Daffodils

Inspection of Daffodils 269 Norbury Avenue, LONDON SW16 3RN

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children arrive at the nursery excited to start their day. Staff take time to find out how children have been at home. They use this information to support children to settle into their day. Babies thoroughly enjoy exploring messy activities. They readily sit in rice play and run the grains of rice through their fingers. Staff talk with children, using simple words to describe what they are doing. This helps to support children's emerging language development.

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The provision is good

Staff make good use of picture cards, especially in the toddler room, to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They use these to help children to understand what is happening next with routines and to ask them what they wish to play with. Staff work closely with parents and other agencies to further support children's development. This helps to provide good continuity of care for children.

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The provision is good

Staff teach children well about their own health and well-being. Children of all ages are able to wipe their own noses and dispose of the tissues. They explained to the inspector that they need to clean their teeth to stop cavities. Children recall well what they have been taught.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have made good progress since the last inspection. Staff are fully aware of their roles in providing a good-quality curriculum and teaching. Recent training has helped staff to identify children's next steps in learning and how to use these effectively to help children's learning progress. n Staff do not always give children personal space during activities. They lean over children during focus activities, with their clothes falling into children's faces. This stops children being able to see what is happening and from joining in. n Staff now complete thorough daily safety checks to make sure that areas are safe for children to play in. They get down on children's levels so they can see from all areas to ensure that there are no hazards for children. This helps to keep all children safe. n Children do not always get the most out of focus activities. For instance, staff do not move these activities on quickly enough. They take too long to carry out

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need to do better?

activities, which leaves children becoming distracted. n Parents feel that staff are warm and welcoming. They explain how staff are extremely positive towards different religions and work with them to make sure that children are included during certain celebrations. Parents also discuss how staff listen to their feedback and provide suggestions for activities they can carry out at home to further support their children's learning and development. n Staff are all consistent in their approach to managing children's behaviour.

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8 May 2024 Children readily remind others that 'sharing is caring' as they learn how to take turns with resources, especially the ride-on toys. Children behave well. n Leaders work closely with staff to support their health and well-being. They support staff in reducing their workloads and take time to find out how they are. This helps to support a positive work environment. n Staff know children well. They use their knowledge of children's stages of learning and progress to identify what they need to learn next. Staff use this information, alongside children's interests, to plan exciting activities that successfully help children to make progress. n Older children enjoy learning new information and communication technology skills. They learn how to control the mouse and follow instructions on how to play the educational games. This helps to support children's hand-eye coordination and their natural curiosity about how things work.

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need to do better?

n Staff teach children about their own safety. Children learn how to ride bicycles around the garden. Staff talk to children about traffic lights and what they need to do when the colours change. This helps children to learn their colours and what to do when they see them. This further supports children's safety.

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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 support staff to understand the importance of children having their own personal space to learn in n teach staff to be able to identify when to change activities to maximise children's learning opportunities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY408250 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10302244 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 50 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Avenue Nursery LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 02087643232 Date of previous inspection 14 June 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Daffodils re-registered in 2010 as a limited company. It is located in Norbury, in the London Borough of Croydon. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The provider receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 16 staff, including the manager and a cook. Of these, eight staff hold a level 3 qualification and four staff are working towards their level 3 qualification.

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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 manager completed a learning walk with the inspector to discuss the early years curriculum and improvements made. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children and the quality of activities on offer. n Several parents spoke with the inspector, sharing their views on the nursery. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation. n Senior leaders shared relevant documents to demonstrate staff's suitability and risk assessments. n The inspector viewed the nursery and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises.

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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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