Sparkles Day Nursery

Inspection of Sparkles Day Nursery East Ham Baptist Church, Plashet Grove, London E6 1DA

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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 and ready to learn. Staff welcome children and parents warmly at the door. They exchange information with parents to support children's care and learning. Staff are kind and calm with children. They are sensitive to the needs of young children when they are upset. Children receive good physical and emotional comfort when they need it. They quickly learn the nursery rules and are keen to remind their friends of them.

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The provision is good

Staff support children's learning and development well. The curriculum provided offers children challenge and stimulates their interests. Children are keen to get involved in the activities on offer and show positive attitudes to their learning. All children enjoy their time outdoors. They practise their physical skills while they enjoy large-scale painting.

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The provision is good

Children show kindness and consideration. They notice when their friends seem upset and offer to help them. Children share toys and work together to build a tower. Staff encourage children to share. They deliberately include themselves in group games to model turn-taking. Children learn to make healthy choices. Staff use creative ideas to encourage older children to try different foods. For instance, they provide opportunities for children to make their own pizza to eat. Children learn about growing vegetables.

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need to do better?

n The new manager is enthusiastic about her vision for the setting. She is keen to continue to improve quality and has quickly formed strong relationships with staff, children and parents. The manager has started to take steps to reduce staff's workloads by reducing unnecessary paperwork to give them even more time with the children. She also has plans to strengthen existing relationships with parents by hosting workshops and coffee mornings at the nursery. n Staff are supported and encouraged to complete training around their key professional development needs. However, the manager is yet to monitor all aspects of staff's knowledge and skills effectively and identify areas where they may need further support to raise the quality of education to the highest level. For example, overall, children enjoy group activities, and they join in with songs and sing with confidence. However, at times, activities during group-teaching

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times are sometimes pitched too high and children lose interest. n Children develop a love of books as they listen to familiar stories. Staff read with enthusiasm, allowing children to join in with words and phrases. They use prompts, alongside reading and singing activities, to promote children's enjoyment. Staff choose a focus story each term. Currently, children are learning about 'The Giant Turnip'. Staff plan exciting activities to extend children's

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11 May 2023 learning through the story. For example, children practise digging out vegetables from soil and pretend to pull a giant turnip from the ground. n Staff support children to become independent. For instance, they give children choices in their play and at snack time. Children attempt to put on their own coats and collect their lunch boxes from the trolley. Staff provide children with healthy snacks and encourage parents to provide healthy packed lunches. Children learn about good oral hygiene. For example, they practise cleaning giant teeth with toothbrushes and paste. Staff praise children's efforts and quickly intervene when children display unwanted behaviour. n All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) has a good understanding of the requirements to support children with

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SEND. She values working with parents and liaises regularly with them to share information to help their children to reach their full potential. The SENCo completes paperwork and refers to relevant agencies should a child need extra support. n Staff are good role models. They are polite and encourage children to help. For example, in the toddler room, staff sing a tidy-up song and give children direction as they tidy up with them. However, on occasion, children and staff in the room for older children are unclear about what is happening next. This leads to children becoming unsettled and spending too long waiting for the next part of the routine, such as snack time.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know the signs that indicate that a child is at risk of harm. They know who to report these to and know what the designated safeguarding lead should do with the concerns. Staff know the signs that might suggest a child is being exposed to extreme views or behaviour. Leaders ensure that staff know the correct procedure to follow should there be concerns about the behaviour of a member of staff. Children's safety is given high priority. Staff make sure that adults collecting children are known to them. Staff have attended first-aid training so that they know what action to take should a child have an accident.

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should:

n strengthen ways to monitor staff's practice and their ongoing knowledge and skills to further support them to raise the quality of education to the highest level n support all children further to understand what is happening now and next during their daily routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2633665 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10281171 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 69 Number of children on roll 69 Name of registered person Sparkles Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02085523939 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Sparkles Day Nursery registered in 2021 and is located in East Ham, London. The setting operates all year round, from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. It employs seven members staff. Of these, one member of staff holds an early years qualification at level 5, five staff hold early years qualifications at level 3 and one member of staff holds an early years qualification at level 2. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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