Little Green Hut Nursery

Inspection of Little Green Hut Nursery Tadworth Village Hall, Dorking Road, TADWORTH, Surrey KT20 5SA

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

Staff welcome children into the setting with extreme warmth. Children eagerly and immediately become absorbed in activities of their choosing. They show high levels of concentration as they use different tools to fill containers with water, ice and sliced lemon. They talk about the textures of the ice and smell the lemon-scented water. Leaders and staff recognise the impact that the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has had on children's communication and social development. They provide fun group activities and encourage children to contribute their own views and ideas with their peers. However, on occasion, they do not consider the needs of all children when delivering these activities. Consequently, those children who are less confident at expressing themselves do not benefit as well as their peers from the intended learning.

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The provision is good

Overall, children play together very well and build positive friendships. They make each other meals while tending to the 'babies' in the role-play area. Snack times are also a very social affair as they talk to each other and staff. Children enjoy sharing aspects of their home lives with their peers. For example, they bring their pet tortoises into the setting for their friends to see. Staff use this opportunity to support children's understanding of the natural world. For example, they talk about what tortoises eat and children explore the texture and patterns of their shells.

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need to do better?

n This inspection was prioritised following a complaint which raised concerns about how children's dietary needs and allergies are supported. Leaders and staff took effective action to address weaknesses in practice prior to the inspection. This minimises the risk of children consuming food that they are allergic to in future. All staff have a clear understanding of the dietary needs of the children who attend. They also closely supervise children during snack times and mealtimes. This supports children's overall health and well-being. n The well-established and experienced staff team provides a bright and stimulating environment for children to play and learn in. They have a good understanding of how to support children's overall development. They monitor children's achievements regularly and share this, along with what they recognise children need to learn next, with the rest of the team. As a result, all staff know

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need to do better?

the children very well and can support children to move on to the next stage of their learning. Staff promptly identify when children's learning is at risk of falling behind in comparison to their peers. They work with parents and other professionals to make sure that targeted support is provided at the earliest opportunity. All children make good progress in their learning. n Staff foster children's love of books and reading. This supports children's speech and literacy development and helps to deepen their vocabulary. There is a wide

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30 June 2021 range of books for children to choose from. They readily select and browse their favourite books as they wait for their friends to arrive. Children approach staff with books to read aloud to them during the session. They listen to the stories and look at the pictures with awe and wonder. Younger children benefit as they point out what they can see in the pictures. During group story activities, staff ask older children questions about what they think will happen next or where they might find tigers in the real world. Children eagerly respond and express their thoughts. However, quieter children do not always benefit from opportunities to express themselves as much as those children who are more vocal. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff work with parents to gather detailed information when their children start to tailor care and learning to meet their child's needs. They regularly share information about children's development

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and ways in which parents can support their children at home. Parents particularly comment on the 'caring' and 'supportive' staff and how happily their children walk into and out of the setting. n Leaders and staff have high expectations for all children. They regularly evaluate their practice individually and as a team. This helps them to continually improve the quality of teaching and the daily experiences of children who attend the setting. The manager has clear ongoing plans for improvement. This includes enhancing the provision of outdoor play so that children can enjoy a wider range of experiences across all areas of learning. This will better support those children who prefer to learn outdoors. On occasion, children who prefer more active play can become restless and their behaviour disrupts other children during group activities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have a clear understanding of the signs that could indicate that a child is at risk of harm, including being exposed to extreme views and behaviour. They know that any concerns should be reported to the designated safeguarding lead. They also understand their responsibility to make sure appropriate action is taken by the designated safeguarding lead when they raise those concerns. The designated safeguarding lead takes prompt and effective action to report concerns about children's welfare to agencies responsible for safeguarding children. Staff implement effective measures to minimise the risk of the spread of infection in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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should:

n improve the delivery of group activities to ensure that all children benefit from

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30 June 2021 the intended learning, particularly those who are quieter and more reluctant to express themselves n enhance the curriculum for outdoor learning to ensure that those children who learn better outdoors have more opportunities to do so, and to support development across all areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY386625 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10198124 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Sutton, Cheryl Jane

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reference number

Telephone number 01737816231 Date of previous inspection 20 September 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Little Green Hut Nursery registered in 2009. The nursery is located in Tadworth, Surrey. It is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 3pm, and on Wednesday from 9am to midday, during term time only. The nursery employs 10 staff, including the manager. Seven staff hold relevant childcare qualifications equivalent to a level 3. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint observation to evaluate the quality of teaching. n The inspector reviewed a selection of documentation, including records of accidents, paediatric first aid, and safeguarding logs. n Parents spoke to the inspector and provided their views on the quality of the provision. n The inspector spoke to staff to assess their understanding of the policies and procedures in place to keep children safe, including the procedure in place to support children with specific dietary needs.

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We carried out this inspection 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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