Holly Lodge Nursery

Inspection of Holly Lodge Nursery Holly Lodge Family Centre, Oakeshott Avenue, Highgate, London N6 6ED

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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 arrive at nursery with excitement and enthusiasm. They receive a warm welcome from the friendly and caring staff team. This nurturing approach really helps them to feel at ease and settle in quickly. Staff praise children for their efforts, helping to build their self-esteem and confidence. Children become increasingly independent when choosing resources and relating to others. They enjoy looking at books and reading with staff who repeat new words, sing number songs and encourage discussions with children as they play. Children use good manners and share equipment well. They are secure and know the routines of the day. For example, when staff begin to sing a familiar song, children know it is time to stop and come together for circle time.

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The provision is good

Children have plenty of opportunities for physical play and fresh air, both in the outdoor play area and during regular outings. Outdoors, they dig in the sand and splash in the water. They thoroughly enjoy balancing, and laughing with excitement as they follow each other in a circuit. Staff have high expectations for children. They create a warm and friendly nursery, where children are safe and emotionally secure. Staff enable children to share a wide range of natural materials, to discover, explore, learn and enhance their skills at their own pace. Staff promote children's communication and language well. This includes those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff talk to children and ask questions that encourage them to think. They focus on promoting children's language, and a love of books is skilfully woven throughout the nursery.

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need to do better?

n The manager supports staff effectively with regular well-being and supervision meetings. This includes prioritising time for professional development to help staff build on the skills they plan to develop. n Leaders, managers and staff are ambitious. They reflect effectively on the overall effectiveness of the nursery and how they can continue to develop and improve. They are looking forward to the exciting plans to develop the outdoor play area. They gather feedback from the local authority coordinator, parents and children and use this to identify improvements. Parents comment very positively about the nursery. They say that their children cannot wait to attend each day. n Overall, staff plan good quality activities that support children to make progress in all aspects of their development. They know the children well and gather relevant information about what children know and can do from the time they

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start. Staff use this information alongside their own observations to provide opportunities that help develop children's next steps in learning. n Children demonstrate positive self-esteem and emotional well-being. Children

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27 January 2022 form trusting attachments with their key person, who helps them to develop relationships with other children. Staff have a secure knowledge of children's personal circumstances, which helps to ensure that children, including the youngest, are settled and their individual routines and needs are met. n Staff provide children with enjoyable opportunities and have previously supported them to develop and use their home languages as they play. The manager and staff agree that this is not so visible in the environment or reflected in learning intentions currently. n Staff help children to get the best start in their early education effectively. They use the curriculum to plan experiences for children to help develop their understanding of the local community. They widen children's current experiences from home to support their learning. For example, they take children on outings locally to extend their exploratory skills and to learn about

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the world around them. Staff encourage children to talk about pictures they have created with glue and shapes for their Chinese New Year celebration. n Children develop independence from an early age. They use their personal skills successfully, for example, when getting their drinks, helping themselves at snack time and when putting their coats on. Children learn to take care of their own safety. For example, they know how to negotiate the outside space and different levels as they play physically. They learn to show respect and kindness, and develop early friendships. However, there is opportunity to improve the communication and engagement between staff and children, especially when in large groups during the outdoor play session. n Staff teach children how to keep themselves healthy. Children discuss the benefits of a eating a healthy diet as they help to chop up their fresh fruit at snack time. When staff announce that the snack table is open, older children

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spontaneously go to the bathroom to wash their hands. This demonstrates their good understanding of positive hygiene routines.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff place a high priority on keeping children safe. They regularly check the number of children and safety of the resources. They remove any identified hazards, including in the outdoor area. This helps to provide a safe environment for children to play in. The manager understands her role as designated safeguarding lead. She frequently checks staff's knowledge on a range of safeguarding issues to ensure they know how to keep children safe from harm. All staff complete relevant safeguarding training. They are familiar with the wider aspects of child protection and have a secure understanding of what to do should they have concerns about a child.

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should:

27 January 2022 n review the organisation of some adult-led activities outdoors, particularly to help children remain more focused and engaged in their learning and play n support children who speak English as an additional language to use their home language further as they play and learn, to support their language at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477571 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10217242 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 22 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Queen's Crescent Community Association

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 347 9500 Date of previous inspection 7 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Holly Lodge Nursery is part of Queen's Crescent Community Association and registered in 2014. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, during term time only. The nursery provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year- old children. There are six members of staff who work with the children. Of these, four hold a childcare qualification at level 3.

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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 her evaluation of the provider. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the manager. The inspector assessed the impact of the quality of staff interactions and the learning opportunities they provide for children. n The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor learning environments. n Written documentation was reviewed. This included safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to the manager, the children, the parents and the staff at convenient times and considered their views. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation.

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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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