Little Acorns

Little Acorns Little Acorns, Tottenhall Road, London, N13 6DL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Staff provide a good range of good quality learning experiences for children, inside and outside. Children are eager to learn, motivated and make good progress.  Children behave well. They respond positively to staff expectations for their behaviour, for example, through following the playgroup's rules. Staff are good role models. They are kind and actively support children's growing understanding of respect.  Children gain a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they are physically active, have regular access to the outdoor environment, follow good hygiene routines, and discuss the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables.  The staff team has a good working relationship, which helps to provide consistently good quality care. Staff have strong partnerships with parents and with other relevant professionals, including local schools and the local authority early years team, to meet

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This provision is good

children's individual learning needs effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to extend children's interests, their exploration experiences and experiments as effectively as possible.  The provider has not developed highly effective procedures to assess the progress made by different groups of children, to clearly evaluate and compare their progress over time.

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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

 use all opportunities to enrich children's understanding of the world around them  develop the tracking of children's progress further to evaluate whether all groups of children make equal progress over time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.  The inspector sampled documentation relating to observations, planning, children's assessments, risk assessments and registration records.  The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors, and held conversations with the manager, staff, some parents and children during the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability checks, and read some of the provider's policies and procedures.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The provider, who is also the manager, has rigorous methods to ensure that all adults working with children are suitable to do so. She and her team have a good knowledge of their role to keep children safe, and know how to report any concerns about children's welfare. The manager ensures that all staff receive support and have opportunities to improve their performance through professional development, which helps to provide good outcomes for children. The leaders accurately monitor the quality of care and learning provided. They take account of parents' views and children's interests to identify improvements required. Parents are happy with services, and the effective communications that they have with staff.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff regularly observe children to identify their developmental stage and plan accordingly to close any gaps. They hold regular parents' meetings to share children's progress and their plans for achieving next steps. All children, including those who are learning English as an additional language, develop good communication and language skills, with good support from staff. For example, they play games that are focused on building up vocabulary and pronunciation, sing songs and have discussions with staff and their peers. All children are welcomed, and enjoy singing songs with words in different languages.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have warm, secure bonds with staff and are settled well in this welcoming environment. They are very happy and enjoy their time at the playgroup. The manager and staff ensure that the environment is safe, so children are not exposed to risks. Moreover, activities and discussions help to develop children's awareness of keeping themselves safe. For example, children use steering wheels that they have made when pretending to be real drivers, and learn the rules of traffic lights and zebra crossings. Staff reinforce good behaviour during activities and use lots of praise to build children's confidence and self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs or disability and those who are learning English as an additional language, make good progress from the time they started at the nursery. Children are confident, learn to be independent, and make decisions in their learning. Children develop the skills they need to be ready for school, for example, their early writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494448 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1054935 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person Rebecca Koiza

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 02088819937

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Little Acorns playgroup opened in 1984 and re-registered in 2015. It operates in Palmers Green, in the London Borough of Enfield. The playgroup is open each weekday from 8.40am to 11.40am and from midday to 3pm, during school terms. The playgroup receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs four members of staff, all of whom hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 2 or level 3.

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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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