Rainbow Day Nursery

Inspection of Rainbow Day Nursery Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 4QU

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children of all ages and abilities are settled and happy during their time in the welcoming nursery. Staff are kind, gentle and know the children well. They understand how to meet children's needs and comfort them if they need it. Children have developed strong relationships with staff and trust the adults who care for them, which gives them a sense of belonging.

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The provision is good

The manager is ambitious and driven to ensure that the nursery is continuously improving. They have constructed a curriculum that considers the children's needs and interests. Children are happy and engage confidently in their learning environment. Staff provide many resources and plan age-appropriate activities for them, indoors and outdoors. For example, older children work collaboratively to create a 'story web'. Children are confident to share their ideas and thoughts as they recall the story together. Staff encourage children to develop their critical- thinking skills through questions. Children confidently respond, adding their ideas to the story being created. This supports children's communication and language skills as they make-believe.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and instil good manners. As a result, children behave well and develop good attitudes to learning. Staff skilfully support younger children who are learning to walk to move around safely, which helps them learn to manage risks for themselves.

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need to do better?

n Staff gather appropriate information from parents, which helps them get to know the children well before they start. Staff build on this knowledge by spending time with children and observing what they know and can do. Staff demonstrate a secure knowledge of their key children and their individual needs. However, at times, this individual knowledge of children's interests, and what they need to learn next, is not consistently reflected in some planned activities. n Babies have their care needs met with respect and kindness. Staff speak warmly to children during nappy changes and use these opportunities to build positive relationships. Children are developing their independence and self-help skills. Older children serve their own food at lunchtime. Younger children are supported to use utensils and feed themselves. However, at times, staff do not extend these opportunities to ensure that all children fully benefit from these

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need to do better?

opportunities. n Staff are effective in promoting equality. Resources and books represent the different ethnicities of the children in the nursery. Furthermore, children are encouraged to talk about their families and home lives. Individual photo albums from home support children's conversations. This helps them to learn about and

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14 March 2024 respect their differences and similarities to others. n Children's physical health and emotional health are well supported. Older children are actively encouraged to take part in movement sessions before the start of their session. They learn to recognise the importance of exercise and being active for their bodies. Staff introduce new vocabulary, such as 'cardiovascular', as they encourage children to feel their heartbeat after being active. This means that children are developing an understanding of healthy lifestyle choices. n Children develop a love for books. Staff regularly read stories throughout the day and children listen enthusiastically. Toddlers enjoy taking part in a story session. They excitedly use props to identify and recall the animal names. Staff skilfully use this excitement to introduce positional language. Children are learning to take turns as they wait to place their props 'under' or 'behind' a toy house.

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n Children are confident in social situations and make good friendships. For instance, they happily play imaginatively together outdoors. They work cooperatively as they use their imaginations to recall the story 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. Children demonstrate their listening skills as they discuss how the climbing frame could be the bridge for the trolls. n Parents are extremely positive about the nursery. They have good relationships with the staff, especially their child's key person. Staff regularly share information with parents about their children's learning and development, giving suggestions of activities to do at home. Parents say that they feel supported by the nursery in their children's development.

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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 review and strengthen the planning and organisation of group times to help fully extend the individual learning of all children taking part n support staff to offer more consistent guidance to children to help them develop their independence and self-help skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2644168 Local authority Merton Inspection number 10332875 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 58 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person SAI Children Centre Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8337 0037 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Day Nursery registered in 2021 and is one of six settings owned by the same proprietor. The nursery is based in the London Borough of Merton. It is open for 50 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery employs 14 members of staff. Of these, 12 hold relevant qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery 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 nursery 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 had a learning walk of the nursery with the inspector and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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