Pinfold Road Day Nursery and Preschool Ltd

Inspection of Pinfold Road Day Nursery and Preschool Ltd 4 Pinfold Road, London, Surrey SW16 2SN

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children happily arrive at the nursery and are welcomed by warm and friendly staff. Children feel safe and behave well. They respond positively and swiftly to staff's expectations. For example, when told only three children are able to be at the builder's tray at one time, they happily move to another activity.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, staff interactions are positive across the setting and children are spoken to calmly. However, not all staff use consistent strategies with young children and babies to support their developing communication and language skills. In the baby room, interactions are weak with limited use of vocabulary. In addition, support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is not robust enough to help them make the progress that they are capable of.

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The provision requires improvement

Older children enjoy learning new languages, such as Spanish. This also enhances learning for those children for whom Spanish is their home language. They join in enthusiastically and are focused. They sing and dance happily to Spanish songs.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are, generally, engaged and keen to learn. Older children participate in number recognition activities and are introduced to phonics and name writing in preparation for school. They explore mud and insects in the builder's tray and solve jigsaw puzzles. Younger children explore paint and learn colour names, they build with large blocks, using their imagination to create familiar objects.

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need to do better?

n Staff deployment is not always effective. The manager does not ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of children at all times, particularly in the toddler room. For instance, during nappy changing routines, children are left unattended for a short period of time, without activities to keep them engaged and extend their learning. n The quality of education is variable, specifically, staff interactions with younger children and babies. Staff working with the youngest children do not interact effectively with them. They do not always provide learning experiences that suit children's ages and stages of development and use limited vocabulary during activities. For example, they expect babies who are not yet verbal to identify colours and pictures on cards. As a result, babies are not making sufficiently good progress in their communication and language development. n Children receive healthy and nutritious food at snack and mealtimes. Staff

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discuss the importance of healthy eating with the children. n Staff support children's emotional development well. They have formed secure bonds with the children. For example, they comfort the babies and give them cuddles of reassurance when they become distressed. Staff working with the

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need to do better?

10 March 2022 older children offer regular praise and encouragement to boost their self-esteem. In addition, they give clear rules and expectations for behaviour and encourage children to share and take turns. This contributes positively to the way children behave. n Children have regular opportunities for outside play and fresh air. They enjoy climbing a slide, riding tricycles and scooters and balancing on rubber tyres in the good sized garden, to help their physical development. n The staff team works closely with parents. They share regular updates, photos, observations, and assessments of children via an online application to keep parents informed. Parents speak positively about the setting and are happy with the level of communication and the personalised care and attention their children receive. n The manager gathers the views of staff, children and other early years specialists to help her identify areas to improve. However, her self-evaluation

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need to do better?

systems are not fully effective, to precisely identify weaker areas of the provision and ensure better outcomes for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. All staff complete safeguarding training including the 'Prevent' duty. Staff can identify signs and symptoms and are fully aware of their responsibilities and the procedures they should follow if they are concerned about a child's safety. The manager and staff use risk assessment well to remove any potential hazards in the play areas, to help keep children safe. The provider follows appropriate vetting procedures to ensure staff working with children are suitable

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Due date

ensure staff are deployed effectively to meet children's needs at all times, particularly during nappy changing times in the toddler room 31/03/2022

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Due date

develop staff's understanding of how to interact effectively with younger children and babies, to help keep them meaningfully engaged and make good progress in their communication and language development. 30/09/2022

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should:

n improve support arrangements in place to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make better progress in their learning and development n use self-evaluation more effectively to identify areas to improve to help ensure better outcomes for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY555649 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10190378 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Pinfold Road Day Nursery and Preschool Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02087690183 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Pinfold Road Day Nursery and Preschool Ltd registered on 25th May 2018. It is based in Streatham in the London Borough of Lambeth. The setting is open for 51 weeks of the year from 8am to 6pm. There are nine members of staff. Seven staff are qualified to level 3 and two hold a level 2 qualification. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and held discussions about staff's teaching and impact on children's learning. n Some parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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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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