Little Kinder

Little Kinder Endeavour Youth Club, 190 Martin Way, MORDEN, Surrey SM4 4AJ

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Inspection date 11 January 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 Staff have a good understanding of how children learn and provide generally good support to aid their development. Overall, children make good progress in their learning. n Children settle well and are secure in the setting. They have a good relationships with staff and one another. They play cooperatively together and are respectful to each other's needs. n Staff encourage children to express their ideas well. Children enjoy using their imaginations. For example, they create a range of adventures with play people. n The provider and staff continually assess their own practice. They identify ongoing improvements by speaking with parents and children. This helps them to make changes in order to improve opportunities for children. n Staff do not make the most of all opportunities to build on children's sense of achievement and help them to recall past events. n The staff do not consistently use the information from ongoing observations and

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This provision is good

assessments to plan challenging activities that help children make more rapid progress in their learning.

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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 explore further ways to build on children's self-esteem and help them to recall past events n make better use of information gathered through assessment to plan activities that help every child make more rapid progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to the provider, staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed staff interactions with the children during indoor and outdoor play, at lunch and snack times and during hygiene routines. n The inspector looked at planning documentation and the provision's policies and procedures, including those related to the suitability of staff. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the provider and discussed children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff regularly attend training and update their safeguarding knowledge. They fully understand their responsibilities to protect children in their care. The provider has put robust recruitment and vetting processes in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. She improves teaching practice through regular performance management and ongoing training. Staff say that they feel supported by the provider, who encourages daily debriefing discussion at the end of the day to identify best practice and any underperformance. Staff regularly implement effective risk assessments to help keep children safe and secure while in the setting and on outings. The provider implements a wide range of policies and procedures which underpins staff practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a good balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning, enabling children to direct their own play. Children have access to a wide range of enjoyable activities and resources that support all areas of their development well. Younger children are intrigued by sensory light wands, which they use to move around to reflect their bright lights on the sensory tent and on the floor. Staff are proactive in modelling language and introducing new vocabulary. Staff help children to extend their speaking and listening skills. Staff get to know children well. They work closely with parents to identify children's starting points and promote consistency in children's learning. Staff use what they learn about children's interests when planning activities. They regularly share ongoing information with parents about their children's learning and encourage parents to share learning and development from home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy moving their bodies in different ways and they persevere to complete new physical tasks. For example, at the local park, older children learn to climb and crawl through a range of fixed equipment. Younger children enjoy being pushed in swings by staff. Children form good relationships with the staff and turn to them when they need extra support and reassurance. Staff provide children with a range of healthy snacks and meals to promote their good health. Children have a wide range of opportunities to learn about where food comes from and to understand how food is made. For instance, they visit local shops to look at the different types of fruits and vegetables in the chilled cabinets. Staff ask children to help them make their own meals. For example, children create their own tacos with a range of healthy fillings.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a good range of skills to support the next stage in their development. They are enthusiastic learners and show good levels of involvement as they concentrate on activities. For instance, children enjoy exploring patterns and use a range of fruits, vegetables and paint to make shapes on paper plates. Children develop good mathematical skills. For example, they begin to recognise familiar shapes as they create their wonderful pieces of artwork.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540011 Local authority Merton Inspection number 10089909 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 10 Number of children on roll 5 Name of registered person Maharaj-Toms, Vimla Natasha

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07889853577

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Little Kinder registered in 2017. It operates from the Endeavour Youth Club in Morden, in the London Borough of Merton. The setting operates each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 47 weeks a year. The provider employs two members of childcare staff, one of whom one holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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