N Family Club Kentish Town

Inspection of N Family Club Kentish Town 30 Leighton Road, London NW5 2QE

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff at this spacious and modern nursery extend a warm welcome to children and their families. Leaders have developed highly-enabling environments that have been thoughtfully designed to meet the needs of different age groups. Children demonstrate curiosity and enjoyment as they explore these spaces and the wealth of quality resources on offer. For example, older children work together to pour sand through funnels to fill up different containers, demonstrating concentration and teamwork. Younger children show perseverance as they learn how to use remote controls to make cars move. They giggle with delight as they succeed in making the cars bump into each other.

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The provision is good

Leaders have developed a curriculum that is highly ambitious for every child and tailored to meet the needs of individual children. Staff deliver additional activities, such as yoga and cookery classes, that enrich the curriculum. Over time, children develop a range of skills that ensure they are well prepared for their next stage of learning.

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The provision is good

Most staff share high expectations of children's behaviour and support children to understand and manage their feelings. Staff teach children to link feelings to colours and use this language to support them to regulate their emotions. Staff model respectful relationships and mostly work together to reinforce the rules and routines of the setting. As such, the setting generally feels calm and purposeful.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff organise a wealth of experiences to build children's understanding of the world around them. For example, older children have individual passports to record the outings they go on, including trips to care homes and places of worship. Staff also incorporate cultural events and celebrations into their planned learning, such as Pride Month, in which children explore how families come in all shapes and sizes. These experiences support all children to feel represented and included. n Most staff are skilled at supporting children's communication and language development. For example, very young children notice a spider in the garden and staff start singing 'Incy Wincy Spider' with them. Older children, playing with toy spiders, are engaged in a lively discussion around what spiders eat. This illustrates how children are supported to develop into confident communicators. n Staff interactions with children are generally warm and meaningful. However,

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need to do better?

this is inconsistent across the setting. Some staff are not as skilled and rather than observe or enhance play, they interrupt it by tidying away resources that children are using or asking unrelated questions. On occasion, children are disengaged for too long and nearby staff do not notice or offer support.

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need to do better?

31 July 2024 However, room leaders are very aware of this and offer direction to minimise the impact of these weaker interactions on children. n Staff are quick to identify children that may not be meeting their milestones. The special educational needs coordinator is quick to discuss these observations with parents and secure any additional support that children may need. This ensures that the curriculum is rapidly tailored to meet individual needs and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress over time. n Leaders understand the importance of working with parents and actively encourage them into the nursery with a welcoming parents' area and a range of events for families. Parents speak very highly of the setting. They share that communication is excellent and detail the progress their children have made since joining the nursery. n Leaders reflect on the strengths of the nursery and accurately detail the areas

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need to do better?

they wish to improve further. They are highly committed and capable of ensuring this continued improvement. Staff comment that they feel well supported by an approachable leadership team. n Core staff know individual children very well and can talk confidently about their interests and next steps of development. They use this information to provide learning activities that engage and excite children. For instance, children share that they are having a barbecue later, so staff follow this interest and encourage children to make sausages out of play dough. As such, children are motivated to learn and make good progress from their individual starting points.

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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 deliver focused professional development to all staff to ensure that interactions with children are consistently high quality.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2719005 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10356988 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 117 Number of children on roll 103 Name of registered person N Family Leighton Road Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 3865 7402 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

N Family Club Kentish Town registered in April 2023. They employ 37 members of staff, of which 24 hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 or above. They open from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday, all year round. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

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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