Cherubins Day Nursery Ltd

Cherubins Day Nursery Ltd 48 Palace Road, LONDON SW2 3NJ

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Inspection date 19 September 2018 Previous inspection date 22 August 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n Staff teach children the importance of listening to others and sharing resources. They remind children to use 'kind hands' as they play. Children behave well. n The manager reviews staff practice effectively. Recent training has helped staff with how they use the outdoor areas to further support and extend children's mathematical learning and development. n Staff gather the views of parents and use these effectively to shape the service they provide. Parents recently suggested that they wanted more information shared with them when children move between rooms and other settings. Staff now give parents detailed information about what to expect when children move to schools, helping children to be prepared for the next stage of their learning. n Staff provide good-quality activities, helping children to progress well with their learning and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Staff, at times, do not give children enough time to respond to questions. They also step in too quickly to support children when they are getting dressed. This does not support children's developing independence skills. n Tracking of children's learning is in its infancy. Leaders have not reviewed the progress made by different groups of children to be able to clearly highlight areas that require further support.

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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

n allow children more time to respond to questions and attempt routine tasks, such as getting dressed, before staff step in to support them n review and improve the tracking of different groups of children, to be able to highlight clearly areas to target support, to narrow gaps in children's learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed children in the main playrooms and outside spaces. n The inspector spoke with the provider, manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector gathered the views of the parents. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager to review practice in the nursery. n The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding policies, complaints and children's files.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff are fully aware of their role and responsibility in keeping children safe. They work closely with other professionals, attending meetings and sharing information about children's progress. The manager works alongside other professionals to share any concerns and targets for all to work on with children, helping to keep children safe and progress their learning. The manager has recently changed staff procedures at mealtimes, to help to support children with special dietary requirements. Only senior staff collect and serve food for children who require different meals. This helps to keep children safe and enables staff to meet their individual needs. The manager strives to make improvements in the nursery and she motivates staff to have ownership of improvements in their rooms. They work together to improve outcomes for children and their enjoyment in the nursery. For example, they

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

have improved the outdoor learning environment making it more educational for children who prefer to learn outside.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide good-quality activities, helping to support children's learning and development. They work closely with parents to assess children's starting points, helping them to assess what stages the children have reached with their learning. Staff effectively use this information alongside their good knowledge of children's interests to plan enjoyable and exciting activities, helping to progress children's development. Children enjoy exploring shaving foam play. Staff teach children how to use their fingers to explore the feel and texture of the foam. Staff encourage children to describe how it feels, helping children to develop their language. Staff teach babies how to match shapes to complete puzzles. They use words such as 'match', 'same' and 'different' to help children to match up the pieces to the shapes on the board. This supports children's early problem-solving skills and language development well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle extremely quickly ready to start their learning. Staff are skilled in identifying when to swap over children's key persons if children have settled and bonded with other staff. This allows staff to get the best out of children to start them on their learning journey. All children thoroughly enjoy enhancing their physical development. Older children are skilled in using the climbing frame, navigating the steps with ease. The most able children teach the less able children how to use the slide safely, making sure they wait for others to get off at the bottom before they start sliding down. This helps children to keep each other safe.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress with their learning and development. They are well prepared for their next stage of learning and subsequent move to school. Older children are skilled in identifying letters to help them spell out their names. They are skilled in counting and learning the concept of time, as they thoroughly enjoy playing games such as 'What's the time Mr Wolf?' Babies practise their new-found walking skills and learn how to climb up and down stairs. This supports their physical development well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379922 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10078450 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register

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Day care type

Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 86 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Cherubins Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 22 August 2017 Telephone number 0208 6713256

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Cherubins Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2008. It is situated in Streatham Hill, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The setting is open on Monday to Friday for 51 weeks a year from 7.30am to 7pm. The nursery employs 25 staff, 16 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 to 6. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free nursery education for children aged two, 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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