Kids Inc Day Nursery

Inspection of Kids Inc Day Nursery 3, Friday Hill West, Chingford Hatch, London E4 6UP

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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

Children are happy as they confidently arrive at nursery. They are enthusiastic to engage in activities that are planned around their individual interests. Older children are confident to explore the properties of melting ice. They crack the ice with sticks, freeing the dinosaurs they had put in water before being frozen. They know that water can change from a liquid to a solid as they talk about this within their play. This supports their understanding of the world.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is good. They take it in turns to answer questions during stories. They show empathy to their friends as they offer support when they struggle to achieve tasks. For example, they help their friends to serve lunch.

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The provision is good

Younger children are developing secure emotional attachments. Staff maintain good interaction with them during personal care routines. Children are confident to make choices about their play. They move independently between the indoor and outdoor environments. They are developing good physical skills as they excitedly crawl through tunnels. Babies begin to stand as staff provide encouragement and praise.

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The provision is good

Communication between parents and the staff team is effective. Staff have continued to share information with parents throughout the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Parents express that they are well informed about their children's welfare and learning. They value the daily feedback they receive. Parents do not currently come into the setting, which is something they do miss. However, they understand staff are helping to keep their children safe.

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need to do better?

n Staff receive effective support from managers and value regular supervision meetings. There are good opportunities to attend training. Staff share that this supports their professional development. Room leaders provide support to their colleagues by carrying out peer observations. This helps staff to develop and improve their practice. n The curriculum is effectively planned and sequenced, overall. Staff regularly observe and track children's progress and plan exciting activities that focus on children's interests and what they need to learn next. Any gaps in children's learning are identified and appropriate interventions are implemented. n All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good overall progress in relation to their individual starting points. However, at times, staff do not consider the organisation of large-group sessions. This results in children who speak English as an additional language

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need to do better?

not always being fully engaged enough to raise their learning to an even higher

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need to do better?

18 August 2021 level. n Children are developing a broad range of skills to support their move to school. They persevere for long periods of time as activities excite their curiosity. They are beginning to write and draw with purpose and are proud to show how they can label their own work. Children are developing confidence in managing their personal care. They use the bathroom independently and wash their hands. n Older children are confident communicators. They are excited to talk about their favourite dinosaurs, the brachiosaurus and stegosaurus. They listen attentively to stories, which develops their confidence in taking part in discussions linked to events in the story. n Younger children enjoy action rhymes and singing, which helps to develop their speech. However, at times, staff do not role model language to enhance their opportunities to listen and learn new words in order to build their growing

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vocabulary. n Children are learning how to manage their emotions and they talk about how they are feeling. Children express, 'I am happy when I come to nursery, but at times I miss my parents.' Staff reassure children that it is acceptable to be happy, sad or angry and that it is important to talk. This helps children to understand how to manage their feelings. n Children have good opportunities to be creative. They enthusiastically make music in the garden as they bang metal pots and pans and make up their own songs. They use their imagination well as they pretend to make cake with the play dough. They adapt resources to make pretend ice cream to share with friends. Staff make the most of these opportunities to engage in conversations with children and facilitate their role play. n Parents express that they feel well informed about their children's progress. They receive regular newsletters, which keep them updated about what their

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need to do better?

children are learning at nursery. They share that this helps them to be fully involved in supporting their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good knowledge of child protection issues. They are clear about their role in safeguarding children. The manager keeps her safeguarding training up to date and ensures staff have regular opportunities to revisit the safeguarding policies. Staff are confident in recognising signs that may indicate that a child could be at risk of harm. They know how to report concerns. Staff have a clear understanding of what to do if any allegation is made against a member of staff, or if they have concerns about a colleague's conduct. There are thorough recruitment and vetting procedures in place to help assess the suitability of staff.

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should:

18 August 2021 n enhance staff's understanding of how to engage children who speak English as an additional language, so they are consistently included in all activities and supported to make good progress in their learning n improve support for younger children to extend their vocabulary and enhance their developing communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456837 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10197909 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

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inspection

Total number of places 90 Number of children on roll 80 Name of registered person Blueberry Enterprises Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 524 6745 Date of previous inspection 13 February 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Inc Day Nursery registered in 2012. The nursery operates from Chingford Hatch in the London borough of Waltham Forest. The nursery is open every weekday from 7.30am until 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 19 members of staff, including a chef and a cleaner. There are 12 staff who hold level 3 early years qualifications, and two staff with level 2 qualifications.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Siobhan O'Callaghan Nelam Pooni

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting has received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. Inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The acting manager led the inspectors on a learning walk and told them about what they want children to learn at the nursery. n The inspectors carried out joint observations with staff. They looked at how well practitioners teach children what they want them to learn. n Managers and staff held discussions with the inspectors throughout the day. n Inspectors spoke with parents and gathered their views about their experiences of the nursery. n The inspectors looked at documents relating to the suitability of those working with children, such as their qualifications and first-aid training.

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Inspection activities

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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