together to roll play dough into different shapes. Staff help to reinforce children's behaviour, such as praising them when they help others to put their coats on. Children typically build warm relationships with staff, and this helps them to gain confidence to ask for help, such as when they are finding an activity of their choice. Staff

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

encourage children's independence skills well. For example, children complete small tasks during snack times, such as cutting their fruit. Staff talk to them about how many pieces they have and how fruit is healthy for them. This helps to support children in readiness for the next stage of their learning.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Staff offer praise to children throughout the day. When children draw with pens, staff comment, 'Your circles are amazing.' Children respond positively and feel excited to share their achievements. Staff give lots of encouragement to children as they attempt new skills, which helps children build self-confidence and self-esteem. Staff typically model good manners to children as they play together. However, some staff interactions at snack time are not consistent, such as not encouraging children to say please and thank you. Leaders create a safe, welcoming space where children generally enjoy play, learning and social activities and have daily access to outdoor learning. Staff support children to develop the appropriate knowledge that they need to stay safe. For example, children are taught about why they cannot climb on equipment if it is wet and why they need to sit down when they eat. Staff typically maintain a proactive approach to supporting children and families as their

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

needs change. For example, staff work with families to adapt children's attendance so that they can make the best of their time at the setting.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Overall, leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching at the nursery. They have a clear action plan to help them improve. For example, they are supporting staff with some of their interactions with children to help to build a wide vocabulary and help children practise mathematics skills when they are exploring outside. This is already starting to make a positive difference. For example, some staff support children to weave mathematical ideas into their play, such as enhancing children's water play to consider the capacity of different-sized jugs. Children are supported to build on language skills as they are encouraged to repeat new vocabulary they hear in stories. Children have lots of fun as they roll play dough and explore how fast their bicycles can go. Sometimes, the quality of teaching is not consistent. For example, children do not always have the opportunity to show what they know, such as when staff lead counting numbers.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Additionally, staff do not always consider how to use their interactions to help children think more deeply. Leaders recognise there is still some work to do to help staff recognise and act on all opportunities for teaching and learning, so they can better support children to make more progress.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Leaders have high expectations for children. The support they provide typically helps to reduce barriers to children's learning well. For example, staff tailor learning to individual children's needs and ensure they are supported during the day. Leaders seek additional funding to help staff meet children's individual needs, where required. For example, staff have attended training to further support children's language skills. Staff communicate with parents and other agencies well to ensure that information is shared. This helps to have a positive impact on the children at nursery. Staff encourage children to make their own choices, for example as they play and support children to contribute their ideas. Staff identify children's changing needs and adapt activities to help support them to join in. Staff receive training and support, which has a positive impact on supporting the inclusive environment

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Inclusion Expected standard

for children to help provide more consistency in their learning.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Leaders are very dedicated to ensuring that they deliver an ambitious vision for the nursery. Staff state they feel valued and supported through regular discussions and supervision sessions to help improve their practice. Leaders monitor workloads and provide support for staff, for example to those completing qualifications. However, some staff would benefit from further support to improve the quality of their teaching and interactions with children so they are able to help children make even better progress. Children settle into nursery life quickly, and staff and leaders engage with parents to help promote children's care and learning. Parents value the support they receive and praise the staff for the range of opportunities offered. Leaders typically monitor the curriculum to ensure that it meets the needs of all children, including those on the pathway to requiring additional support. Overall, leaders

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

understand the nursery's strengths and areas for development. They are ambitious for children, so that every child achieves the best possible start in education.

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Compulsory Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Compulsory Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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Voluntary Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the voluntary part of Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Voluntary Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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What it's like to be a child at this setting

All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, enjoy their learning, and staff make a positive impact to help all children achieve. The friendly staff take time to greet children when they arrive, helping them to separate from their parents and carers with ease. This has a positive impact on children's emotional security. Children are confident and keen to take part in activities. For example, they enjoy creating buildings with shapes and persevere as they twist and turn pieces to fit together. Staff know the children's interests well and join in with their play. Children are valued and supported to flourish well. For example, during familiar story times, staff talk about feelings and help children understand what makes them feel happy. Staff support children to learn to share and take turns. This helps children build positive attitudes to learning and teaches them how to

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What it's like to be a child at this setting

interact cooperatively with their peers. Staff promote children's physical development well. This has a positive impact on children's learning. For example, children have opportunities to explore a wide range of tools and practise skills such as scissor control and navigating bicycles outside. While leadership demonstrates a positive impact, there is scope to prioritise further to help ensure the quality of teaching is of a consistently high quality and is embedded.

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Next steps

Leaders should ensure that highly effective teaching and interactions with children are consistent and embedded to support children to make more rapid progress.

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Address:

Chalfont St Peter Infant School Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire SL9 9PB

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Address:

Type: Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Address:

Registered person: Lovel End Nursery Committee

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Address:

Operating hours: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 09:00 - 03:00

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About this inspection

The inspector spoke with leaders, practitioners and the special educational needs coordinator during the inspection.

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About this inspection

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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About this inspection

A quality assurance visit by an additional inspector was carried out at this inspection.

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Facts and figures used on inspection

This data was available to the inspector at the time of the inspection.

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Exceptional

Practice is exceptional: of the highest standard nationally. Other settings can learn from it.

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Strong standard

The setting reaches a strong standard. Leaders are working above the standard expected of them.

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Expected standard

The setting is fulfilling the expected standard of education and/or care. This means they are following the standard set out in statutory and non ‑ statutory legislation and the professional standards expected of them.

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Needs attention

The expected standards are not met but leaders are likely able to make the necessary improvements.

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Urgent improvement

The setting needs to make urgent improvements to provide the expected standard of education and/or care.

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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