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Play And Learn Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2023)
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2.6(10 parent reviews) ·7 & 9 East Barnet Road, Barnet, EN4 8RR · Barnet
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2023
Local authority
Barnet

About this day nursery

What it's like

Children enthusiastically engage in play and learning, making choices from diverse resources and opportunities. They feel secure in their daily routine and are confident about what's next. Staff effectively promote communication and language by regularly reading stories and singing songs, actively listening to children, and modelling new words to expand their vocabulary.

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Play And Learn Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 October 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children enthusiastically engage in play and learning, making choices from diverse resources and opportunities. They feel secure in their daily routine and are confident about what's next. Staff effectively promote communication and language by regularly reading stories and singing songs, actively listening to children, and modelling new words to expand their vocabulary.

Inspector highlights

  • Children show that they feel safe and secure as they approach their play and learning enthusiastically.
  • Staff promote children's communication and language skills well.
  • Children's physical development is well planned for.
  • Staff are good role models, reinforcing children's behaviour with a respectful and positive attitude.
  • Older children enjoy learning experiences to support them in developing their creativity and finer manipulative skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to strengthen the role of the key person so that it is consistently effective in promoting children's progress and development to the highest level
  • 2strengthen provision for children learning English as an additional language so they can hear and speak more frequently in their home language
  • 3review planned activities for the younger children to provide them with more opportunities to explore with their senses and join in with creative play.
Inspection #10312744 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say that staff regularly update them on their children's progress with feedback on their children's well-being and achievements.

Parents comment on how much they appreciate the attention staff provide for their children's learning and development.

They say staff share the activities that children enjoy and their next steps in learning so parents can support their children's development at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have effective systems in place to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress. They are supported well by the manager, who is also the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo). The SENCo understands the procedures for accessing further support from other agencies.

Outdoor space

Children wash their hands at important times, including as they come in from outdoors play. Older children enthusiastically take part as they make shapes with play dough and play outdoors in the sand tray.

EAL / language support

Many children speak English as an additional language. Staff gather information from parents about children's home languages to support them. However, they do not always actively use the information they gain from parents, such as key words they have learned in children's home languages, to help engage children in activities.

Inspection history

Date: October 2018

  • October 2023Good
  • October 2018Outstanding

Frequently asked about Play And Learn Day Nursery

About the setting

Play And Learn Day Nursery registered in 2016 and is based in East Barnet, in the London Borough of Barnet. It operates from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 14 staff, including kitchen and cleaning staff. Of these, three members of staff have qualified teacher status, one has a level 3 teaching assistant qualification, and five hold early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY501643
Registered person
Idowu, Olabisi
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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