Baldwyns Park Nursery

Inspection of Baldwyns Park Nursery Baldwyns Park Baptist Church, Dartford Road, Bexley DA5 2AY

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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 happily arrive at the nursery and separate from their families with ease. They quickly settle into the routine of the day and become engrossed in their play. Children develop very good relationships with staff and feel safe and secure in this nurturing nursery. This is because staff take their time getting to know the children and have good attachments with them.

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The provision is good

Children behave exceptionally well. They learn the expected behavioural boundaries and staff consistently support and praise children who are learning to share and take turns. Children are self-assured, busy and display high levels of self- esteem. They show high levels of curiosity and remain consistently engaged. For instance, once they finish an activity, they eagerly move on to the next one to explore and learn.

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The provision is good

Children have good imagination and bring their past and present experiences into their play. For instance, they have an in-depth conversation about food with staff and successfully manipulate the cooking tongs while pretending to have a barbecue.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a well-designed curriculum to support their communication and language development. They maintain good concentration and engagement as they discuss the days of the week and the weather. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points in learning.

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n Staff are excellent role models and use their knowledge of behaviour management well to help children learn how to behave. They use a gentle approach to manage the children's behaviour. They teach children the importance of sharing and turn taking through effective strategies, such as explanations and use of the sand timer. In addition, staff offer regular praise during activities to boost children's self-esteem. Children are exceptionally well prepared emotionally and socially as they move on to the next stage in their learning, including starting school. n Staff have a very good knowledge of children's abilities and next steps in their learning. The manager and staff use robust monitoring of assessment, both for individual children and groups. This helps to ensure that children receive the relevant help and support they need, and no child is left behind. However, on occasion, staff do not use their detailed knowledge about each child to plan

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highly challenging activities to help them build on previously acquired knowledge. For instance, staff planning tends to focus more on the children's

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need to do better?

8 September 2022 interests, rather than building on what they already know. n The manager and staff have a clear understanding of what they want children to learn and why. They implement a strong curriculum to develop children's communication and language skills. Staff are skilled in modelling language. They use open-ended questions and narratives to help extend children's speaking and thinking skills. Children talk confidently and use a good range of vocabulary. n Partnership with parents is strong. Staff regularly share information about children's care and learning with parents to help keep them informed. However, the manager and staff have not considered how they can extend this partnership to other early years provisions that children attend, to help provide continuity and consistency in learning. n Staff teach children to become independent and responsible learners. For example, they encourage children to take their coats off, hang them on their

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need to do better?

allocated pegs and put them on by themselves. Staff are available to support children if needed. Most children are able to use the toilet and wash their hands independently. Staff teach children how to use cutlery competently and scrape leftovers from their plates into a bin after eating. Children demonstrate high levels of independence as they tidy away resources. n Supervision arrangements to monitor staff practice are effective. Staff benefit from good training opportunities and mentoring to help them extend and develop their skills. The manager and staff work closely together to evaluate and identify where they can improve to help ensure better outcomes for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff attend regular safeguarding and child protection training to keep their knowledge up to date. The management team and staff have a suitable understanding of the nursery's safeguarding policy and implement this effectively. They can easily identify when there is a concern about a child's welfare and know what action to take to safeguard them. The staff are aware of their duty to prevent children from exposure to situations which may put them at significant risk of harm. They carry out rigorous risk assessments of the learning environment to remove any potential risks to help keep children safe.

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should:

n support staff to use their excellent knowledge of each child's capabilities to devise a highly ambitious curriculum that challenges children's learning, and further deepens their understanding of what they already know n develop partnerships with other early years settings that children attend to help provide continuity and consistency in children's care and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481866 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10236483 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Welton, Susan Penelope

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reference number

Telephone number 07941790155 Date of previous inspection 26 September 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Baldwyns Park Nursery registered in 2014. It operates from a church premises in the London Borough of Bexley. The nursery is open each weekday from 9.15am until 12.15pm. The nursery provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery employs four staff. Of these, three hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 2 and above.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 setting. n Documents such as staff suitability and paediatric first-aid qualifications were viewed by the inspector. n A joint observation was conducted by the inspector and the manager of the nursery and discussions were held about children's learning. n The inspector had a learning walk with the manager and discussed how the provision is organised and structured. n The inspector spoke with some parents, staff and children, and took account of their views.

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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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