Raphael Nursery

Inspection of Raphael Nursery All Nations Baptist Church, 12 Poynders Road, London SW4 8NY

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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 safe and very happy at this nurturing and stimulating nursery. Staff greet all children with care and enthusiasm. This helps children to feel valued and secure. Staff support children to develop good social skills. Children play cooperatively with their friends. For example, older children help each other to decorate the pictures they make and work together to make an obstacle course in the soft-play area. The manager and the staff have created a strong sense of community within the nursery. Parents comment about the warm and caring atmosphere and how excited their children are to arrive each day.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children. They support children to learn through play. Children listen well and follow instructions. They are well behaved and considerate towards each other. Staff show a genuine interest in what children do and say.

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The provision is good

Staff take children on regular visits within the local community. Children enjoy walks to the park and regular trips to the library on the bus. Staff use these trips to help support children's awareness of the world around them and the people who live in it. They also enrich children's learning experiences and help to prepare them for their future success.

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need to do better?

n The manager has a secure understanding of the skills she would like children to learn during their time at the setting. The new curriculum is focused on what children need to succeed. Staff have attended additional training to support their understanding of how to embed this new style of curriculum. This has had a positive impact on the confidence of staff to provide children with good levels of support. The manager gives staff's personal well-being a high priority. This benefits all children greatly. n Staff are good role models and engage well with children. They support children's learning through a variety of adult-led activities as well as child-led play. However, there are times when staff are engaged with children during a planned activity but are not fully aware of what else is happening in the room. This means children are not as supported as they could be in their learning. n Children benefit from planned activities that build on what they already know

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need to do better?

and can do. Staff understand how children learn and use this knowledge to motivate children to develop their skills. For instance, staff plan an engaging activity to use tongs to pick up cooked spaghetti. This is carefully designed to help all children achieve. Staff help children's physical development effectively. n Staff offer children plenty of time and space to be physically active. Children enjoy climbing and balancing, either in the garden area or in the soft-play area.

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need to do better?

13 March 2024 They learn whether they are standing on 'big' or 'small' shapes. This supports them to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts. Children enjoy regular trips to the local park to build on and develop their physical skills further. n Children of all ages are good communicators. They speak clearly and engage in meaningful conversations with staff in both English and French. Children show good recall and fluency as they retell familiar stories as they play. Older children securely join in lengthy conversations with their peers. Staff pose questions and give children time to process their thoughts. Activities are planned to promote listening skills. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are bilingual, are confident speakers and achieve highly. n Staff do not always recognise opportunities that arise to promote children's

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need to do better?

independence. They are sometimes too prompt to step in and complete tasks for children before encouraging them to try for themselves. This does not fully support children to become independent in their personal care skills. n Staff develop strong relationships with parents. They keep them well informed about their children's development. Parents give high praise for staff's in-depth, face-to-face and online communication with them. They are complimentary about the professionalism and support they receive and feel greatly involved in their children's education.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n improve staff's awareness of what is happening around them to target children's learning further n support staff to recognise and make better use of opportunities to help younger children develop their independence skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491478 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10316935 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 85 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Raphael Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 616 1870 Date of previous inspection 15 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Rachael Nursery registered in 2015 and is located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a bilingual nursery where children learn French and English. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. There are 22 members of staff who work directly with the children, as well as the manager and a cook. One member of staff currently holds a level 6 qualification, 12 hold a level 3 childcare qualification and nine staff are currently unqualified. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged 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 nursery. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk around the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff and children talked with the inspector at appropriate times and the inspector took account of their views. n The inspector and the manager carried out joint observations of group activities. n Parents shared their views on the nursery with the inspector in person. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

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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