Pavilion Nursery (Catford) Limited

Inspection of Pavilion Nursery (Catford) Limited The Pavilion 1st Floor, Catford Cricket Club, Penerley Road, Catford, London SE6 2LQ

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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

Staff quickly build warm and caring relationships with children and their parents. Children are happy to attend. Those who find it difficult to separate from their parents receive sensitive support from staff to join activities. Staff offer flexible settling-in arrangements and provide reassurance to parents. Children enjoy freshly cooked, healthy and nutritious meals that meet their dietary requirements. Staff communicate well with each other and external agencies. This helps them to support children's development needs effectively. Staff plan children's moves to school well and involve parents in their preparations. They help school teaching staff to understand how children learn best.

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The provision is good

Staff provide children with inviting outdoor learning opportunities. This helps children who learn best outdoors to develop their curiosity. Most children are eager to explore what is on offer as they arrive. Staff provide a curriculum that helps children to develop well across all areas of learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress from their starting points in learning. They respond well to the teaching methods that staff implement to help them develop their social interactions and communication skills. Children develop positive attitudes to learning. They are well prepared for their next stages in learning.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are ambitious for children. Since the last inspection, they have worked effectively with staff to develop the quality of education. Leaders involve staff in their regular reviews of the nursery action plan. They closely monitor the impact of interventions to improve outcomes for children, such as the education recovery programmes. n Since the last inspection, leaders have strengthened arrangements for staff supervision and support. Potential gaps in staff's knowledge are accurately identified and addressed. Professional development opportunities are discussed and reviewed with staff, for example training to help staff understand how to provide an effective learning environment. n The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works effectively with parents and other professionals. They use their good knowledge of local referral pathways to get children the support that they need. For example, the SENCo

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need to do better?

encourages parents to access early intervention groups while they wait for more specialist services. This helps to successfully close persistent gaps in children's learning. n Leaders share their curriculum aims with staff, who implement well-sequenced learning opportunities for children. Children develop their small hand muscles as they join interlocking bricks or magnetic shapes. This prepares them well for

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need to do better?

17 July 2024 later writing. Children recall prior learning and new words as they speak about 'cocoons' and 'antennae' during activities with staff. n Staff use specific teaching programmes and visual aids to encourage children with SEND to interact and engage with others. Children with SEND persist in their chosen tasks. For example, they show determination as they pedal to move trikes further along. At times, some children do not receive the support they need to fully engage in learning. Nonetheless, children show that they are willing to have a go and are keen to learn. n Staff help children to understand what is expected of them. Children begin to understand rules and gain awareness of the impact of their actions on others. They show that they understand the differing needs of their friends. Staff encourage children to share resources and take turns. They help children to develop important skills in preparation for school.

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need to do better?

n Children show that they are confident and proud of their achievements. For example, they approach unfamiliar adults and show off the fans they make in warm weather. Staff give children good opportunities to develop their independence. Children clear their plates after meals, show pride as they carry out tasks and know how to care for their bodies in hot weather. n Staff use the information they gather from parents to meet children's individual needs effectively. Children use comfort items from home when they need reassurance. Parents say that they value the information that staff share about their child's learning and the resources that staff share for use at home. Very occasionally, communication is less effective in helping some parents to fully support children's health and development needs.

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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 build on existing support for staff's teaching skills so that they help children to make the most of learning opportunities n strengthen communication with parents to help them understand how they can fully support their child's learning and development needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464237 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10308870 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 30 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Pavilion Nursery (Catford) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02086980878 Date of previous inspection 26 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Pavilion Nursery (Catford) Limited registered in 1996. It re-registered as a limited company in 2013. It operates from a two-storey sports pavilion in Catford, in the London Borough of Lewisham. The nursery is open each weekday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are seven members of staff who work directly with children. The manager holds a level 6 qualification. One staff member holds a qualification at level 5, and four staff hold qualifications at level 2 and level 3. The nursery employs a chef.

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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 and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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