Little Londoners Day Nursery

Little Londoners Day Nursery St. Michaels and All Angels Church, Fountayne Road, Fountayne Point, London, N16 7ED

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2018 Not applicable

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

p.1

This provision is outstanding

 The managers, who are also the owners, are highly qualified and experienced. They provide an excellent level of supervision for staff to support their ongoing professional development. They organise training days for the staff team, to enhance their understanding of safeguarding issues and further develop their strong teaching practice.  Staff closely monitor children's progress and plan meticulously to help them work towards the next stages in their development. For instance, they provide an excellent balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities. Children become confident to explore their own ideas and acquire new skills and knowledge from their interactions with staff.  Parents speak very highly of the managers and staff. They feel that the nursery is exceptionally inclusive, and staff respect each family's circumstances and value their cultural traditions. Parents appreciate the advice from staff on issues, such as managing

p.1

This provision is outstanding

children's behaviour and say that this helps to enhance their parenting skills.  Children thrive in the care of the kind and highly attentive staff. They demonstrate that they feel exceptionally confident and at ease in the nursery. For example, they readily express their thoughts and feelings, and are eager for staff to join their games.  Children acquire excellent literacy skills. They learn to recognise and write the letters of the alphabet, and begin to link these to the sounds they represent. Staff plan to build on the excellent opportunities for reading and making marks outdoors.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 continue to build on the excellent opportunities for literacy in the outdoor area.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a range of activities indoors and outdoors to assess the quality of teaching and its impact on children's learning.  The inspector had a meeting with the providers. She also explored the views of staff and children at intervals during the inspection.  The inspector considered parents' views from discussions and written feedback.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including details of staff suitability checks and children's learning records.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with one of the providers.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The managers are exceptionally reflective and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards throughout the nursery. They actively involve staff, parents and children in evaluating the provision and making plans for further developments. For example, they surveyed parents on the types of technology they thought children would learn most from. Following their review, children were included in the selection of the particular toys and resources. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a robust understanding of child protection and wider safeguarding issues. They know the signs which might indicate a child is being harmed and the procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child's welfare.

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is consistently high. Staff have an excellent understanding of how children learn and skilfully adapt activities to cater for their individual interests. For example, during cooking activities staff respond positively to children's curiosity about the ingredients. They give children time to smell and taste the various herbs and spices. Staff provide additional support for children, where they recognise it will further enhance their development. For instance, they use 'listening and attention' groups to strengthen children's ability to focus and follow instructions. Staff develop excellent partnerships with parents and other professionals to close any emerging gaps in children's learning and help them achieve the best possible outcomes.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff employ an excellent range of strategies to support children's social and emotional development. For instance, toddlers are taught to use sand timers, to help them understand how long they must wait before they can have a turn. Older children make good use of a 'thinking area', where they go to talk over their feelings and behaviour with staff and their friends. Staff promote children's enjoyment of healthy lifestyles extremely effectively. For example, a recent topic focused upon the importance of good dental hygiene and included a visit from a dentist. Children enjoy nutritious meals and snacks, and benefit from plenty of outdoor play, in their garden or on visits to a nearby park.

p.3

Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points and are exceptionally well prepared for starting school. They learn important mathematical skills through a range of interesting and meaningful experiences, for example, measuring the size of the beanstalks they are growing and weighing out cooking ingredients. Children who speak English as an additional language develop fluent communication skills alongside their peers. Children are highly imaginative and express their creativity in a range of ways. For instance, they pretend to be chefs in the mud kitchen, devising a range of innovative dishes from the natural resources. They draw highly detailed pictures of their favourite princesses and sing songs about them.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY496376 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1056200 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Little Londoners Day Nursery Ltd

p.4

reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07915966412

p.4

reference number

Little Londoners Day Nursery registered in 2016. The setting provides care from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout most of the year. The setting employs nine members of staff, including the managers. Of these, all but two hold appropriate early years qualifications. One of the managers holds qualified teacher status, while the other is qualified at level 4. Other staff have level 3 or level 2 qualifications. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

p.4

reference number

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.

p.4

reference number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

reference number

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

reference number

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

reference number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5