Peapods Early Learning Centre

Inspection of Peapods Early Learning Centre Greenford Hall, Ruislip Road, Greenford UB6 9QN

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children arrive excited to learn in this very inviting nursery. Children are warmly greeted by staff, who are highly responsive to their needs. This helps children to build secure attachments. Children feel safe and ready to engage in their learning. The indoor activities are exceptionally well thought out to encourage children to be curious and eager to learn more. For example, in a large planting area, children plant seeds and explore the various herbs and plants through touch and smell. They compare the healthy growth of humans to the healthy growth of plants through food and light. Children demonstrate confidence by contributing their ideas with staff and ask questions to broaden their understanding. For example, when children measure porridge on weighing scales, they ask how to make it 'heavier'. They delight when liquid is mixed to create a heavy mixture to move the weighing scales in the opposite direction.

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The provision is outstanding

The environment is ambitiously designed to create children's love of literacy and language. Children are taught how to handle books carefully. They love to listen to stories and interact with the props provided. Children listen to the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', and staff extend the story with a further activity. Children eagerly follow the footprint trail around the room to find Goldilocks and show excitement at finding the broken chair from the story. Staff introduce new language, such as 'investigate', to broaden children's knowledge and vocabularies. Staff treat children with respect and kindness. This leads to children's behaviour being exemplary. Children are given a voice to make choices throughout the day. Their confidence is promoted within the nursery, which helps to promote children's individual responsibility.

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n Staff provide children with a rich variety of learning experiences to cover all areas of learning. They plan activities that provide children with challenge and encourage their curiosity. Staff use their knowledge of each child to build on the curriculum and provide highly stimulating and engaging activities. As a result, children demonstrate high levels of engagement and motivation to accelerate their learning. n Staff provide well-thought-out activities to provide children with an understanding of the world and the community around them. Children share their experiences of their home cultures. Staff use all opportunities to celebrate diversity. For example, children bring costumes from home to share in dressing up and celebrations. Staff use keywords from children's home languages to support their transition into the nursery from home. This helps children to feel safe and secure. n Children are provided with freshly prepared and well-balanced vegetarian meals,

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7 March 2023 which are cooked on site. Children learn how to stay healthy. For example, they explore high-quality resources when they learn about good oral health. Children enjoyed a visit from a dentist to discuss how to look after their teeth, which they excitedly recall. n Children learn excellent independence skills. They are encouraged through an 'ambassador role' how to take responsibility for themselves and their friends. From the baby room to the pre-school room, children are encouraged to help themselves. This ranges from learning about touching food with their hands, to holding a spoon, to pulling up a zip and to buttoning a coat. Children get a sense of achievement. n Staff are passionate in ensuring that all children make rapid progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff's planning for each child is challenging but achievable, with targets set for children to work

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towards. For example, to support children's language, staff provide intervention sessions when they use visual cards and language boxes to support children's vocabularies and early language. n Staff work closely with parents and external professionals to ensure that their children have the best possible support. Parents speak very highly of the setting and staff. Staff update them about their children each day. They ensure that they provide ideas for children to continue their learning at home. n Parents have regular meetings to discuss their child's next steps in learning and new interests. This helps staff to constantly plan effectively to engage all children. Staff provide regular parent workshops to support parents' skills and abilities to help their child's learning and development. n Leaders are passionate about providing high-quality care and education. Staff are given significant opportunities to develop their knowledge in providing the

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best possible care for children. They receive a broad range of training opportunities to ensure that the quality of their teaching remains consistently high. n Leaders listen to their staff and value their well-being through reward. Staff appreciate the recognition and remain passionate and enthusiastic in being part of a highly effective team.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a strong knowledge of safeguarding. Leaders have high expectations to ensure that staff know their responsibilities of how to keep children safe. They make sure that staff have regular training and have an up-to-date knowledge. Staff know who to make a referral to if they have concerns about a child. They use daily risk assessments to reduce accidents and incidents. The nursery is clean, and children are encouraged to follow good hygiene practice to prevent infection. If staff have concerns about how other staff members treat children, they know what procedures to follow. Staff are aware of the indicators of extremist views and the signs of female genital mutilation.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477448 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10265297 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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Total number of places 63 Number of children on roll 56 Name of registered person Peapods Early Learning Centre Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07572614556 07939204058 Date of previous inspection 1 June 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Peapods Early Learning Centre registered in 2014. It is situated in the London Borough of Ealing. The nursery operates throughout the year, from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. It receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. A team of 12 staff works with the children at the nursery. Of these, two staff members hold qualified teacher status and eight staff members hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3.

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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 leaders and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The inspector joined the manager on a learning walk to discuss the curriculum and what staff want children to learn. n The inspector spoke with staff, children and parents during the inspection. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children, and observed the quality of education delivered. n The inspector reviewed documentation including first-aid qualifications, the suitability of staff and insurance certification.

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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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