Les Petits Sunshine Day Nursery

Les Petits Sunshine Day Nursery 96 Sibthorpe Road, London, SE12 9DP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2018 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The quality of teaching is inconsistent. Staff do not consistently organise routines well or know when to intervene to extend children's learning and development during activities.  Children's new key persons do not consistently have the exact knowledge of their next steps of learning. At times, they plan activities that are too hard for the children's ages and abilities, which does not help to support their overall progress.  The provider does not work in partnership with parents to gather their views on practice, to help to shape services provided in the nursery.

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It has the following strengths

 Children arrive ready to learn and settle quickly into activities. Staff set out activities ready for children to start their learning as soon as they arrive.  Staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management. Children behave well.  Staff build a bond with the children, helping to support their self-esteem.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching and routines to help all children make consistently good progress in their learning and development 13/04/2018

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Due Date

 improve the knowledge of children's next steps of learning in order to use these to plan effective activities to support and extend children's learning. 13/04/2018

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve partnership working with parents to gather their views to help to shape services and to review practice provided in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in the main play areas.  The inspector spoke with the provider, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed the quality of activities and teaching with the provider.  The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding and children's files.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The provider cannot always identify areas of weak practice. For example, teaching is inconsistent and routines do not consistently allow the children's learning to be carried out without being interrupted. Safeguarding is effective. The provider and staff have an understanding of the procedures to follow if they have any concerns regarding the welfare of the children. Staff have a clear understanding of the whistle-blowing procedures. The provider follows her policies and procedures in reporting safeguarding concerns and notifies other agencies, such as the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), of the outcomes of any investigations. This helps to keep the children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is currently inconsistent and the provider has recently employed new experienced staff to help raise standards. All staff are working together on improving the quality of teaching across the nursery, although this is still in its infancy. New key persons are not fully aware of some of the younger children's next steps of learning and plan some activities that are aimed too high for their ages and abilities. This does not help to support younger children's learning and development. In addition, staff sometimes offer too much direction. For example, younger children enjoy using stickers; however, staff tell them where they need to put them to make patterns. This does not help to support children's imagination. Staff work with the parents and gather from them what the children are doing at home. This helps to provide continuity of care and learning for the children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff teach the children about healthy eating and the benefits of eating fruit and vegetables. They encourage them to try vegetables at mealtimes. This helps children to learn about their own health. However, mealtime routines are not as smooth as they could be. Children are left waiting for their food without activities to carry out, which leads to boredom. Staff support children to understand how to keep themselves safe. For example, when younger children try to run around holding scissors, staff swiftly explain to them how this could hurt themselves and others. Staff complete daily safety checks to make sure the children are able to play in a safe learning environment.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children's learning is not consistently extended for them to bring about the best possible outcomes. For example, children enjoy using the soft-play equipment as obstacle courses. Younger children learn how to balance and to move their bodies in different ways. However, this does not consistently test the most able children's abilities. Children enjoy using pin boards and hammers, learning how to use the tools safely and helping to support their small-muscle development. The children gain some useful skills ready for school. For example, they are independent learners developing appropriate social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496860 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1132672 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Horn Park Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07904127145

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Les Petits Sunshine Day Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery operates from a purpose- built community hall in Lee, in the London Borough of Greenwich. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. Four staff work in the nursery, three of whom have relevant childcare qualifications at level 3.

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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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