Happywoods Nursery (Lewisham) Limited

Inspection of Happywoods Nursery (Lewisham) Limited 59 St. Mildreds Road, London SE12 0RE

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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

The nursery has worked hard since the last inspection to make improvements and ensure better outcomes for children. All children, including those who require extra support with their care and learning, make good progress from their starting points. Children are motivated and demonstrate a positive attitude to learning.

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The provision is good

The staff work well with parents to help identify and meet children's individual needs. They implement robust settling-in arrangements to ensure that new children become familiar with the routines. Children separate from their parents and carers with ease and are eager to play, explore and learn. They demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure in the nursery. Staff create a calm and warm environment where children feel reassured and content.

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The provision is good

The nursery places a strong focus on helping children to become independent and acquire problem-solving skills. For example, staff encourage babies who have mastered the concept of holding things firmly to drink from an open cup. Staff allow toddlers to work out how to use a hammer to break ice and get frozen 'animals' out. Staff support pre-school children to investigate objects that float and sink while carrying out a science experiment.

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The provision is good

Staff set high expectations for children's behaviour and learning. They give clear messages to children and support them to learn and understand the expected behavioural boundaries. Children are highly considerate of each other and play well together.

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need to do better?

n Self-evaluation is effective. Leaders are aware of the nursery's strengths and areas to improve. The staff benefit from good training and development opportunities to help improve their overall practice. Leaders and staff are clear about they what they want children to learn and why. They implement a broad and challenging curriculum that meets children's needs. Children of all ages and abilities enjoy the learning experiences on offer and acquire essential skills in readiness for their move on to school. n Support for children with who may be at risk of falling behind is good. Leaders and staff are quick to identify and access specialist support and guidance to ensure that these children's learning needs are met. They work effectively with parents and share strategies so that they can continue to support children's learning at home. n The curriculum intent for physical development is implemented well. Staff

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need to do better?

support babies to develop their fine motor skills through exploring age- appropriate toys and messy play activities. Babies enjoy using metal and wooden

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need to do better?

4 July 2024 spoons to scoop oats. Toddlers have acquired good hand-eye coordination as they use scissors to practise their cutting skills. Older children develop their pencil grip by taking part in lots of painting and writing activities. Staff encourage children to climb play apparatus, which helps to develop their gross motor skills. Furthermore, they engage children in planting and role-play activities to help support their understanding of healthy eating and good health. n Staff ensure that children have access to daily outdoor play, and children enjoy exploring the nursery garden. However, the transition between the room and the garden is not managed effectively to support children's learning. For example, toddlers who are deeply engaged in their chosen activity get distracted by noise from pre-school children accessing the garden. n Overall, the arrangements for the supervision of staff and monitoring of the

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need to do better?

quality of education are good. The manager carries out regular room observations and supervision sessions to help identify strengths and gaps in staff's practice. Although some minor weaknesses in staff's teaching skills have been identified, these have not been fully addressed. For example, at times, staff ask too many questions and do not allow children to process information before introducing something new. As a result, some children get overwhelmed and lose interest quickly. Nevertheless, the manager is fully aware of where the gaps are and how to support individual staff to help ensure consistently high- quality teaching across the nursery. n Staff are highly skilled in supporting children to understand behavioural expectations. They encourage children to share, take turns and talk about how they feel. Staff form positive relationships with children and offer lots of praise to boost their self-esteem. This has a positive impact on children's confidence and

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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 consider how transitions, especially those to and from the garden, can be managed effectively to help minimise distractions to children's learning n support staff to continue to improve their interactions with children, with a sharp focus on how to sequence and consolidate children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY370475 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10311328 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 38 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person HappyWoods Nursery (Lewisham) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02088 513122 Date of previous inspection 21 August 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Happywoods Nursery (Lewisham) Limited took over the running of the nursery in 2022. It is one of three privately owned nurseries and is located in Lee, in the London Borough of Lewisham. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am to 6pm. There are 10 staff who work directly with children. Of these, five staff hold relevant qualifications at levels 2 and 5. The manager holds a qualification at level 8. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and the manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection and their views were considered.

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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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