Tenderlinks Day Nursery

Tenderlinks Day Nursery 38 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London, SW16 6NP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 April 2018 26 September 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

 Since the last inspection, the management team and staff have worked hard to make significant improvements. This has had a positive impact on the quality of the provision and outcomes for children.  Staff get to know children well. They develop good relationships with children, which helps children settle happily into the nursery and feel emotionally secure.  Children play in a welcoming and engaging environment. Staff have sound expectations of children's learning. They plan a range of enjoyable and challenging activities, and children are eager to join in. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Staff have strong and effective partnerships with other professionals. They work well with outside agencies to obtain support for children, when needed.  The management team seeks feedback from staff, parents and children to help it accurately evaluate the nursery, for example, through questionnaires. The team takes

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This provision is good

effective action to ensure continuous improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasion, group times for younger children are not organised as effectively as possible, and children sometimes become distracted and lose concentration.  Staff do not consistently support parents to understand how to continue their children's learning at home.

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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

 review and improve the organisation of group times to reflect more precisely the needs of younger children, to develop their learning experience even further  develop more opportunities to share information with parents, to support them to extend their children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the manager and other staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector engaged with the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed staff interactions with the children during indoor and outdoor play, snack and lunch times and hygiene routines.  The inspector engaged in a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector sampled various documents, including risk assessments, the self- evaluation form, children's records and a range of policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The management team has set clear targets following the last inspection, which have improved on the quality of the nursery. For example, staff have developed the observation, planning and assessment processes to ensure all children are challenged and continue to make good progress. The management team and staff monitor children's progress accurately. They highlight where children may require additional support and quickly put plans in place to help them catch up. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have attended safeguarding training. They have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and the policies and procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's well-being. Rigorous recruitment, induction and staff supervision ensure that staff are suitable for their roles. Regular meetings with staff enable the management team to focus on raising teaching skills further. Staff are well supported and undertake regular training,

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

such as on the 'Prevent' duty, to build upon their knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff regularly observe and assess children's development, planning for their individual next steps in learning. Children enjoy being creative with different materials. For example, younger children explore coloured rice as they transfer it from different sized containers. Older children create pictures of their favourite animals, while looking at different books and models of them. Overall, partnerships with parents are effective and staff keep parents up to date with their children's learning and achievements.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well, are kind and considerate. They are well-mannered and develop good relationships with each other. Staff provide opportunities for fresh air and exercise to support children's physical development. For example, children play outside and enjoy regular yoga sessions. Staff help children to understand how to keep themselves safe, while still encouraging them to challenge themselves and take safe risks. Children delight in using some stepping stones in the garden. With encouragement and support from staff, they confidently complete them and move the stones further apart to challenge themselves further.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy, confident and have opportunities to explore their own interests. They develop their early mathematical skills well. For example, children use number language through play and correctly count and match numbers to the correct numeral. Children develop the skills they need for future learning and have many opportunities to develop their independence. For example, younger children are encouraged to help in getting dressed and older children serve themselves at mealtimes and pour their own drinks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY313089 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 1115392 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Lampard Investments Limited

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Date of previous inspection 26 September 2017 Telephone number 020 8677 1376

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Tenderlinks Day Nursery registered in 2005. It is located in Streatham within the London Borough of Lambeth. The setting is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 weeks a year. There are 12 members of staff; 11 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The setting receives funding to provide free early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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