Cherubs at Newminster

Cherubs at Newminster Newminster Childrens Centre, 2 Newminster Road, MORDEN, Surrey, SM4 6HJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 March 2017 30 January 2015

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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

 All children make good progress from their starting points. Managers monitor children's progress closely. They accurately identify gaps in children's progress and take prompt action to ensure that children receive extra support to help them catch up.  Staff use skilled, fun and use clever strategies to encourage children to behave well, listen attentively and to respond to instructions. The majority of children attending are two years of age and behaviour is exemplary. Squabbles are rare but when they do occasionally occur, they are quickly diffused by skilled staff.  Planning and provision for exploratory and investigative play is particularly good. Children remain engaged in experimental activities, such as for making water travel along open guttering, for extended periods.  Staff are provided with good-quality training to develop their knowledge and skills. They apply what they learn from this well. For example, specialist strategies are used to

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This provision is good

support the progress of children learning English as an additional language and those who have speech and language delay.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Managers have not explored all possible ways to help parents support children's continuous progress at home.  Staff do not always fully consider children's interests, preference for being outdoors and their level of ability when planning and providing for their engagement in pretend play.

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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 further ideas for helping parents to support children's development at home  review, evaluate and develop further the planning and provision for pretend play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and staff interactions with them indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation related to safeguarding, children's progress, staff suitability and self-evaluation.  The inspector sought and took account of the views of parents.  The inspector held a meeting with the managers and conducted joint observations with them.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff are knowledgeable about child protection issues and the procedures to follow if they are concerned about a child's welfare. Procedures for recruiting and inducting suitable staff, and for monitoring staff performance, are good. Managers have a clear understanding of the setting's strengths and weaknesses and are proactive about targeting these. For example, whole-team coaching has been arranged to help staff improve the quality of their written assessments of children's learning. New resources have been purchased to help promote positive images of diversity to children. Partnerships with parents and external agencies have been strengthened. For instance, parents fully contribute to the assessments of children's starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children's learning and development well. They complete regular observations of children's learning and use this information well to plan for children's progress. Staff cleverly encourage children's listening and understanding during group activities. For example, when reading a story that introduces children to wind, raindrops and sunshine they give children a stiff piece of card, a spray bottle and torch to create the effects at key points in the story. Staff enthuse children with positive comments. They ask them good questions that prompt children to give detailed answers and solve practical problems for themselves. For example, children describe the patterns they are creating and confidently predict which container of water is heaviest.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are cared for in a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment. They quickly develop trusting relationships with staff and firm friendships with each other. Children benefit greatly from the availability of a wonderfully equipped 'sensory room' where they can relax comfortably listening to calming music surrounded by fibre-optic images. Children learn to operate the technology equipment, such as sound and colour boards and projectors, for themselves. Children take part in music and movement, learn to use climbing apparatus, and are introduced to sumptuous healthy foods at snack time. Parents say they are impressed by children's developing independence skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for moving on to mainstream nursery or school. Those whose home language is not English, quickly learn to speak English. Children competently select and serve themselves fruit at snack time and confidently initiate their own play and learning in the indoor and outdoor area. Children develop good pre-writing skills, for example, using chalks and coloured pencils as well as their fingers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399111 Local authority Merton Inspection number 1085907 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Cherubs Childcare Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 30 January 2015 Telephone number 02082745820

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Cherubs at Newminster registered in 2009. The pre-school is situated within Newminster Children's Centre in Morden, within the London Borough of Merton. It operates Monday to Friday between 9.15am and 12.15pm and 12.30pm and 3.30pm. Five staff are employed, including the manager. The manager and deputy hold childcare qualifications at level 3, and two staff have qualifications at level 2. The pre-school receives early education funding 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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