Dewdrops Play Scheme/Nursery

Dewdrops Play Scheme/Nursery 1-4, The High Parade, London, SW16 1EX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 August 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

 The manager has clear policies and procedures that include key changes in legislation. She ensures staff have a secure understanding and implement the procedures to keep children safe.  Staff support children's language, communication and independent skills particularly well. Children learn to talk confidently and manage some tasks by themselves. They make good progress and work securely in the typical levels of development for their age.  The manager and staff work well with parents as partners and actively seek their views to make improvements that benefit the children.  Children enjoy learning outdoors. For example, at the park they use water and sticks to draw, weave leaves through a fence, balance on beams and climb up small trees.  Children are happy and secure. Staff successfully encourage children's good behaviour and support them to learn how to manage their feelings and emotions.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently use their observations to assess each child's learning precisely and sharply focus the planning to help children make even better progress.  Staff do not create enough opportunities for the older and most-able children to explore and build on their understanding of using technology for a purpose.

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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

 provide more opportunities for the older and most-able children to practise using technology to extend their understanding of how to use it for different purposes  use observations to refine the assessments and plan more precisely for each child's needs to extend their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play, learning and care routines indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's development documents.  The inspector spoke to a number of the staff team and the manager throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents and considered their views.  The inspector completed a joint observation of children's learning with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures that staff have a secure and confident knowledge of how to identify and refer any concerns about a child's welfare. She ensures all staff complete relevant training to safeguard children to keep them and their families safe. The manager meets regularly with the staff to review teaching and develop the learning experiences provided for the children. She encourages staff to attend training, for example, to improve children's early writing. Staff have improved how they use resources and encourage children to make marks and write alongside their play. The manager monitors children's progress with the staff to identify any areas of delay. Together they work with parents, and with other professionals involved, to provide support to help children catch up quickly. Partnerships with parents and other professionals are strong.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide exciting activities that engage children well. For example, they captured children's interest and extended their mathematical skills as they encouraged children to count pieces of pasta and helped them learn about capacity, such as 'full' and 'empty'. Staff observe children as they play and join in to extend their learning. For example, they listened as children talked confidently about cooking the ingredients for a pretend dinner and encouraged them to think about healthy options, such as fruits and vegetables.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff help children to build emotional security and confidence to explore. They encourage children to venture away and play with others but provide reassurance and a cuddle if they become anxious. Staff provide lots of opportunities to help support children's physical development and coordination. For example, they encourage children to throw balls into a hoop, put blocks into tubes and thread beads. Staff support children to manage their feelings and respect others. Older children inform staff when younger children become upset or feel sad. Staff skilfully help children to deal with upsets and conflict. They share explanations to help children to find ways to play cooperatively together.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident communicators. They talk to adults and their friends, and eagerly express their views. Children are independent and choose what they want to do. They behave well and learn a good range of skills that prepare them for moving to school. For example, they learn how to stay safe when they walk to the library and they enjoy early reading, such as retelling stories to staff using the pictures in books. Children are creative. They use paintbrushes and sponges to experiment with colour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476295 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 972608 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Sophia Loraine Sheldrick

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 02087698967

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Dewdrops Play Scheme/Nursery registered in 2014. The nursery is privately owned and managed. It is situated in Streatham, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The play scheme and nursery is open from Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, all year apart from Christmas and bank holidays. The manager has an early years degree. She employs seven staff. Of these, three staff hold a qualification at level 3 and two staff hold a qualification at level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide free education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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