Storkway Nursery

Inspection of Storkway Nursery Storkway Childrens Centre, Ridgebrook Road, Kidbrooke, London SE3 9QX

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Staff are nurturing and speak to children kindly at this nursery. They ensure children receive plenty of encouragement, cuddles and praise. Children emulate the positive behaviour modelled by staff. They show they feel safe and secure. They happily interact with their key persons and keenly gather together for cooperative play.

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The provision is good

Children curiously explore and staff help babies develop their imaginary play. Babies spend extended moments pretending to care for their dolls as they lay them to sleep. Staff make expert use of these times to build babies early speaking skills. Babies learn to say short phrases such as 'night, night' in the correct context.

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The provision is good

Leaders have devised a broad curriculum. Staff plan a good range of engaging activities for children. This includes construction, sensory exploration and creative arts. For example, children focus well as they paint over shiny pieces of foil. Babies enjoy manipulating dough and benefit from mark-making activities outdoors with different colours of chalk.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children's independence and self-help skills. They stand back and allow children to put on their own coats and attempt their fastenings. Staff encourage older babies as they wipe their own noses and dispose of their tissues.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have provided training for staff that has led to improvements in teaching and learning. They have successfully addressed the actions set at the previous inspection. Staff model positive play and communicate their expectations to children in age-appropriate ways. Children understand and follow the routines well. They have good attitudes towards learning and listen attentively as staff help them extend their ideas. n Overall, staff promote children's communication skills appropriately. They consistently name objects and actions for children. Younger children learn the meaning of linked vocabulary, such as, 'sprinkle' and 'splash' during water play, for example. However, staff do not create opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to develop and use their home language in their play. Therefore, not all children build on their vocabulary as quickly as they are capable of. Babies confidently identify photos of their family and recognise

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each other's belongings. n Staff effectively promote children's good concentration skills. For example, children gather round attentively to observe snails and slugs. Staff make expert use of these moments to revisit and build on what children already know about

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23 November 2023 animals and their habitats. n Staff help children learn to talk about and manage their emotions. They read stories to children and encourage them to speak out whenever they have worries. Children learn to name their different feelings. n Staff promote children's physical agility well. They encourage children to persist as they pedal and steer trikes. Children actively explore outdoors. Staff teach toddlers to play games with rules. Children learn to control and coordinate their movements as they run. They develop core strength as they determinedly hang from the climbing bars. n Key-person systems are now effective. Staff get to know their individual children's interests, needs and dispositions well. Staff ensure they follow guidance of external professionals closely. They devise clear targets for children who require additional support and plan activities that help children meet them.

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Therefore, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make progress in their learning. n Staff deploy themselves well across the nursery. They ensure children are always supervised wherever they play. This includes when they use the nursery tablet devices. However, staff do not help children acquire an understanding of how they can keep themselves safe when they are using the internet. n Mealtimes are peaceful and relaxed. Children display healthy appetites. Staff sit with them as they enjoy their warm meals of rice, peas and fish. They speak to children about the importance of a healthy diet and encourage their good table manners. n Parents praise the nursery staff. They feel staff encourage their children to broaden their interests. Parents appreciate the detailed information staff share about their children's progress. They say they receive support and useful advice for how they can further develop their children's learning at home.

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need to do better?

n Staff say they enjoy working at the nursery and are a close-knit team. Staff say they benefit from allocated time to complete coursework and training. They describe their workloads as manageable.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders adopt effective vetting and recruitment practices. This ensures only persons who are suitable have unsupervised access to children. They ensure staff understand their child protection responsibilities. Staff have attended training and know the correct procedure to follow should they have concerns about a child's welfare or a colleague's conduct. Staff ensure risk assessments are robust. They carry out daily checks of the environment and children's activities. They identify and address hazards effectively so children learn and play in a safe environment.

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should:

23 November 2023 n take reasonable steps to create opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to use their home languages in their play so they build their vocabulary as quickly as they are capable of n support children to acquire an understanding of how they can keep themselves safe when using the internet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY279982 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10309481 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 23 Name of registered person Pre-School Learning Alliance

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 856 2277 Date of previous inspection 5 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Storkway Nursery registered in 2005. It is located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, each weekday, throughout most of the year. The provider employs 15 members of staff, 10 of whom hold an early years qualification at level 2, level 3 or level 6. The nursery offers funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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. n The inspector carried out joint observations of a group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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