Brightsparks Day Nursery

Inspection of Brightsparks Day Nursery Greenvale Primary School, Sandpiper Road, SOUTH CROYDON, Surrey CR2 8PR

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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

Staff in the nursery offer children a warm welcome. Families are greeted with smiles, and children settle quickly. Activities are imaginative, which helps children to concentrate and be more motivated to learn. Children play in bright and clean rooms. Resources are well considered and accessible for children.

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The provision is good

Leaders create a feeling of support and nurture, and there is an emphasis on partnership throughout the nursery. Staff know children well, each being able to describe their key children with certainty. Children benefit from good attachments to staff. They show independence and have the confidence to try new things. Staff offer children genuine praise and reward for their positive behaviour. This motivates children and promotes their well-being.

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The provision is good

Staff work hard to include all children. For example, children take part in enrichment activities with outside providers. They learn sign language through song and rhyme, which helps their communication and language development. Children practise their football skills, which helps to develop their physical skills, balance and coordination, as well as their social development, such as team- building and turn-taking.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide thoughtful activities across the nursery to develop children's learning. However, not all activities follow children's interests and fascinations or have a clear intent. This results in an emphasis on an adult-led curriculum that follows themes. This means that some opportunities for exploring children's individual interests and extending their learning are lost. n Staff strengthen children's speech and language development by repeating words to them and introducing new vocabulary. They encourage children's reading and literacy skills, such as with books and mark-making materials. Children sing familiar songs and rhymes daily. This helps to embed their listening skills, which are needed for later literacy skills. However, staff do not consistently give children time to think or process information. n Children's independence and school readiness are promoted. They take part in activities to practise holding a pencil and develop their concentration. Children

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put on their coats and shoes and use cutlery well. n Staff have high expectations for children's positive behaviour. This is shown in clear and consistent rules across the nursery. Children know what is happening through the routine and use visual timetables to understand what is happening next. This helps to settle children and makes them feel secure in a predictable environment. Children learn to respect their friends. For example, they know to be quiet after lunch so that young children can sleep. Staff role model positive

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15 March 2023 communication and manners. n Children are nurtured and well cared for. Staff show affection and warmth towards all children, giving them confidence to try. Older children learn about their feelings and emotions, such as when using a 'worry monster'. Staff assist children to identify and put a label on their feelings. This helps children to develop empathy and understand their emotions. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language are supported well. Staff gather information from parents and outside professionals to ensure that children's needs are met. Staff learn keywords from children's home languages to help communicate with them. Positive relationships with parents, regular team meetings and good communication means that information is shared across the nursery and staff know children well. n All staff have key children. New staff are supported by more experienced

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colleagues to complete observations and create children's next steps in learning. Staff have ongoing training, which helps to secure their knowledge of child development. n Leadership and management are well established. Staff feel supported and happy, which leads to a positive environment for children. Leaders focus on putting plans in place to enhance the nursery further. For example, they make information accessible to all staff by creating bitesize information sheets and suggesting podcasts to listen to.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and deputy have attended designated safeguarding lead training. Staff know who to go to should they have a concern. All staff have completed safeguarding training and confidently answer questions regarding abuse. Leaders use visual reminders, such as posters, to embed staff's safeguarding knowledge. They test staff's safeguarding knowledge using scenarios and questions during staff meetings. Staff continually scan the environment for risks and remove any potential hazards. All rooms and the garden are safe and secure. Children are kept safe from harm. Staff understand the procedures for administering medication and those regarding children's allergy and dietary requirements.

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should:

n follow children's interest and fascinations more closely, to extend their engagement in their learning further n support children to think and be creative, such as by using language for thinking and allowing them processing time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY384244 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10280537 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 58 Number of children on roll 99 Name of registered person Jones, Emma Jane

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reference number

Telephone number 02086 513 191 Date of previous inspection 24 August 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Brightsparks Day Nursery registered in 2008 and is one of a group of four privately owned nurseries. It is independently run and operates from within the grounds of Greenvale Primary School in Selsdon, South Croydon. The nursery is open all year round, from 7.45am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. The provider employs 18 staff. Of these, one member of staff holds a qualification at level 5 and 13 staff hold relevant qualifications at level 3 or level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 staff and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about each room. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector played alongside the children and sought their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The manager, special educational needs coordinator and staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector carried out a joint observation in the pre-school room with the manager. n Parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection and shared their views.

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n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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