Bishops House Childrens Centre

Bishops House Childrens Centre 5 Kennington Park Place, Kennington, London, SE11 4AS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 January 2018 10 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

 Partnership work is strong. The management team and staff take careful account of children's home backgrounds to help plan accurately for individual children. They work closely with parents, professionals and schools to help support a consistent approach to children's care, learning and development. All groups of children make good progress from their starting points.  Staff provide regular opportunities for children to be physically active. For instance, they exercise as they engage in enjoyable activities, such as going on a pretend bear hunt in the garden and taking their friends for a ride on a tricycle. Children develop a healthy lifestyle and benefit from fresh air regularly.  Children behave well. Young children learn to take account of the needs of others. For instance, when they make a mistake, they gently pat the other child to express their apology. Older children learn to share and take turns with others and enjoy sharing

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This provision is good

their experiences with each other.  Self-evaluation is effective. The management team develops clear and focused targets for improvement. Managers have successfully addressed all weaknesses identified in previous inspections.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not considered further ways to support children to explore activities to their own satisfaction before moving on.  Staff do not take all opportunities to help children build on their thinking skills.

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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

 consider further ways to allow more opportunities for children to finish activities that they are engaged in to their satisfaction before moving on  provide more opportunities to support children to extend their thinking skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff interactions with them.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, staff and children.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including children's learning records.  The inspector held joint observations with the manager and assessed the effectiveness of staff supervision, training and support.  The inspector held meetings with the joint managers at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The able managers review staff performance regularly and guide them well to help them plan effectively for individual children. They monitor children's progress effectively and support staff well to plan and implement targeted support for individual children to help them catch up with others. They make effective use of funding to help increase outcomes for children. For instance, they provide additional opportunities for children to build on their social interaction skills. The managers ensure that staff hold the required paediatric first-aid qualifications. They ensure that relevant records are available for inspection. Staff use their knowledge and skills well, for instance, to plan sensory play experiences for young children. Safeguarding is effective. The managers and staff understand how to protect children's welfare and how to refer child protection issues and allegations.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use a wide range of teaching strategies to help challenge children's learning and stimulate their curiosity to explore well. They facilitate experiences that help them learn about the natural world. For example, they help children look under logs as they hunt for mini-beasts in the garden. They help them learn about differences. For instance, they explain that a slug does not carry its house on its back. Staff support children's communication and language development well. For instance, young children learn to use signs to communicate their ideas and older children learn to answer questions. Staff provide good opportunities for young children to explore ideas, such as observing their reflection in the mirror. This helps them to build on their understanding of the world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build on their independence from an early age. For example, young children learn to get their shoes on in preparation for outdoor play and older children learn to serve their food by themselves. Children learn to contribute to routines, such as tidying up after play. Staff acknowledge them with praise. For instance, they say, 'such good work, well done'. Children are confident and develop positive self-esteem. Young children build secure emotional bonds with staff and settle well when they start. Staff provide interesting opportunities, such as visits to the local market to help children build on their understanding of the wider world and to learn about people's differences. They support children well to help them extend on their home languages. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, benefit from these experiences.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children learn to manage their feelings well. For instance, when they trip over and have a little fall, they respond well to reassurance from staff and soon set off to play. Older children learn to identify their name labels on arrival. They build on their mark- making skills. For instance, they learn to trace around letter shapes. These activities help children to build on their early writing skills. Children learn many skills which prepare them well for the next stages in their learning and their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 159947 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 1111938 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 49 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person London Borough of Southwark

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Date of previous inspection 10 August 2017 Telephone number 020 75251194

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Bishops House Childrens Centre registered in 1997. The nursery is located in Kennington, in the London Borough of Southwark. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, for 49 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years old. There are 10 members of staff who work with the children. Both managers hold relevant qualifications at level 5, five members of staff hold childcare qualifications at level 3 and one holds a relevant qualification at level 2.

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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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