Marian Mission Educational & Family Support Centre

Inspection of Marian Mission Educational & Family Support Centre 1 Colchester Road, London E10 6HA

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled in this calm and welcoming nursery. They gain lots of confidence as they explore their environment, and their emotional well-being is given high priority. Children build strong relationships with their key person, who are responsive to their individual needs and interests. They know staff are close by if they need support. Staff plan a well-thought-out curriculum ensuring that they build on what children already know. For example, children develop their physical skills during outdoor play. They show good coordination and spatial awareness as they skilfully navigate the trikes and wheeled toys. Topics about healthy eating help children develop an awareness of their bodies and how to look after them. Children engage well with their friends and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They develop many key skills in readiness for future learning.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff understand the importance of keeping children safe and secure at the nursery. They have addressed previous breaches raised at the last inspection by ensuring that staff attend relevant training and are familiar with policies and procedures to promote best practice.

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The provision is good

Since the last inspection, strategies to support children's behaviour have greatly improved. Leaders and staff use their knowledge from training to help children understand what is expected of them. Staff demonstrate high levels of patience and encourage children to take turns during play. They offer children lots of praise and encouragement, which has a positive impact on children's behaviour and contributes to their personal development.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, leaders and staff have worked hard to raise the quality of the nursery to a good standard. They have successfully rectified weaknesses to ensure that there are no breaches to requirements. Improvements to the curriculum, professional development of staff and overall safeguarding practice ensure that children's individual needs are well met. n Supervision arrangements for staff have greatly improved since the last inspection. Staff now receive regular support and coaching to enhance their practice. They work extremely well as a team and have good opportunities for continuous professional development via training courses. For example, staff have improved their knowledge of the early years foundation stage requirements and how young children learn. This ensures that children's learning and development are promoted successfully. n Changes to the learning environment, resources and curriculum on offer have

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need to do better?

improved the quality of education since the last inspection. Children show increasing independence as they follow their own interests during play. Staff

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need to do better?

2 July 2024 regularly assess children's development so that they can plan the next steps in their learning. However, occasionally, staff do not always consider the organisation of activities for the younger children when they join the pre-school room with the older children. As a result, their learning experiences are not always fully optimised. n Children of all ages develop a love and appreciation of books. They listen intently as staff read familiar stories with enthusiasm. Staff engage children in meaningful conversation and introduce new vocabulary, such as 'squeezing and 'rolling', as children model with play dough. This helps children to make good progress in their communication and language. n Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported by staff. Staff appreciate and value the rich, cultural diversity and languages of the children who attend. Staff take time to learn key words to give children

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need to do better?

confidence to communicate in their home language. This contributes to raising children's self-esteem. n Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are supported very well. Leaders and staff work closely with parents and external professionals to ensure that targeted support plans help children to achieve. Staff use visual timelines and the picture exchange system to support children's language development and to help them understand routines. This gives children a sense of belonging and helps them to feel valued. n Children enjoy being creative and have ample opportunities to develop their early writing skills throughout the nursery. They use a variety of tools such as chalk and paint brushes to develop their coordination. Older children learn to recognise and write their own names on their work. Staff pay close attention to children's development to ensure they acquire the skills needed for their move to

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school. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Improvements to the key-person system ensure staff work closely with parents so children's care needs are consistently met. Parents speak highly of staff. They comment that they are happy and that their children are making good progress at the setting.

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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 the organisation of activities in the pre-school room to fully optimise the learning experiences of younger children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY300294 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10332295 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 36 Number of children on roll 10 Name of registered person Marian Mission For the Poor

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reference number

Telephone number 07940143545 Date of previous inspection 17 January 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Marian Mission Educational & Family Support Centre registered in 2005. It is open each weekday, from 8.30am until 8.30pm, during school term time, and from 9am until 6pm, during school holidays. A breakfast club is open each weekday, from 7.30am until 8.20am, and an after-school club opens from 3.30pm until 8.30pm. A total of seven staff work in the setting, including the manager. All but two hold relevant childcare qualifications. The manager and two members of staff hold qualified teacher status.

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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 inspector spoke with the nominated individual/registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. 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 spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager.

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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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