Little Explorers Day Nursery

Inspection of Little Explorers Day Nursery Queens Hospital, Rom Valley Way, ROMFORD RM7 0AG

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Inspection date: 26 June 2023 - 11 August 2023

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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

Children are happy in this warm and friendly nursery. Children enjoy imaginary play, such as making ice cream with ice and offering this to staff. They take part in sports activities to build on their physical development. For instance, children take part in an egg-and-spoon race and take great pleasure in cheering each other on.

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The provision is good

Staff successfully support even very young children to make choices and communicate these. For instance, they offer children two toys to choose from while clearly saying the object's name. Children take the one they want, and staff acknowledge children's choices by saying the object's name again and confirming their decision. Staff support children's early communication and language development well.

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The provision is good

Overall, children learn well about taking responsibility and being considerate to one another. For instance, pre-school children help keep the door open as their friends leave the room to wash their hands, while others help to set the table. Children concentrate well as they participate in group attention sessions. This helps to develop children's listening and attention skills as they prepare to go to school.

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The provision is good

The nursery's special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) successfully works in partnership with the staff team and parents to ensure that children receive early help. The SENCo is proactive in recognising concerns at the earliest stage and initiates processes for external support when required.

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need to do better?

n Staff comment positively on the support they receive from their leadership and management team. Subsequently, staff are happy working at the nursery and feel supported in their professional development. In the recent parent survey, parents expressed that they are happy with the level of care they receive from the nursery. Many parents have been using their services for all their children over the course of a few years. n Children gain good physical skills. The outdoor area is spacious and provides a range of experiences for children to develop balancing and jumping skills. Staff organise challenging games for their upcoming sports day, such as a 'sack race' to develop children's physical coordination skills. n The management team supports staff's professional development well, such as through e-learning and regular supervision meetings, to help maintain good- quality education for children. The manager identifies the strengths and areas of

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development of the nursery through regular discussions with the deputy managers. He sets goals for improvement, such as developing the sensory room to ensure this is fully accessible and beneficial for children of all ages.

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need to do better?

26 June 2023 n The nursery uses termly topics to shape its planning. For instance, through the topic 'people who help us', children are learning about the different roles in society that help the community, such as doctors, firefighters and dentists. Staff know their key children well and what they want them to learn and why, to help children develop the skills they need for their future learning. n Children enjoy listening to stories and are able to join in with storytelling. For instance, they remember what will happen next in the 'Gruffalo' story as the member of staff pauses the story for the children to recall the next phrase. However, at times, some staff do not use their interactions consistently well to help extend children's learning opportunities further. n Children behave well. Staff successfully share their behavioural expectations with children to help them know how to behave appropriately. Children learn to do

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need to do better?

some things for themselves, such as wiping their own nose and washing their hands. However, there is scope for staff to provide further opportunities for children to do things for themselves to further enhance their independence and self-esteem levels. n Staff support children's move to their next room well. They share information about children's care and development with their new key person and adapt some aspects of the day to prepare children. For instance, in the 'rising twos' room, staff increase the amount of time that children join in with adult-led teaching sessions to help them become ready for the new routines in the pre- school room. n Staff provide children with good opportunities to develop their fine motor skills. For instance, babies enjoy brushing shaving foam onto pictures of teeth as they begin to learn about healthy teeth. Children develop their hand-eye coordination well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff attend mandatory safeguarding training as part of their induction and continuous development processes. They understand the procedure to follow if they have concerns about a colleague's behaviour with children. This helps to keep children safe. The management team supports staff's ongoing safeguarding knowledge by ensuring there are regular training opportunities. Staff are aware of the procedures to follow if they have concerns that a child is at risk of harm and the outside agencies they should report concerns to if required. They understand this must be done in a timely manner.

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should:

n develop a consistent approach across the staff team to extending children's

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26 June 2023 learning during group activities n extend opportunities for children to learn to do things for themselves to help enhance their self-esteem and independence even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY339177 Local authority Havering Inspection number 10288812 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 50 Number of children on roll 44

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Name of registered person

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust

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reference number

Telephone number 01708503820 Date of previous inspection 1 November 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Little Explorers Day Nursery registered in 2006. It is situated in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering. The nursery is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery is open each weekday, from 7am to 6pm, for 52 weeks a year. The provider employs 17 members of staff, 16 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to at least level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspectors observed the implementation of the curriculum during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Joint observations were completed and discussed with the manager. n The inspectors viewed parent testimonies. n The inspectors observed and had discussions with the staff and children. n The inspectors viewed key documentation with the manager. n The manager conducted a learning walk with the inspectors.

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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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