Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon)

Inspection of Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon) Coulsdon Nursery School, Linden Avenue, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BT

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled. When they first arrive, children keenly hang their bags and coats on labelled coat pegs to help promote their sense of belonging. They behave very well. Very young children play alongside each other, and older children enthusiastically play chase outdoors with their peers. Children giggle with delight when they find their friends. This shows that they feel safe and emotionally secure.

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The provision is good

Children develop their knowledge and skills through opportunities guided by their interests and what they know and can do. For example, they learn about farm animals and creatures under the sea. Children's interests are at the heart of the curriculum. Their home languages are celebrated and valued. A key person gathers information from parents when children first start, such as key words in other languages. Some staff speak to children in the language they speak at home, to help promote their uniqueness.

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The provision is good

Children develop a positive sense of achievement. Staff encourage them to continue trying until they succeed, for example when children learn how to use scissors correctly. Staff enthusiastically praise children for their successes. This helps children to feel a sense of pride. Children have opportunities to practise their physical skills and abilities. This is demonstrated when older children confidently ride trikes and scooters outdoors. Younger children show good control and coordination as they successfully scoop and pour sand from one container to another.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the new manager and staff have worked hard to make improvements. Successful ongoing changes are made to routines and practice. For example, the manager has introduced new and improved menus to help to promote healthy eating and develop a curriculum to build on children's interests and what they know and can do. This helps to ensure the individual needs of children are consistently considered. The manager has plans to make further improvements, and this is acknowledged by the provider. n The manager and staff work very well together. Overall, they provide a curriculum that is designed to give all children the knowledge and skills they need to make good progress and in readiness for school. Nevertheless, the learning environment in baby room and 'big' baby room does not always support the curriculum intent to further help promote children's focus on learning. n Staff are positive role models. They skilfully use and promote good manners,

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such as 'please' and 'thank you', and staff quickly remind children of the 'golden rules' to help them consistently behave well. Staff confidently remind children

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13 June 2022 how to keep themselves safe and use equipment correctly, such as cutlery and scissors. n Interactions are positive and, overall, staff help to promote children's communication and language skills well. However, this is variable, particularly in baby room. Most staff engage in conversation effectively and use new words, such as 'volcano' and 'octopus', to help extend children's growing vocabulary. n Staff provide many opportunities for children to develop their self-esteem. This is demonstrated when 'little helpers' eagerly wipe and lay tables before mealtimes. Children's confidence, independence and self-help skills are promoted well. n Transition between new rooms and children's eventual move to school is supported well by a key person. Staff share important information about children's backgrounds and their learning and development, to ensure a smooth transition and to help promote children's personal, social and emotional

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development to a good level. n On the whole, children are enthusiastic and motivated learners. For example, very young children hold chunky chalk and keenly make random marks on a chalkboard to help support their early mark-making skills. Older children carefully transport water in watering cans, and keenly mix mud with wooden spoons to further promote their exploration and imaginary skills. n Staff implement a curriculum to further support children's mathematical development well. They introduce mathematical language during children's play, such as counting, sorting and problem-solving. Children begin to develop mathematical skills that they will need for later learning. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents comment highly on the care and education of their children. They welcome daily communication from a key person for a consistent approach and say that there are noticeable improvements since the last inspection.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date. They know if a child might be at risk of abuse. Strong recruitment procedures and staff induction ensure their suitability to work with children. Staff are confident to whistle-blow and know what to do if an allegation is made against a member of staff. They know who to raise their concerns to about a child's welfare. Staff ensure that the premises are safe for children to play in, through daily checks and improvements to the environment.

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should:

13 June 2022 n develop the learning environment further, particularly in 'big' baby room and baby room, to ensure there are opportunities to constantly excite and enthuse the youngest age group to explore and learn n enhance the good teaching skills, particularly in baby room, to help extend children's early communication and language skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559774 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10205655 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 62 Number of children on roll 59

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Name of registered person

Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01737 489 003 Date of previous inspection 3 August 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon) registered in 2018. The nursery is located in Coulson, in the London Borough of Croydon. It operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm for most of the year. The nursery employs 14 members of staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 6, level 3 and level 2. The nursery provides early funded education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued 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 children to learn. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during mealtime. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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