Top Tots Daycare

Top Tots Daycare Tollgate Childrens Centre, Malling Close, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7YD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2018 26 September 2014

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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

 Partnerships with parents are successful. Leaders have developed effective systems for sharing information with parents to promote consistency of care and learning.  Recruitment and induction procedures are effective and help the provider ensure staff are suitable to work with children.  The key-person system works well. Staff skilfully support children's emotional well- being, and help them to settle quickly and become ready to learn.  Staff are well supported in their role. The provider monitors their practice and identifies professional development opportunities to help them continually improve. Staff are confident to contribute their knowledge and ideas to enhance children's experiences.  Staff know the children well and make regular and ongoing assessments of their development and progress. These assessments inform planning to support children's future learning. Children make sustained progress in their learning.

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This provision is good

 Staff carry out daily risk assessments and check resources to help reduce hazards. Leaders have developed an appropriate system for recording accidents or any incidents.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff sometimes miss opportunities to challenge children's abilities and help them think and express their ideas further.  Although the majority of activities are well planned, some activities do not offer as much challenge as possible to extend children's knowledge.

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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

 support staff further to recognise opportunities for children to build on their own ideas during activities  develop further the planning of activities so that teaching is even more precisely targeted to offer challenge for individual children.

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Inspection activities

 The manager gave the inspector a tour of the nursery indoors and outdoors.  The inspector took an account of parents' views.  The inspector completed a joint observation of a teaching activity with the manager.  The inspector observed children at play and assessed the quality of interactions between staff and children.  The inspector held discussions with the management team and staff. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons working in the setting.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Leaders have sought guidance from the local authority to help improve the provision and have successfully addressed the recommendations raised at the last inspection. They work well with relevant professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to support individual children. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are knowledgeable and understand how to recognise possible signs and symptoms of abuse. They are confident with the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Overall, the provider regularly reflects on the provision to identify areas for improvement. For example, they seek to further enhance staff's skills and continually improves their knowledge and practice through regular supervision and training.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff organise a wide range of interesting and exciting play activities that is suited to the age and stage of children's learning. They make learning enjoyable. Staff adapt their teaching to cater for all children, including those who have a delay in their development. For instance, they skilfully and consistently use hand gestures for signing words to contribute to children's communication and language. Staff closely monitor children's development to close any gaps in learning and development. They plan activities to cover all aspects of learning and provide children with many challenging opportunities to develop their understanding of how materials can be used. For example, children become engaged and have fun as they count materials during creative activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are warm, friendly and polite. This helps children to settle quickly and feel secure. Staff praise children for their achievements. Children develop close relationships with their key person and other staff. Children are willing helpers. For example, they prepare the carpet and cushions as part of their group singing activity. Children learn about leading healthy lifestyles. Staff discuss healthy eating and encourage children to wash their hands before and after eating. Staff effectively support children in learning about the behaviour that is expected of them. They teach them how to use good manners and 'walking feet' indoors. Outdoors, staff support children's physical development well. Children move in different ways as they climb, slide, run and jump.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show their natural curiosity and explore the environment independently. They are keen to share their learning with others. For example, a child exploring magnets demonstrates his knowledge of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. All children make good progress and acquire the key skills required for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY390484 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1071136 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 31 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Sunshine Nurseries UK Limited

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Date of previous inspection 26 September 2014 Telephone number 0208 655 5686

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Top Tots Daycare is one of two settings run by Sunshine Nurseries UK Ltd. It registered in 2009 and is situated in Addiscombe within the London Borough of Croydon. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 48 weeks of the year. There are close links with the Tollgate Children's Centre and Oasis Nursery. There are nine members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged 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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