Muddy Puddle Nursery

Inspection of Muddy Puddle Nursery 5 Rosenthal Road, London SE6 2BX

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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 arrive eager to start their day at the nursery. They settle quickly, as staff take the time to find out their individual needs. Babies regularly receive reassuring cuddles, and they gain confidence to go and explore new experiences. Babies have plenty of opportunity to practise new skills. They start to learn to pull themselves up and take tentative steps using baby walkers.

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The provision is good

Older children recall skills they have been taught. They practise getting themselves dressed, ready to play in the garden. They recall how to put on their shoes and coats. They expertly use the stairs, enhancing their physical development. Children concentrate as they carry out a threading activity. They learn how to thread cord through cotton reels. This supports their pincer grip, which in turn will help to develop early literacy and self-help skills.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is tailored to meet children's individual needs. Staff have high expectations for all children, who make good progress in their learning and development. Children are all highly mindful of each other. Older children are considerate when playing around younger children, making sure not to bump into them as they run around the garden. Children behave well.

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need to do better?

n Leaders evaluate the curriculum and learning intentions well. They review how successful activities are in meeting children's individual needs and next steps in learning. Children make good progress from their starting points. n Staff teach older children some aspects of early mathematics, such as recognising written numbers and counting by rote. Occasionally, they do not help children to correctly match numbers to quantities as, for example, they thread cotton reels onto string. n Children enjoy learning about plants and growth. They regularly water the plants and talk about seeing how they change over time. This helps children to learn about the world in which they live. n At times, staff are not well organised. When children move between activities, routines are not as smooth as they could be. Children are left waiting and have reduced learning and time for play. Children become restless as they wait, which

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impacts on their learning. n Mealtimes are social occasions. All children sit together. They talk with staff about the food they are eating and what they have been doing at home. Children discuss how vegetables make them grow up big and healthy. This helps to support children's language development. Children also learn how to pour their own drinks, which enhances their self-help skills. n Staff work closely with other agencies. They regularly share information

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13 February 2023 regarding children's stage of development and next steps in learning. This helps to support good continuity of care for children. n Children describe how much they enjoy coming to the nursery. They explain how they love to play with their favourite ride-on bikes and that they enjoy the food. All ages of children are happy and settled. n Children are highly confident learners and happily ask staff for different resources. Babies are supported by having a wide range of resources to choose from. They babble to staff, who help them to choose what they wish to play with. This supports children's language development. n Staff are all consistent in their approach to behaviour management. They take time to talk to children about what is expected. When a child becomes upset by a robot spider, other children explain that it is not real and they will be alright. Children show great compassion towards each other, and they behave well.

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need to do better?

n Staff work in partnership with parents. They share daily feedback and developmental reports. Parents and staff swap stages of learning and next steps so they can work together to progress children's learning further. This helps to provide good continuity of care for the children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a clear understanding of safeguarding and the signs and symptoms of child protection. They are alert to local safeguarding concerns and how to protect children. Staff understand whistle-blowing and who to report any concerns to. Staff carry out daily safety checks of the premises and resources. Garden areas are checked before each use to make sure they are safe for children to use. Safe staff recruitment is in place, helping to make sure staff are suitable to work with children. Staff have refresher safeguarding training to keep them up to date on procedures to follow if they have any concerns. This helps to keep children safe.

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should:

n strengthen staff's knowledge and understanding of how to support children's learning of numbers and counting n review routines to better support children when moving between activities, to avoid unnecessary waiting and increase learning and play time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2625641 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10270366 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 13 Name of registered person Muddy Puddle Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 6171730 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Muddy Puddle Nursery registered in 2021 and is located in Catford. It is open from 7.30am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year, closing at Christmas and New Year. There are four staff working with the children, of whom two hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery is in receipt of funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since 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 provider discussed with the inspector learning intentions for the children and talked about the curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while at the nursery. n The inspector reviewed parent feedback. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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 provider discussed with the inspector how she evaluates practice in the setting, particularly the outdoor area, which was observed during the inspection. n The provider was able to show the inspector documentation to demonstrate the

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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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