Totally Kids

Inspection of Totally Kids 43 Durley Road, London N16 5JR

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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 show that they feel safe and secure at the nursery. They have a good bond with the staff, who are kind and caring. Children enjoy making independent choices about their play and access a variety of toys and resources that support their interests and engagement. Staff frequently give children lots of encouragement and praise. This helps to build children's confidence and self- esteem. Staff teach children about expected behaviour and boundaries. As a result, children behave very well.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy participating in a range of sensory play experiences. For instance, they delight in exploring shaving foam, and staff encourage them to discuss how it feels and smells. Children also have fun experimenting with water, and staff help their discussions about different-coloured boats and balls. This helps to develop children's vocabulary and their awareness of different colours and sizes. Furthermore, children have fun participating in mark-making activities and using stickers to create collages. This helps to develop their fine motor skills, creativity and imagination. Children also show good listening and turn-taking skills as they play interactive board games and develop their knowledge of different foods and how to sort and match.

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need to do better?

n The setting is run by a knowledgeable manager who has a clear vision about delivering quality education. Since their last inspection, staff have worked hard on improving their practice. There has also been improvement in the way in which staff are deployed to support children's overall learning and engagement. n Staff have been receiving valuable support from a local authority early years consultant on how to further enhance the quality of their interactions. Overall, children receive good support with their learning. However, less-experienced staff do not always maximise opportunities that arise to fully extend children's language skills and learning to the highest level. This aspect of their practice requires embedding further. n The manager has increased staff mentoring and supervision sessions to further support staff in developing their teaching skills. Additionally, staff have been engaging in more training and professional development to continue to

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strengthen their skills and extend their knowledge. n There are effective arrangements to support new children to settle in well. For instance, staff obtain helpful information about children's interests, routines and needs when they join. Staff then use this information to plan activities to help to close any gaps in learning. It is evident that children make positive progress in relation to their starting points. n Partnerships with parents are well established. Parents express good levels of

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25 January 2023 appreciation with the care and education their children receive. They state that their children enjoy attending and have good relationships with the supportive staff. n Overall, children who speak English as an additional language receive helpful support to learn new words in English. Staff frequently change between speaking Yiddish and English to develop children's communication skills and understanding. Parents comment that this is an area in which they have witnessed good improvement in their children's development. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make steady progress. Staff build collaborative relationships with other early years professionals and implement their recommendations to help children move forward with their development. n Children have daily opportunities to be active and play outdoors. For instance, children delight in jumping on a small trampoline and playing a variety of ball

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need to do better?

games. This helps to develop their physical skills and coordination. However, staff do not always maximise opportunities for children to access all areas of the curriculum outdoors, to fully promote all aspects of their learning. n Children regularly visit places of interest in the local community, such as parks and shops. They also learn about the role of police officers and dentists. This helps to broaden children's knowledge of the wider world. Children have some opportunities to learn about different backgrounds through books and resources. However, staff do not consistently plan a wide range of activities to deepen children's awareness of diversity and lives different to their own.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff show good awareness of their role in keeping children safe. They carry out daily risk assessments to make sure that play spaces are hazard-free and suitable. They also have good procedures in place to manage children's allergies. Staff can recognise different signs that may indicate a child's welfare is being compromised. Furthermore, they understand the importance of reporting any safeguarding concerns to the appropriate agencies. The manager has good recruitment arrangements and carries out appropriate vetting checks to help ensure staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n continue to strengthen staff interactions and focus on extending children's language development and learning in order for children to make the best possible progress n continue to develop the outdoor learning space to provide children with more

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should:

25 January 2023 opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities that support their development across all areas of learning n build on opportunities to teach children about their similarities and differences and deepen their awareness of diversity further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544307 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 10236903 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 20 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Tomor Devorah Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 02039824422 Date of previous inspection 8 February 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Totally Kids registered in 2017 and is located in Clapton, in the London Borough of Hackney. The nursery opens during term time from 9am until 4pm, Monday to Friday. The provider employs 10 members of staff who work directly with children, five of whom hold relevant early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 3. The provider provides funded early education for children aged two and three years.

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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 inspector and the manager completed a learning walk and discussed the learning intentions and aims of the setting. n The inspector spoke with several parents and considered their views as part of the inspection. n The inspector carried out a number of observations and assessed the quality of education. n A range of documents were viewed, including staff training certificates and vetting information.

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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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