Ethelburga Early Years

Inspection of Ethelburga Early Years 60 Worfield Street, Battersea, London SW11 4RA

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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

Staff provide a welcoming and exciting environment to help all children develop a positive sense of self in the nursery. For example, staff encourage older children to keenly hang up their coats on labelled coat pegs and register their arrival. Staff are caring and sensitive in their approach to ensure that children's personal, social and emotional development is carefully considered well, overall. For example, staff enthusiastically greet children on their arrival and help them to settle. Children show that they feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff plan many opportunities for children to develop their confidence and independence well. For example, they encourage older children to serve themselves during mealtimes, and staff in the baby room plan many sensory experiences for very young children to become inquisitive and confident learners.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for all children's behaviour. For example, they support older children to listen and follow instructions effectively to help them learn how to keep safe, such as when they play outdoors. Staff who support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are consistent in their approach. This leads to all children demonstrating very positive behaviour. Staff develop a curriculum based on children's individual learning needs to ensure all children are well prepared for the next stages in their learning, particularly children in receipt of additional funding and children with SEND.

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need to do better?

n Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery. They are busy and motivated learners. For example, older children listen intently as they participate in sound lotto games. They excitedly guess different environmental sounds, such as a door bell and thunder. This further helps to support children's speaking, listening and attention skills. n Overall, staff support children's good health well. However, not all staff are consistent in their approach to helping all children understand the importance of being regularly active to deepen their knowledge of how to be healthy. n Staff plan challenging experiences to help to develop children's physical abilities, coordination and strength. For example, older children demonstrate their physical skills outdoors when they keenly kick footballs, ride tricycles and climb a climbing frame. Babies confidently crawl, walk while holding onto furniture and toddle to explore the indoor environment. They keenly crawl through tunnels

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and roll down soft playsets, which helps to strengthen large muscles. n The nursery curriculum for mathematics is embedded well. Staff implement many opportunities for children to develop a positive attitude in early mathematics. For example, staff skilfully encourage children to count, match and sequence 'maths cubes'. Children keenly recognise shapes and colours as they

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12 June 2024 explore light and shade, which also helps to enhance their sensory skills. n Staff carefully consider children's daily care routines. For example, they are very sensitive in their approach when they change babies' and toddlers' nappies to help to support their personal needs and emotional well-being. n The manager has an ambitious vision for providing good-quality care and education to all children. They focus on areas for improvement as they engage effectively with parents to seek and value their views. For example, they have decorated the pre-school room to create a calming environment. However, the manager recognises that more can be done to ensure that the well-established staff team receives regular professional development opportunities to keep its knowledge and skills current.

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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 staff's planning of daily routines to help enhance children's understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle n strengthen the plans for professional development to drive the quality of teaching further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY289376 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 10335828 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 29 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Ethelburga Early Years Centre

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reference number

Telephone number 02079243005 Date of previous inspection 28 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Ethelburga Early Years registered in 2004. The nursery is situated in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm every weekday, all year round. It is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years old. There are 10 members of staff employed, including a chef. Of these, eight members of staff hold childcare qualifications from level 2 to level 6.

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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 provider. n The inspector valued the views of parents by speaking to several parents during the inspection. n Relevant documents were made available for inspection, including evidence of the suitability of staff and committee members. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching to assess the impact on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity to assess the quality of teaching. n Discussions were held with staff about their safeguarding knowledge and about assessing children's learning and development.

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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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