God's Grace Daycare

God's Grace Daycare 163 Ilderton Road, South Bermondsey, London SE16 3LA

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Inspection date 10 January 2019 Previous inspection date 3 August 2015

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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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This provision is good

n Children are highly independent and curious learners. They have many opportunities to lead their own play and explore their ideas in the well-resourced and stimulating environment. They develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem and are extremely well prepared for starting school. n The atmosphere in the nursery is welcoming and calm. Staff provide a wide range of exciting activities that promote children's learning. Children's independence is actively encouraged and supported throughout the nursery. n Extremely strong partnerships with parents help to ensure they play an active role in their child's learning. There are effective systems to enable two-way communication between staff and parents. Parents feel included, valued and involved in all areas of their child's development. n Children are happy, secure and settled. They demonstrate high levels of confidence and have wonderful relationships with the staff.

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This provision is good

n The quality of teaching is consistently strong throughout the nursery and children make good progress. n Staff sometimes miss opportunities to extend and challenge older children's learning and development to support their good progress further. n There are good systems in place to assess the progress children make. However, on occasion, staff do not always make the best use of the information gained from tracking children's progress to inform future planning.

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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 make greater use of opportunities to consistently challenge and extend older children's learning and development n make better use of information gathered from tracking the children's progress and use this to sharpen planning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector viewed documentation during the inspection, which included safeguarding policies, staff suitability checks, children's tracking documents and the nursery's main policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke with parents and took their views into account.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures all staff have regular safeguarding training and that their knowledge and understanding are always up to date. Staff are secure in being able to identify possible signs of abuse and know who to contact if they have a concern about a child's welfare. There are clear recruitment and vetting procedures in place to check staff suitability to work with children and the thorough induction programme enables new staff to be fully supported. The manager monitors each child's learning and development with great precision, which enables her to spot any gaps in their learning quickly. Parents are incredibly supportive of the nursery and feel included and involved in their child's learning and development. They comment on the 'family' atmosphere and the 'nurturing' staff. The manager consistently acts on the feedback she receives from parents and children, for example adapting the lunch menu

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

when new food suggestions have been made.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is consistently good, with staff providing children with numerous activities that promote their imagination and independence. For example, children showed great delight and determination when they were cutting fruit and vegetables in the role-play area. Children understood the need to wash their utensils before cutting a new piece of fruit and excitedly discussed with staff what they wanted to prepare next. Staff have formed secure attachments with their key children, enabling them to have a clear understanding of what the child can do and areas they may need support in. Staff give the children the freedom and space to lead their own play and learning. For instance, during a colour-mixing activity, children started to paint their hands and became fascinated with how it felt. Staff quickly adapted that activity, encouraging children to make handprints on the paper.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The children are extremely happy and behave very well. They are kind and respectful of one another and this is because of the nurturing, motivated and enthusiastic staff. Children have developed strong attachments with their peers and teachers. As the children arrive, they are greeted by their friends in an incredibly loving and cheerful way. This creates a warm and calm drop off, with children confidently waving goodbye to their parents. Children have a strong understanding of the rules and boundaries within the nursery and regularly use their impeccable manners without prompting from staff. The children are given countless opportunities to do things for themselves and be responsible. They enthusiastically prepare the table for lunch, clean the tables and tidy up, with staff constantly giving them praise and congratulations on their efforts.

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Outcomes for children are good

Every child is actively engrossed in their play. Children are eager to learn and are extremely confident in exploring and finding things out for themselves. They are confident communicators and enjoy sharing ideas. Children are well prepared for their next steps in learning, including school. Excellent links between the nursery and local schools enable children to transition to this next stage in an effortless manner.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445114 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 10065890 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 1 - 3 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 6 Name of registered person Christ Apostolic Church Surrey Docks Committee

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Date of previous inspection 3 August 2015 Telephone number 02070187971

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God's Grace Daycare registered in 2012 and is located in the South Bermondsey area in the London Borough of Southwark. The nursery opens between 7.15am and 6.45pm each weekday and is open all year. It supports children who speak English as an additional language. There are four members of staff, three of whom have a qualification at level 3 and one who has early years teacher status.

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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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