Molesey Day Nursery

Inspection of Molesey Day Nursery Imber Court Sports Club, Ember Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BT

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children eagerly arrive at the nursery and demonstrate that they feel safe, happy and emotionally secure. They form close bonds with all staff, including their key person, and make friends with others. Children are enthusiastic learners and become quickly absorbed in their play. All children make good progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children and encourage them to develop their independence and sense of responsibility. For instance, children recognise their own names on trays so they can put their finished artwork and belongings away. Children behave well and learn the importance of being respectful to others, to share and take their turn. They receive praise for their efforts and achievements. This develops their self-esteem and motivates them to continue to persevere at their chosen task. Children proudly share their monster creations made out of recycled materials and their pictures. They explain that the marks represent a 'rainbow'. Older children say and form letters in their names.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy physical activities that are planned for them. For instance, children thread cereals onto pipe cleaners to make caterpillars. They talk about the number of cereals they have used and how to glue on eyes. This promotes their hand-to-eye coordination incredibly well. Children enjoy the outside area. They have fun and laugh as they use different sized containers to empty and fill in the water tray. Children have regular yoga sessions to music and stories to promote their physical skills, such as balance and coordination.

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n Children show kindness and respect for each other. Staff have worked hard following the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic lockdowns. For example, they have re-built children's social skills through well-planned group circle times and extra group games. n Parents speak extremely highly of the staff and manager. They talk about how the staff help their children to feel safe and to settle confidently. They comment on the good parent partnerships and how staff offer advice on how to support their children with sleep routines and toilet training at home. n Children demonstrate that they are ready for the next stage of their education. Every opportunity is provided to support children's developing independence and their understanding of the importance of good behaviour. Children confidently choose activities and use knives to cut their own fruit. The manager makes links with local schools to ensure continuity in the children's care and learning when

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the time comes to move on. n Children learn about some cultures and festivals, such as Chinese New Year,

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20 July 2021 through stories and food tasting. Staff do not fully embrace or celebrate the cultural backgrounds and heritages of children that attend. This does not further support children to learn about and explore differences in their immediate community and wider world. n Staff confidently build on children's prior knowledge. They plan activities that are matched to children's abilities. For example, they planned a painting activity using teabags, so younger children could explore the texture of paint and learn the names of colours as a fun learning experience. While older children were encouraged to focus on recognising the letters in their name and to draw them with mark-making tools in the sand trays. n Staff talk politely and kindly to the children. On occasions, staff do not always fully engage with the children as they play. They watch the children but do not talk to them about what they are doing or introduce new vocabulary for them to

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hear. n Staff enhance children's literacy skills effectively. They have exciting opportunities to practise their writing skills as they freely access pens, paper, clipboards, chalk and paint. They borrow their favourite book each day from the setting to take home and share with their parents. Children tell staff what their favourite stories are and ask staff to read to them in the reading corner. Children snuggle in and listen with delight to the 'Room on a Broom' story. They enjoy re-telling parts of the story themselves. n Staff speak highly of the support they receive from management and clearly enjoy their work. They are committed professionals who are passionate about supporting children to have the best possible start. n Children fully engage themselves in imaginary play. They make pretend stories about emergency rescues using small world vehicles.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Management and staff are able to recognise potential safeguarding concerns. They understand the importance of taking prompt action to help protect children from harm. The manager effectively liaises with outside agencies, helping to support children and their families when the need arises. Staff complete regular training to strengthen their knowledge of safeguarding issues. They complete daily checks to ensure the premises and outdoor areas are safe and secure. The manager follows secure recruitment procedures and ensures essential background checks are completed to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. The manager uses induction processes effectively to support staff to understand their roles and responsibilities.

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should:

20 July 2021 n increase how staff embrace and celebrate children's cultural backgrounds and heritages that are relevant to children attending n review staff practice to make sure that their interactions with children are of consistent high quality to further promote communication and language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2518230 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10194544 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 66 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person The Hamptons Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8013 9250 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Molesey Day Nursery registered in 2019. It is located in Molesey. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, for most of the year. The provider employs 17 members of staff, 10 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above and one member of staff holds a level 2 qualification. One member of staff holds qualified teacher status. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to two-, 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 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n During a learning walk, a discussion was had about how the early years provision is organised and how the manager and her team plan the curriculum and experiences for children. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the manager. n The inspector viewed a selection of appropriate documentation, including proof of the staff suitability checks. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to the children and staff throughout the inspection.

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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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