Petit Pembrokes Children's Daycare Nursery

Inspection of Petit Pembrokes Children's Daycare Nursery 26 Pembroke Road, BROMLEY BR1 2RU

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Inspection date: 4 June 2024 - 25 June 2024

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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

The manager works closely with the staff team to create a welcoming and stimulating play environment for all children. Staff understand children's unique care and learning needs. They use their knowledge of the children to help them feel settled, secure and happy. Babies and toddlers new to the setting soon show trust in the staff who care for them and quickly begin to explore and play. The manager ensures that the environment is safe and secure, so that children can explore safely. All children develop a good sense of belonging.

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The provision is good

Staff throughout the nursery actively involve all children in the activities and experiences they provide. They have clear expectations for children's behaviour and they are warm and nurturing towards them. They frequently praise children for their achievements. Children develop confidence and self-esteem as they enjoy their play and follow routines.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). It is based on what children need to learn as they progress through the setting. Staff use a variety of activities and routines well to implement the curriculum and to help children make the best possible progress. Children show positive attitudes towards their learning experiences.

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need to do better?

n The manager is reflective about the effectiveness of the provision. She supports her staff team well and encourages staff's professional development. She recognises good teaching practice and where staff can improve their knowledge and skills to continually improve children's learning. n Staff implement curriculum aims well overall to provide children with good- quality activities and learning experiences. They understand what children already know and can do, and what they want them to learn next. They use assessments of children's progress to plan their next steps in learning. n The manager and staff work with outside agencies and other professionals to ensure that children, including those with SEND, receive the care and support they need. They effectively support children for whom they have developmental concerns. They give all children equal chances to develop the skills they need for their future lives.

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need to do better?

n Staff sequence children's learning in small, achievable steps to help them learn and remember new skills. They support younger children to develop personal skills, such as wiping their noses and putting tissues in the bin. Older children independently follow routines such as toilet visits and handwashing, and confidently explain the steps they follow. Staff help all children to remember more over time.

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need to do better?

4 June 2024 n Staff place good emphasis on what pre-school-age children need to learn before they start school. They implement the curriculum intent for children's learning well. For example, most children develop good levels of independence and confidence, and use their social skills well. They develop pencil control and learn about shapes and numbers in different contexts as they prepare for their future learning. n Staff narrate children's play well. They introduce interesting words to babies, such as 'yellow' and 'trickle', that babies attempt to repeat. Most older children are confident speakers as they talk about their interests and negotiate roles as they play. Occasionally, staff do not encourage older children to respond to their interactions in more than one or two words, to strengthen their communication and language skills. n Staff confidently support children's behaviour, and they know when certain

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need to do better?

behaviours can be attributed to children's needs. Occasionally, they do not help children to understand how their behaviour can affect others, as part of helping them to regulate their own behaviour. This does not detract from staff's clear expectations for children's good behaviour overall. n Staff work alongside parents to share information, including about their children's progress and care needs. They follow parents' wishes and children's care routines at home, so that children feel safe and secure from the start. Parents report how much they value the good-quality care and education that staff provide for their children.

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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 use language and interactions that encourage fuller responses from older children to further encourage their communication and language skills n help children to think about how their behaviour may affect others, as part of supporting them to manage their own feelings and emotions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY384149 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10352041 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 60 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Smart Start Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02084606260 Date of previous inspection 1 November 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Petit Pembrokes Children's Daycare Nursery registered in 2008. It is situated in Bromley, in the London Borough of Bromley. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round. It is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are 12 members of staff who work with the children. Of these, seven staff hold recognised childcare qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds a childcare qualification at level 5.

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 04 June 2024. The inspector returned on 25 June 2024 to gather additional evidence in line with Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy. 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 viewed the premises and the manager explained how staff use the different areas for children's care and learning. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity in the baby room. n The inspector spoke to staff at convenient times throughout the inspection and observed their interactions with children. n Parents shared their views about the quality of care and education that staff provide for their children. n The inspector sampled documents and records, including those that the provider

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uses to determine staff suitability. n Older children approached the inspector to talk about their activities.

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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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