Manor Gardens Nursery

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About Manor Gardens Nursery


Name Manor Gardens Nursery
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Address Manor Gardens Centre, 6-9 Manor Gardens, London, N7 6LA
Phase Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Gender Mixed
Local Authority Islington
Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children show that they are extremely happy, safe and secure. They evidently enjoy their time and flourish, with high levels of encouragement and support from the dedicated staff. The manager and staff have very high expectations for children's learning and behaviour.

This is evident when they plan a rich array of fun and challenging activities. Children consistently show high levels of interest and curiosity and behave extremely well. They delight when engaging in messy play activities and have superb support to develop their descriptive language and imagination.

Children also have fun digging and planting outdoors in... the greenhouse and are given excellent support to learn about different flowers and vegetables and what helps them to grow. There is a strong focus on helping children to understand what makes them unique. For instance, staff discuss different backgrounds and hair and eye colour as they support children to make spoon puppets of themselves.

The children then use these to self-register and to recognise their name. This promotes their growing understanding of diversity and their early literacy skills. Teaching is of a high standard overall, however, there is some inconsistency in the quality of questioning skills and the way that some staff expand on children's understanding and knowledge.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

The nursery is led by an extremely experienced and dedicated manager. She is highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic, with a strong vision and drive to inspire ongoing improvements. For instance, she leads on action research projects about the importance of children having a variety of role-play resources and experiences to extend their play and understanding of the wider world.

Staff plan an ambitious, interesting and creative curriculum. They regularly extend their knowledge and teaching, for example, by attending relevant training. The positive impact of this is apparent in the carefully planned educational programme for children.

The arrangements for when new children start are highly effective. Staff gain detailed information from parents to help to get to know the children. They also encourage parents to make reassuring voice recordings with statements such as, 'I will be back soon', to support children's emotional well-being and feeling of security.

Opportunities for learning outdoors are excellent. For instance, children have very good opportunities to challenge their physical skills on a pirate ship climbing frame. They also enjoy experimenting with different volumes and capacities during water play and enjoy painting at an easel.

Children have frequent opportunities to listen to stories and sing a range of songs. They frequently hear new words and vocabulary to support their language development. Although the quality of teaching is good, with some exceptional practice, sometimes questions from staff do not extend and build on children's prior knowledge and develop their thinking skills to the highest level.

Children are encouraged effectively to learn about the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles. This is evident as they have recently been awarded a Healthy Early Years Award from the Mayor of London. This is in recognition for teaching the children about healthy foods, good dental care and the value of being active.

Parents are very happy with the care and education their children receive. They say that staff are caring, friendly and approachable. They also state that their children are making very good progress and they feel well informed about their new achievements and learning.

Children are given excellent support to help them move on to school. For instance, staff have discussions about different feelings and emotions during periods of change, and read stories about starting school. They also have established strong links with other professionals and teachers, who visit to discuss children's interests and stages of development.

Staff well-being is given high consideration. The long-standing and dedicated staff comment on good levels of support and job satisfaction. The manager frequently arranges activities to promote staff well-being.

For instance, staff participate in yoga sessions and mindfulness exercises.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Staff show good knowledge of possible signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm.

They also understand the importance of seeking additional support for children whose welfare is being compromised. The arrangements in place for recruiting and vetting new staff are thorough and rigorous. For instance, all staff have their suitability and employment history checked to help to ensure that they are suitable for their role.

Staff are extremely skilled at teaching children to keep themselves safe. For instance, they sing songs about the importance of blowing their nose and washing their hands to minimise the spreading of germs.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: strengthen the consistency of staff's questioning skills and the way in which they help to expand children's knowledge, to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.


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