Star Day Nursery

Inspection of Star Day Nursery 20-26 Wellington Street, Polytechnique Street Entrance, LONDON SE18 6PF

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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 welcome children as they arrive, happy and ready to play and learn in this nurturing, stimulating and safe environment. Staff support children's language development well. They provide back-and-forth discussions. Children who speak more than one language are encouraged to speak their home languages. Staff learn and speak key words to children in their home languages, as they celebrate multilingualism in the setting. Babies babble and use single words, point to things and use gestures to communicate with staff and children. Toddlers listen and respond to simple instructions. They help to tidy away resources before mealtimes. Older children enjoy listening to staff read stories and select books from the setting's library after breakfast.

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The provision is good

The key-person approach is successful, as all children settle well and achieve. Staff build close bonds with children and their parents. Children express preferences and make choices about their play. They are well-behaved and confident. Staff provide children with many opportunities to develop physically. Babies crawl, stand up and walk and move with ease and enjoyment to the exciting activities in the playroom. Older children collaborate with others in the garden as they ride bicycles, climb and run freely.

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need to do better?

n Staff support children with additional needs effectively. They observe and assess children when they start and speak to parents to gain consent to work with external agencies to develop plans and support learning. n Parents speak highly of staff and are happy with the care and education their children receive. They express that their children are always happy to come to the setting and miss staff when they are away. Staff speak to parents daily and offer updates about their child's day. However, parents are not given regular and detailed information about their child's development and next steps in learning. Parents are not always given suggestions to continue learning at home, to help support children further. n Leaders are ambitious and provide a good curriculum to help children make progress for their eventual move on to school. n Staff provide healthy meals throughout the day. Children try different cultural

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foods to help them learn about different tastes of foods and to learn what food their friends eat at home. This encourages an understanding of diversity and richness in other cultures. n Children are supported to be independent as they serve themselves at mealtimes and attend to their own self-care needs. Staff meet the care needs of babies and children enjoy daily rest times. n Leaders support staff well so that they extend their professional development.

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7 June 2023 Staff undertake regular training, in-house and face to face with the local authority. Staff have regular supervisions with leaders to discuss work and personal issues, to help support their well-being. n Children enjoy play dough activities. They pretend to make pizzas and develop their fine motor skills and imagination. Children talk to each other and share ideas, building their social skills and language. n Staff organise trips out to support learning further. For example, children enjoy trips to the farm, where they learn about nature and living creatures. They develop new skills to deal with age-appropriate risks, become independent and relieve any stress they may have. n Staff provide children with opportunities to act out different characters and superheroes during role play. Children learn about different attributes, such as being strong, honest and kind, and leadership. n Children develop their literacy skills well as they take part in circle time activities.

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They listen to stories, and join in with songs and rhymes. They work together in groups, share and take turns and listen to each other. n Staff support children to develop their creativity effectively. Children make predictions and observations as they use paints to mix colours to explore and create a new colour. They build the muscles in their fingers and hands as they squeeze the paint out of the bottle.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a good understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures. Leaders ensure that staff are regularly updated about safeguarding issues. Staff know what to do if a child is at risk of abuse. They can identify the types and signs of abuse and follow reporting requirements. Staff understand the wider context of safeguarding, such as the 'Prevent' duty and signs of radicalisation and extreme views. Staff are knowledgeable about the setting's whistle-blowing policy. Staff complete daily risk assessments to ensure that the premises are safe and secure for children. Leaders carry out detailed and thorough recruitment procedures and check the ongoing suitability of staff.

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should:

n provide parents with regular and detailed information about their children's progress and next steps in learning n offer parents suggestions to help them support their children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY551763 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10296819 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 56 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Stand Out Theatre Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02034170184 Date of previous inspection 25 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Star Day Nursery registered in 2017 and is located in Woolwich, in the London Borough of Greenwich. The nursery employs 11 members of staff, including the manager. Of these, nine hold early years qualifications between level 2 and 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm, for 51 weeks per year. It 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 setting 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 setting. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk to discuss how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed the quality of interactions between the staff and children and discussed the impact of these on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation and discussed the the quality of teaching. n The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children and took account of their views throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documents, including evidence of recruitment procedures, suitability and staff records.

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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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