Monkey Puzzle Muswell Hill

Inspection of Monkey Puzzle Muswell Hill 41 Colney Hatch Lane, London N10 1LJ

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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 show that they are very happy and settled in this warm and welcoming nursery. For instance, babies happily put their arms up to staff to be cuddled. Older children seek out their key person to read a story. Staff plan a curriculum that challenges children. They think carefully about the skills that they want children to learn. For example, they organise activities to help children develop the physical skills they need for later writing. Babies enjoy pressing switches and door knockers. They delight in the sounds they can make. Toddlers enjoy squashing and squishing watermelon or outside with the mud, experiencing different tastes and textures and using their senses. Older children begin to make meaningful marks using a range of writing implements, and many can write their names and simple words.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage all children to behave well. Children happily share, take turns and play cooperatively together. When the nursery was closed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, staff made sure that they kept in touch with children and their families. They made regular calls to share ideas with parents to extend their child's learning at home. This helped children to continue to develop, and provided a smooth transition to settle them back into the setting.

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n Staff watch children closely to find out what they know and can do. They plan activities to follow children's interests and support next steps. Parents receive lots of information about their child's progress. They have daily discussions with staff, and have access to an online assessment system, which they really appreciate. This helps to keep parents up to date with their child's learning. n Children have many opportunities to explore and investigate, using a range of different materials. Babies excitedly clap and move in time to nursery rhyme songs. Toddlers concentrate as they pour the water from one container to another. Older children make play dough and are curious to learn how they can change the colour and smell of the dough using flowers and plants as decoration. n Staff recognise that children had limited opportunities to develop their large physical skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. They plan many activities for

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children to develop their skills in this area. For example, older children practise different ways of moving with sports coaches and change into sports kits, while toddlers crawl, climb and slide down large play apparatus. Children learn to negotiate moving up and down the grassy banks on their visits to the local park. n Children's language development is progressing well. They repeat the sounds that babies make and encourage them to join in with rhymes and songs. Staff provide a commentary on older children's play and introduce new letters and sounds, such as sounds beginning with 'e'. However, children who do not speak

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24 August 2021 English at home would benefit from a targeted approach to help them to participate more fully. n Staff feel well supported by managers and are happy in their roles. They have access to training to extend their knowledge. Good support is provided by the local authority, the franchise group, the sister nursery, and strong links with local schools. For example, recently, they discussed ways to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and are beginning to teach all of the children how to sign. Managers recognise that staff would benefit from a wider range of professional development opportunities in order to explore the more recent changes to early years provision. n Children understand how to keep themselves healthy. They learn about good dental hygiene and the importance of eating a good diet. Children enjoy healthy and home-cooked meals in the nursery. They visit the local recycling bank to

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help them learn about looking after the environment. They care for their hamsters and learn about tending to animals. n Adults and children learn from each other about various festivals and the wide variety of cultures that they come from. They share vocabulary in different languages.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have a secure knowledge of how to protect children. They have a good knowledge of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse. Managers make sure that staff understand the action to take if they have a concern about a child in their care. Children play in a clean and hygienic environment, and are familiar with the rules of handwashing and sanitising regularly. Staff teach children about how to keep themselves safe. Children learn about the importance of using protective cream and wearing hats to protect themselves in the sun.

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should:

n enhance the learning experiences for children who do not speak English at home, building on good teaching skills to enable them to make even better progress in their communication and language development n explore a wider range of professional development opportunities to enable staff to be up to date with the latest early years guidance and maximise the quality of education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556444 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10174798 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 52 Number of children on roll 71 Name of registered person North London Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0203 952 6679 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Monkey Puzzle nursery registered in 2018 and is based in Haringey, with a sister nursery nearby in Barnet. The nursery employs 20 members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank and Christmas holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery receives funding to provide subsidised early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n An adult-led activity, including interactions between staff and children, was observed and evaluated by the inspector and the manager. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk to gain an overview of how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector held discussions with the leadership team, staff, the proprietor and the operations manager. She looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff working at the setting.

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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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