Croydon Children's Club Learn With Pleasure

Croydon Children's Club Learn With Pleasure 273 Norbury Crescent, Norbury, SW16 4LF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 March 2015 21 November 2013

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Teaching is good. Staff encourage children to think about what they are doing and work together. This results in children developing good language skills and enables them to solve problems successfully.  Children behave well because staff respond to them positively. This results in children having high levels of confidence and promotes their self-esteem.  Children are confident communicators who are easily able to make their needs and views known. They are cared for by staff who respect and listen to them.  Strong bonds between the children and staff result in children feeling safe. Children have their emotional needs successfully met and feel a strong sense of belonging.  Children are independent and have good self-help skills. They select resources confidently, help themselves to healthy snacks and pour their own drinks.  Staff have a clear understanding of child protection. They understand their roles and

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This provision is good

responsibilities to safeguard children. They access regular training and understand the nursery's policies and procedures very well, helping to keep children safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not have as many opportunities outdoors to develop their learning in all areas.  Staff do not provide many resources for children to investigate and discover how they work and what they do. This means staff miss some opportunities to fully promote children's understanding of the world around them.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 develop the outdoor play area further to enhance children's learning with a wider selection of activities and experiences  provide more opportunities and resources for children to investigate and discover how they work and what they do.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the nursery and observed activities in the indoor and outdoor play areas.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the manager throughout the inspection and spoke to staff members and children.  The inspector looked at planning and children's assessment records.  The inspector checked and discussed evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children, policies, procedures, risk assessments and the nursery's self-evaluation.

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who attend. This is good

Staff carry out regular observations and assessments of children, including the progress check at age two years. As a result, they have a good understanding of how children are learning. Staff work very closely with parents and effectively plan the next steps in children's learning. Staff introduce children to numbers and their meaning through counting, songs and number shapes. There are many opportunities for children to practise their physical skills outdoors. However, staff do not always make the best use of the garden to maximise children's play and learning. There are less activities outdoors which means the play does not include all areas of learning or flow as well as indoors. Nevertheless, children make good progress overall in all areas of learning because they are supported well by staff. There is a good range of multicultural resources. These support children's awareness of differences between each other and people in their

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who attend. This is good

community. However, staff do not provide as many resources to pull apart and put together to see how they work or magnets to discover what they do. Therefore, staff are not encouraging children fully, to investigate, experiment and be curious about the world around them.

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good

Children enjoy warm, caring relationships with staff who promote their emotional well- being successfully and encourage them to work together. This prepares children well for school and beyond. Staff talk to parents about their children's day at nursery and parents share information about the child at home. This helps staff to prepare an environment that meets the needs of all children. Children learn to share, take turns and consider the needs of others. Children receive consistent praise and encouragement, making them feel proud of their achievements. All staff hold relevant first aid qualifications giving them the knowledge to deal with emergencies well. Staff maintain a safe environment. They carry out regular fire drills with the children to ensure they know what to do in the event of an emergency. As a result, staff promote children's health, safety and well-being effectively.

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provision is good

Staff have a secure understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. Management regularly monitor the development of children, ensuring they make good progress. They implement effective ways to plan and meet children's individual needs. Staff review their practice and involve parents and children in their self-evaluation processes. They have successfully completed all the actions and recommendations from their last inspection. Staff have benefited from external training and supervision with the manager. Therefore, extending their skills and developing the quality of teaching. These measures have helped them improve and promote children's learning effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY429488 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 962924 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 6 Name of provider Georgina Brenda Osei-Tutu Date of previous inspection 21 November 2013 Telephone number 07958468611

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Setting details

Croydon Children's Club Learn With Pleasure registered in 2011 and is located in Norbury, in the London Borough of Croydon. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm throughout the year, except for bank holidays. They receive funding for the provision of free early years education for children who are three- and four-years-old. There are four staff, of whom two have appropriate qualifications at level 3 and two have qualifications at level 2.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

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Setting details

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Setting details

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