Smilers Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Smilers Nursery Ltd Smilers Nursery, 29a Vicarage Road, London, Essex E10 5EF

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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 enjoy their time at the nursery. As they arrive, they quickly settle to enjoy their morning meals with staff. All children have close relationships with their key persons. They sit together and happily discuss their interests and what they have been learning at nursery. Children behave well and know when it is time for eating, resting and playing. They enjoy learning from a broad range of interesting activities. Outside, their play is collaborative as children enjoy dancing together, singing in different languages, planting herbs and growing sunflowers. Children enjoy learning about people who can help them, such as through visits to the fire station. They curiously explore texture and form during messy play, describing spaghetti as 'sticky'.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children to refer to themselves and others in positive ways. Children enjoy singing multilingual songs and learning about cultures other than their own. Children are confident and independent. Older children pour their own water to drink and younger children drink from open cups. They eagerly tidy up and accommodate the transitions through the day well. Staff use every opportunity to promote children's language. As a result, children express themselves well and use more complex vocabulary in their play and learning.

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need to do better?

n All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported well at the nursery. This is because the manager ensures that staff have a shared understanding of any agreed strategies to support individual children. Staff follow parents' and external professionals' advice closely. Hence, children make good progress from their starting points in learning and reach their identified targets. n The promotion of children's language is a particular area of strength across staff's practice. Staff consistently narrate children's actions. They clearly emphasise key vocabulary and say new words as children play and explore. As a result, babies quickly move from pointing and babbling to saying words and short phrases. They learn to name colours and count from one to three as they mark make and stack blocks. Babies enjoy their sensory exploration. They happily splash, swish and pour liquids during water play. During song times,

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babies excitedly shake their percussion instruments to accompany staff singing. They eagerly join in with simple action songs. n Staff are committed to including all children in activities. They sensitively address children's misconceptions about any differences between themselves and others through age-appropriate discussions. This helps children to value what makes themselves and others special. Children enjoy joining staff in regular singing sessions and dancing to Portuguese folk songs. Older children gather each

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1 July 2022 morning and begin their circle time by singing welcome songs in different languages. n Parents are very happy with the quality of care which their children receive at nursery. They say that their children quickly make progress and learn skills that will help them when they start school. n Older children enjoy learning about nature, for example why coffee can enrich soil to help plants grow. They knowledgeably refer to re-potting seedlings as 'transplanting'. Children learn to count, recognise their name and learn the letters of the alphabet. n The manager is approachable and very supportive of her staff team. She monitors their practice closely. The manager's supervision procedures are robust, enabling her to identify individual staff's strengths and areas for professional development. Staff receive recognition for their contributions through initiatives, such as 'employee of the month'. Staff feel happy at work

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and say that their workloads are manageable. The manager has successfully built a cohesive team. n The manager ensures that staff have a thorough understanding of safeguarding practice and procedures. She makes sure that they have opportunities to share their knowledge by completing questionnaires regularly. Staff are deployed well across the nursery. They are vigilant and remain aware of children's whereabouts at all times. However, not all staff have a full understanding of all of the nursery's most up-to-date policies. This is because the manager has not shared these with all the staff team.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know the signs that suggest a child might be suffering or at risk of abuse. They know the relevant safeguarding partners' contact details and the procedure required to deal with concerns. Staff carry out thorough routine checks of all children's activities and areas of the nursery for any hazards. They keep the nursery premises secure and all external doors prohibit unauthorised access. The manager ensures that only fully vetted adults provide personal care for children. There is a closed-circuit television system which monitors the internal areas and the external boundary of the nursery.

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n share the nursery's updated policies with all staff so they are all familiar with the current procedures at work.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2524059 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10145756 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 50 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Smilers Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02085581810 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Smilers Nursery Ltd registered in 2019 and is located in Leyton, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The nursery employs 14 childcare members of staff. Of these, 11 hold qualifications at level 2 and above. The manager holds a level 6 qualification. The nursery opens all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and two weeks over Christmas and New Year. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n Parents were interviewed by the inspector to gather their views about the setting. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. 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.

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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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