Bright Horizons Chiswick Park Day Nursery and Preschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children are happy to come to nursery and show excitement for the range of activities that are on offer. Staff work as a team to ensure they plan around children's interests.

The 'buddy' key-person system allows for opportunities for staff to work together to set suitable learning and development targets for children. Staff form strong bonds with children to ensure they feel safe and secure. Parents comment on the high level of nurture and care staff show their children.

Children respond well to the instructions of adults, such as when asked to line up to come inside. Staff remind children of the importance of good sit...ting and listening during circle times. Children attend well to mealtimes; they take turns to serve themselves fruit and enjoy sitting together, making this a social experience.

Staff reinforce the importance of good manners during these times.There is a range of activities that support children to develop their small-muscle skills. For example, children enjoy cutting and shaping coloured play dough, rolling small balls in paint and drawing on large boards with chalk.

Babies enjoy the sensory opportunities of squeezing and mixing different cereals with water for the role-play farm animals to enjoy. Activities that strengthen these small-muscle skills support children with their next steps in writing.

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

Staff remind children of the importance of sharing and turn taking.

Most staff reinforce the importance of using 'gentle hands and kind words' with their friends. However, children do not always receive consistent messages from all staff on socially acceptable ways to behave. Staff are not always confident in explaining to children the importance of nursery rules and taking care and showing respect for nursery resources.

Babies enjoy climbing through tunnels, over bridges and practising their walking skills in the outdoor area. Older children practise their throwing and catching skills as they throw balls through basketball nets. Staff support children well.

They offer high praise and reinforce the importance of being physically active.Children enjoy self-selecting books for staff members to read to them. Staff enthusiastically share stories with children, asking them questions to support them to engage.

Children enjoy pointing at pictures and turning the pages. The lending library allows children opportunities to share their favourite books with their parents and carers at home. This promotes a love of reading.

Staff support children's communication and language skills well. They ask children open-ended questions to further develop their imaginary play. Children enjoy telling staff where they are going on their holidays and how they are going to get there.

Staff introduce children to the mathematical vocabulary of 'full' and 'empty' as they engage in play at the water table.Leaders provide support and guidance for staff through supervision meetings. They support their practice through these discussions and offer them opportunities to gain early years recognised qualifications.

Leaders have a strong vision and have plans in place for continuous improvement.The experienced room leaders support staff well. However, newly appointed staff still need further mentoring to ensure they support children to follow the nursery routines and gain the most from the learning opportunities behind the planned activities.

Leaders continually review and revisit their curriculum offer to ensure it is challenging and accessible for all children. Staff work closely with external agencies to provide children with specific interventions to support their individual learning needs. Children who speak English as an additional language have opportunities to speak in their own home languages alongside developing their learning of the English language.

Parents receive regular communication from the nursery and are invited in to attend social events hosted by their children. They feel fully involved in their children's learning and are happy with the progress their children have made since starting nursery.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Regular risk assessments are carried out to ensure children can safely access all areas of the nursery, both indoors and outdoors. Staff understand the signs when a child may be at risk, and there are robust procedures in place for reporting on this. There are policies in place for the use of mobile phones and tablets in the nursery, and children and their parents are educated on keeping safe digitally.

Staff are aware of how to report an allegation against a member of staff. Staff complete regular training to ensure their safeguarding knowledge is kept up to date.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: further support staff to develop a consistent approach to managing children's behaviour to ensure children fully understand staff's expectations continue to support newer members to staff, ensuring that nursery routines are reinforced and that children are supported to get the most out of planned activities.