East India Dock Pre School

Inspection of East India Dock Pre School Unit 1, Elektron Building, 10 Blackwall Way, London, Tower Hamlets E14 9GB

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This provision meets requirements

n The provider has secure recruitment systems in place and ensures that all staff working with children are suitable. The management team makes sure that all staff complete a robust induction process and have a secure safeguarding knowledge to keep children safe. All staff have regular supervision sessions and various opportunities to attend training, to help them to enhance the provision for children and their own professional development. n The management team demonstrates a secure knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage and meets all the requirements. It has robust systems to observe and assess children's learning and development, in order to plan activities that are interesting and help children to progress. The manager monitors the effectiveness of assessments. She ensures that the required progress checks for children aged between two and three years are completed on time, and shared with parents and other professionals.

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This provision meets requirements

n The manager explains how she ensures that staff plan a range of activities for children across all areas of learning. She describes how staff adapt tasks to meet children's needs, including children who are learning English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The manager explains how this helps to prepare children for their next stages in learning and eventual move on to school. n The manager ensures that the premises are safe. She makes sure that staff understand how to assess the risks to ensure that the environment and activities are suitable for children, according to their age and abilities. n The management team describes how staff ensure that children receive healthy meals, learn to follow good hygiene routines and provide children with daily opportunities to play outside. n The manager explains how she ensures that staff understand how to encourage

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children to behave well and respect others. n The manager understands the value of developing effective partnerships with parents. She explains how staff keep them informed about their children's progress and promote children's education at home.

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This provision meets requirements

There were no children in the early years age range present when this inspection took place. The findings in this report are based on evidence gathered from discussions with those who care for the children and an inspection of the premises, equipment and relevant documentation. Where there are no early years children present, no judgement is made on the quality of the early years provision as there is no reliable evidence on which to assess its impact on children. The report states whether the provider continues to meet the requirements of registration.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491830 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 10263084 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 74 Number of children on roll 0 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 3319 3634 Date of previous inspection 19 April 2017

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Information about this early years setting

East India Dock Pre School registered in 2015 and is located in the East India Dock in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. It receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 16 members of staff, of whom, 11 hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 2 or above.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the pre-school received since the 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 pre-school. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together, where the manager shared the intent of their curriculum in each room and described the monitoring and assessment system in place. n The inspector looked at the required documentation, including the evidence of staff suitability and some policies and procedures.

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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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