Little Sparrows @ Thriving Life

Inspection of Little Sparrows @ Thriving Life Little Sparrows Nursery, New Road, Esher KT10 9NU

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children love attending this nursery. They enthusiastically shout 'morning' to staff as they arrive, put their belongings away and self-register by finding their printed name on a label. Children settle quickly and form close relationships with staff. They are keen to explore the exceptionally well-planned environment. For example, children play imaginatively in a 'salon', as they use brushes to pretend to paint nails and put rollers in the staff's hair. Outdoors, children learn to assess risk as they jump with control and skill from a height off a slide onto a mat. They show a can- do attitude, understanding their own physical capabilities.

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The provision is outstanding

Children use their critical thinking skills and show great perseverance to complete tasks for themselves. For example, children spend time sticking straws and lollipop sticks together with tape to construct a sword. They work out that using wooden lollipop sticks will create a sturdier sword compared to using paper straws. Children learn about the world around them as they explore their local community and woodland. Families are invited to share their cultures and how they celebrate festivals, such as Chinese New Year, and practitioners seize opportunities to celebrate diversity. Consequently, children are taught about each other's uniqueness, developing a positive understanding of cultures beyond their own.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are highly independent in their personal care and dressing skills. They competently put on their shoes or dressing-up clothes and wipe their noses and dispose of used tissues hygienically. Children benefit from a excellent range of healthy and nutritious food, such as a varied selection of fruit and vegetables, as they serve themselves from the snack bar, and parents diligently follow the healthy eating guidelines when providing packed lunches.

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n The manager has high expectations of the children and supports them to expand and build on their previous knowledge. The well-thought-out curriculum focuses children's ability to work things out for themselves. This problem-solving prepares them extremely well for their future success. n Children are excellent communicators. Older children confidently hold lengthy conversations about their home life and interests. Children who speak English as an additional language make swift progress in learning English. Staff routinely use Makaton signs and visual prompts to communicate with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to support them in knowing what is happening next. n Staff provide children with meticulously planned daily intervention groups. For example, children participate in a storytelling activity, as staff use descriptive language to narrate what is happening and ask open-ended questions to

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8 June 2023 encourage conversation. Children become animated as they excitedly work as a team to retell their favourite stories. n Staff are skilful and timely in their interventions and know when to step in and support children's learning and when to observe from a distance. Children's emerging needs are quickly identified, and swift and targeted support is implemented. The extremely knowledgeable special educational needs coordinator (SENDCo) works closely with parents and other professionals to seek the additional specialist support children may need. While these applications are in progress, staff implement activities and ideas they are aware of from training or previous interventions to enable children to get the best support. The provider acts with integrity with barriers they have faced and are rapidly working towards ensuring children have access to their full entitlement. n Parents describe the quality of care and education from the manager and staff

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team as exceptional. They love the nurturing 'family feel' atmosphere and talk about how their children are thriving academically and socially. Parents feel fully involved in their children's learning and development, and they have regular discussions with the key person. The online systems used help them to see observations on their children, notes from the staff and how their children's learning can be supported at home. n The manager places great emphasis on the well-being of staff and has positive working relationships with them. She works collaboratively with staff and is always available should staff have any concerns. This creates a positive working environment, where staff love coming into work and strive to help the children flourish. n The manager routinely observes teaching and learning. She provides staff with focused professional development. New staff members receive consistently high- quality support from the well-qualified and experienced manager. This includes

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explanations of teaching, modelling and discussions about the impact on children. Consequently, staff skilfully weave outstanding teaching practices into their joyful interactions with children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The designated safeguarding leads are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children. Staff demonstrate excellent understanding of child protection. They are able to identify potential signs of abuse, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, female genital mutilation and extremist views or beliefs. Staff report their concerns without hesitation to the relevant authorities. Staff effectively deploy themselves when supervising children to ensure they are kept safe, and risk assessment is fully embedded in practice. The management team and staff all complete robust recruitment and vetting procedures. In addition, highly effective staff supervision processes ensure staff's ongoing suitability is exceptionally well monitored.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2647928 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10293597 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 49 Name of registered person England Sports Group Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 339 0523 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Sparrows @ Thriving Life registered in 2021. It operates from Esher Cricket pavilion in Esher, Surrey. The nursery is open from 9.15am to 2.45pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 9.15am to 1pm on Fridays, during term time only. An early morning club operates each day from 8.45am to 9.15am. There are 12 staff who are employed to work with children. One holds qualified teacher status, eight hold qualifications at level 3 and three are unqualified. The provider is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The SENDCo 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 that this was having on children's learning.

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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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