Sugar Plum Tree Nursery

Sugar Plum Tree Nursery William Morris Community Centre, 6-8 Greenleaf Road, London, E17 6QQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 January 2018 24 February 2014

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Babies are loved and nurtured. They receive excellent individual attention and support, particularly at mealtimes, which helps them to feel safe and secure.  Children form exceptionally strong attachments to their key person and all staff. This helps them to grow in confidence and self-assurance. Staff praise them for the smallest achievements and this raises their self-esteem and motivates them to learn more.  Staff provide superb high-quality learning experiences for children, indoors and outside. Children participate extremely well and are highly inquisitive. All children develop an excellent enthusiasm for learning and make outstanding progress.  Staff are extremely well qualified and experienced. They work exceedingly well together as a team. They support each other well and have a high regard for each other. Staff observe each other's practice to maintain high standards of teaching.  Staff are exceedingly swift to identify and close any gaps in children's learning through

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This provision is outstanding

their thorough monitoring systems. They work very closely with other professionals to establish early interventions so that all children achieve the best possible outcomes.  Leaders thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. They reflect on the safety and quality of the nursery and their interaction with parents. They develop secure action plans which are shared with all staff to ensure their aspirations for improvement are implemented without delay.

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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

 continue to implement the innovative plans to increase the excellent channels of communication with parents to fully engage them in the superb work of the nursery and maintain the outstanding outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with a member of the senior team.  The inspector held meetings with the directors and spoke to staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as staff suitability and qualifications, children's records, risk assessments, policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by speaking with several of them during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

All staff share an extremely strong commitment to deliver exceedingly high standards of care and learning for all children. They have exceptionally high expectations of themselves and of the learning the children can achieve. Staff build strong partnerships with parents and provide them with many opportunities to engage in their children's learning. Staff know these relationships can be strengthened further and they plan to broaden the ways they communicate with parents to ensure their views are heard. Staff supervision is highly effective. Staff feel supported and valued. Leaders offer extensive opportunities for staff to develop their professional skills through an excellent continuous training development programme. Safeguarding is effective. A team of exceptionally strong leaders who are specially trained in advanced safeguarding practices keeps staff up to date with legislation and current child protection procedures. Leaders constantly check staff knowledge of how

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

to identify, record and report any concerns about children's well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff talk to babies and children to support their growing communication and language skills and they make excellent progress. They send home books for children to share stories with their parents and they develop a love of reading. Staff are skilful in the activities they provide to promote understanding of mathematics. For example, children are enthusiastic as they eagerly grasp coloured sticks with tweezers, and count them and sort them into dishes of the same colour. Staff ask questions to extend the activity, such as how many would be left if they took one away. This also gives them excellent practice to develop their hand muscles and coordination in readiness for early writing. Younger children are fascinated as they fill bags with sequins, beads and gel. They are totally captivated as they explore the sensory textures and cool temperature.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Babies and children thrive in the exceedingly enabling environment of the nursery. They thoroughly enjoy exploring the extensive outdoor areas and finding out about nature. They manage risks as they challenge their physical skills and learn to keep themselves safe. Children behave exceptionally well. Staff are extremely attentive and fully understand their needs. Staff teach babies and children excellent self-care skills. They learn to be independent, feeding themselves and serving their food. The cook provides delicious healthy meals that meet children's individual needs. Children learn excellent cookery skills and they grow their own fruit and vegetables in the garden.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning and development. They learn about the cultures of their friends and learn tolerance and respect. Children are patient, they share and take turns, and are extremely good listeners. They develop excellent skills of concentration and listen carefully to instructions. Children are confident learners and are exceptionally well prepared for the next stages in their learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469900 Local authority Waltham Forest Inspection number 1069832 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 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 63 Name of registered person Sunbeam Family Services Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 24 February 2014 Telephone number 02085215524

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Sugar Plum Tree Nursery registered in 2013. It opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round, except for Christmas and bank holidays. There are 23 members of childcare staff employed in the nursery. Of these, nine staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, six at level 5 and one at level 6.

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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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