Ymca Thames Gateway Thamesmead Nursery

Inspection of Ymca Thames Gateway Thamesmead Nursery Lakeside Centre, Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AN

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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 have a positive attitude to their learning and show good levels of focus and concentration. Staff provide daily yoga sessions to support children's concentration as they take part in planned activities. Children are happy and secure and supported well at the setting. Children greet each other and staff with smiles and leave their parents contentedly. Staff have high expectations for all children to learn and develop. Children independently select their chosen activity from the thoughtfully planned and varied curriculum. There is a strong emphasis on developing children's language and a love of books. This is supported through a clearly sequenced curriculum that is planned around familiar stories. Staff provide cosy reading areas, where children handle books with care. Children regularly ask staff to read their favourite stories. This supports the development of children's early reading skills.

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The provision is good

Children are well behaved for their stage of development. They quickly learn the nursery routines and the simple rules that are in place for their safety. For example, young children learn to manage their own risks as they navigate steps within the environment. The is because staff are good role models. Children are independent and enjoy helping to carry out small, simple tasks. The atmosphere is calm and productive. Children play together with great concentration.

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need to do better?

n The manager provides an ambitious curriculum and vision for the nursery. She has a clear overview of the curriculum and monitors its effectiveness. She reviews children's progress, ensuring staff know what the children can do and need to learn next. The manager monitors staff to support them to understand the new system used for planning the curriculum. However, this is not fully embedded, and staff do not always plan for children's individual learning. Despite this, children make progress from their start points. n Staff actively seek support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The manager and staff work closely with parents and outside agencies, to agree and regularly update individual plans. They use any additional funding that children receive successfully to support each child's individual needs. n Staff act as good role models for children. They listen when children talk and

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value what they say. Children confidently hold conversations with staff and describe past events. Staff use effective questioning when communicating with children to extend conversations. At the music station, with staff encouragement, children are able to find the different sounds when playing the xylophone. Children become confident talkers. n Partnership with parents is strong. Parents say that the staff are friendly and

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7 April 2022 they appreciate the information they receive about their children's care routines. However, staff do not share information about what their children are learning at nursery, therefore, parents are unable to understand how to support their learning at home. n Children are supported well in developing healthy lifestyles and they enjoy daily access to outdoor play in the well-equipped garden. Children enjoy using ride-on and wheeled vehicles to support their physical skills. Staff deliver consistent messages to help children understand how they can make healthy choices. n The staff team know the children very well and work tirelessly to make sure children have exciting opportunities to learn. Children are eager and curious to try new activities. Staff engage with and join children in their activities and ensure that children receive individual attention. For example, children excitedly style staff's and each other's hair as they play hairdressers.

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need to do better?

n Children are learning to be independent. They select their own resources in sessions for free play and understand the need to tidy away once they have finished. Children understand the routines of the day. However, at times, children wait for too long for the next activity, as adults are not fully prepared for what is happening next. n The staff team speak positively about the manager and the support they receive. The manager conducts regular staff supervision meetings and makes observations on the teaching practice. She places a sharp focus on improving staff's knowledge and how they can enhance their skills further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff are knowledgeable about child protection issues and have a secure understanding of the correct procedures to follow, both within the company and externally, should they have concerns about a child. Staff have a good understanding of wider safeguarding issues. Robust recruitment and vetting procedures are in place to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. Staff induction and ongoing supervision ensure that staff remain so. Staff are vigilant about safety and put in place a range of procedures to help keep children safe.

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should:

n provide support for staff, so that they fully understand how to include children's individual targets when planning the curriculum, to enhance their learning even further n improve the organisation of routines in the day to ensure children are not waiting too long during transition times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2518241 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10207954 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 58 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person YMCA Thames Gateway

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reference number

Telephone number 02077818224 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Ymca Thames Gateway Thamesmead Nursery registered in 2019. It is situated in the London Borough of Bexley. The nursery operates from Monday to Friday all year round, from 8am to 6pm, with the option of an early start at 7.30am. The nursery employs four members of staff, of which three, including the manager, hold a level 3 childcare qualification. The nursery offers funding for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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 provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector and manager completed a joint observation and observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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