Bright Explorers Day Nursery

Bright Explorers Day Nursery 166 Benhill Road, London, SE5 7LL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 December 2017 15 August 2017

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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 work closely in partnership with parents. They gather their views and work together to make changes to the practice in the nursery. Recent changes have been made to the menus and the food they give to the children. Staff gather recipes from parents to prepare, so they know the children will like the food. This helps to support children's learning about the food from around the world.  The staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management. They teach the children the importance of turn-taking and watching out for others. For example, at the inspection, staff remind the children to see what directions the children are moving on the logs and to follow so they do not push in. Children behave well.  Staff provide high-quality teaching, helping children to make good progress with their learning and development given their starting points.  Children have a secure bond with staff. They are happy, settled and arrive eager to

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Tracking of groups of children is in its infancy. The manager has not fully identified all groups of children and areas to work on to narrow gaps in their learning.  At times, staff do not take into account children's interests at the time of the activities. This does not support them to fully plan to help to enhance children's learning experiences.

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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

 strengthen the tracking of children's progress to help identify and narrow any achievement gaps between groups of children  build more fully on children's interests at the time of activities to further extend their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children in the main play areas and the garden.  The inspector spoke with the provider, manager and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's files and staff's suitability checks.  The inspector discussed with the manager how she monitors practice in the nursery.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager has made rapid improvements to the practice in the nursery. She has worked closely with the provider to improve the recruitment processes to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children. The manager works with the provider to monitor practice in the setting to help to identify areas to improve. Recent training for staff has helped them to use their tracking of individual children to identify what next steps to carry out. This has helped staff to improve their planning and the activities they provide to help with children's learning and development. Safeguarding is effective. The staff all have a clear understanding of the steps to follow should they have any concerns regarding the welfare of the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The staff work in good partnership with the parents to find out children's starting points. They effectively use these, alongside children's observation and 'wow moments' from home, to plan enjoyable activities the children enjoy. At the time of the inspection, the children were carrying out a group activity. They all chose their own musical instrument to play. Staff asked what song they wished to sing and praised them for their choice. One child counted the group in to start singing. Children enthusiastically joined in, singing at the tops of their voices and playing their instruments to the song. This helps to support children's language and physical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff teach the children well about healthy lifestyles. At the time of the inspection, staff asked children who were playing outside if they wanted to come inside for snack time. The children responded that they wanted to stay outside to exercise. Staff took this on board and changed the routine. The more able children supported the less able to jump between the logs, holding hands to support them. This helps them all to develop their physical skills. Staff seek the views of the children on the activities they wish to play with. They teach the children how to work together, using words such as 'teamwork'. For example, when children readily help each other to carry boxes, staff praise them as they ask 'please can you help me?' to their friends. This helps to support children's language development and confidence in asking for support.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the necessary skills they need for their move to school. They learn all about numbers and are skilled in telling the time. For example, with the support of staff children work out the time, helping them to learn about routines. All children develop good independence skills and are highly competent in getting themselves ready to play outside. The children are confident in explaining to visitors the routines of removing their shoes when visiting certain rooms, helping to support their social skills and language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470404 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 1112444 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 34 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Veronica Toyin Olukan-Jimoh

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Date of previous inspection 15 August 2017 Telephone number 07450859431

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Bright Explorers Day Nursery registered in 2014. It operates from a community hall situated in the London Borough of Southwark. The nursery offers care Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm, for 50 weeks of the year. There are three members of staff, two of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 6. The provider receives funding to provide free early 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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