Barnsbury Junior School

Mulberry Bush Pre- School Byron Primary School, St. Davids, COULSDON, Surrey CR5 2XE

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Inspection date 2 October 2018 Previous inspection date 29 April 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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The provision is outstanding

n The manager has a deep understanding of how children learn and develop. She is extremely committed to her role and leads her team very well. Staff highly value the ongoing support and targeted professional development which enable them to raise their teaching practice to outstanding levels. n The manager has successfully reviewed and improved the delivery of the educational programmes to ensure children have the best possible outcomes. Children comment that they 'love' taking part in activities and express how much they thoroughly enjoy themselves. n The manager and staff are highly effective in monitoring children's progress and they respond very quickly to any emerging gaps in children's learning. All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, make substantial and sustained progress from their starting points. n Staff establish very close partnerships with others to help children with their move

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The provision is outstanding

within the setting and on to the school. Children are extremely settled and form secure emotional attachments with staff and their peers. n Staff create superb learning environments, indoors and outdoors, that inspire, motivate and enthuse children to learn. As an example, many children, including boys, are very keen writers and can form recognisable letters.

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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 build on the already excellent communication with parents to ensure they are continuously aware of all aspects of the provision.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors in the Owls and Tiggers building. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She sampled a range of documentation, including evidence of staff suitability checks and children's learning records. n The inspector spoke with parents and sampled written feedback from them to gain their views about the pre-school. n The inspector spoke with staff and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The manager is an extremely conscientious leader. She engages very well with staff and other professionals to help her evaluate their practice. For instance, following a review, the manager reorganised the learning environments, which significantly increased children's levels of engagement. Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures that staff attend regular training to enhance their knowledge of child protection issues. Staff are highly confident in reporting any concerns about a child's welfare. The manager follows stringent recruitment procedures to help check staff are suitable for their roles. Partnerships with parents are very successful. Parents highly praise staff and the service that they and their children receive. The manager recognises the need to explore other ways to build on the excellent communication with parents to benefit children even more.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff observations and assessments of children's learning are extremely precise. They have an exceptionally clear view of children's individual needs and abilities. Staff have completed training which has had a very positive impact on children's speech development. For example, children grow in great confidence as they build on and extend their vocabulary during well-targeted group activities. Staff have a strong focus on developing children's early mathematics. For instance, older children learn about capacity and measurement by exploring different vegetables during a planned activity. They gain a superb understanding of complex mathematical ideas, such as addition and subtraction, using real-life scenarios. Younger children are equally highly motivated as they learn about sizes, shapes and patterns during activities and spontaneous play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff know children exceedingly well. They are exceptionally sensitive to children's individual needs and preferences. Children's behaviour is superb. They play collaboratively and show great respect for the rules and boundaries of the setting. Staff are outstanding in raising children's confidence. For instance, they challenge children's thinking and ask them to find solutions during play. Children show high levels of enjoyment as they test their ideas, such as when they pretend to make 'cakes' and investigate how fast balls roll down sloping tubes. Staff give children's care and safeguarding the utmost priority. For example, they supervise children skilfully without limiting their development. Children learn to check their environments, which helps them to identify, assess and manage age-appropriate risks.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress in their learning in preparation for school. They are incredibly busy and engaged in a wide variety of activities that test their abilities, including their physical skills. Children learn to be highly independent from a very early age. They select the resources that interest them and take responsibility for their personal care. Younger and older children benefit greatly from the varied opportunities which help them to gain an excellent understanding of and respect for others and their surroundings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 125007 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10062344 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 52 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person The Mulberry Bush (Coulsdon) Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 29 April 2016 Telephone number 020 8660 4180

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Mulberry Bush Pre-School registered in 2000 and is open from 7.30am until 6.30pm from Monday to Friday, excluding two weeks during the Christmas holidays. There are 15 staff members; of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications. Two staff members hold a foundation degree in early years and 11 staff hold qualifications at level 3. The pre- school receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years old.

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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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