Sunshine Nursery

Inspection of Sunshine Nursery Castelnau Youth Centre, 7 Stillingfleet Road, LONDON SW13 9AQ

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are happy in this nurturing environment. The settling-in process is effective and allows staff to quickly form strong bonds with children and their families. This ensures children feel safe and secure. Staff spend time observing children to find out what they know and plan activities around their next steps. Parents feel comforted, supported and reassured by the staff, demonstrating that ongoing communication is good. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) feel particularly supported with the area of speech and language development.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and show respect for one another. For example, children enjoy sitting for circle time. They sign and sing 'hello' to their friends and learn key signs to help communicate with each other. Staff ensure children understand there are many ways to communicate, which helps them to feel emotionally secure and understand each other's unique differences.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy all the activities that are on offer and are comfortable to select toys around their interests. There is a large garden where there are many opportunities for children to develop physically. For example, they ride bicycles over grassy mounds, slide down slides, swing on swings and have lots of space to run and play games.

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n The designated reading area has a range of different books, and children are motivated to read. Staff share stories with children, and children self-select books. Children enjoy turning pages and lifting the flaps. Staff use effective questioning techniques to encourage children to join in with repeated phrases. This promotes a love for reading. n Children have many opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyles. They grow their own fruits and vegetables in their vegetable patch and share a range of healthy fruits and vegetables during mealtimes. Children understand the importance of making healthy choices around food. n There are plenty of activities for children to develop their small-muscle skills. They use tools to manipulate play dough, copy words to write cards and paint with cars. These activities support their next steps in writing. n Children are encouraged to be independent. They dress themselves for outdoor

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play, serve themselves milk from a small jug and use spoons to help themselves at snack times. They self-select toys they would like to play with and tidy toys away when they are asked to. n Staff plan activities to ensure children have a concrete understanding of number. Children enjoy finding different amounts of coloured objects around the nursery

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15 November 2022 to match the numbers one to five. Staff reinforce how numbers are sequenced and provide children with strategies to develop their accuracy in counting. n Effective strategies for supporting children who speak English as an additional language are in place, and these children make good progress. However, more can be done to fully embed their understanding of new vocabulary during planned activities and to support their free-choice play. n Children behave well and show positive attitudes in approaching the different activities that are on offer. For example, children enjoy playing with the animal props for the story 'Dear Zoo'. They learn the animals' names and their characteristics. However, some staff need further support to ensure that these planned activities are carefully structured. This is so children remain focused for longer periods of time and learn what the staff intend them to.

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n The manager is hands-on and works directly with children and parents daily. The special educational needs coordinator uses her knowledge to support children well. She helps staff to create targeted intervention plans to support children with SEND. In addition, she communicates with parents to provide updates. The nursery makes use of external agencies to further support children with specific learning needs. Staff enjoy working at this nursery as they are part of a fully supportive team.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Regular risk assessments are carried out to ensure children can safely access all areas of the nursery, both indoors and outdoors. Staff understand the signs when a child may be at risk, and there are robust procedures in place for reporting on this. There are policies in place for the use of mobile phones and tablets in the nursery, and children and their parents are educated on keeping safe online. Staff are aware of how to report an allegation against a member of staff. Staff complete regular training to ensure their safeguarding knowledge is kept up to date.

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should:

n build on existing strategies to further develop the introduction of new vocabulary for children who speak English as an additional language n support staff further in planning and delivering activities that engage children for longer periods of time to allow children to fully embed the intended learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457403 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10236041 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Lowden, Lisa

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reference number

Telephone number 07500563984 Date of previous inspection 3 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Sunshine Nursery registered in 2008, but re-registered in 2013 due to a change of premises. It is based in Barnes, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The nursery opens from 8.30am to 3.30pm, from Monday to Friday, during term time only. It is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are three staff members including the provider, two of whom hold appropriate qualifications at level 3, and one holds a qualification at level 5.

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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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager and inspector conducted a learning walk together and discussed how the curriculum has been implemented and the impact that this has on children's learning. 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 inspector spoke to a range of staff and the manager about how the setting meets the needs of all children, including children with SEND. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a member of staff with the

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manager. n The inspector spoke to a range of staff about safeguarding policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke with the special educational needs coordinator at the setting. n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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