Hop Skip and Jump

Inspection of Hop Skip and Jump East Croydon United Reform Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, SURREY CR0 5LP

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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

Children at this pre-school are happy, engaged and show that they feel safe and secure. They arrive eager to meet up with friends and are provided with an exciting curriculum. Children are very motivated to learn and persist with activities they enjoy. They have tremendous fun in the well-resourced outdoor mud kitchen. They take on familiar roles as they wash dishes and cook dinner. Children enjoy using their experiences and imagination to create stories with small-world people in the doll's house. They chatter away to friends as they explore features on the doll's house and rearrange furniture.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is good. Staff are positive role models and clearly communicate to children what is expected of them. This supports children to learn to negotiate and share with one another. Children have daily opportunities to develop their physical skills. For instance, they access wheeled toys, soft-play resources and balls in the large hall. They develop their hand-eye coordination when they play catch with staff and take turns throwing balls into buckets. Children develop strength in their hands and fingers in preparation for handwriting as they access dough. Regular outings and nature walks in the local community further help develop children's physical strength.

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need to do better?

n Staff foster children's literacy skills well. Children listen to daily stories intently during circle times activities and delight in answering questions as they recall what was read. The pre-school implements a lending library, which enables children to borrow story sacks, filled with props, to take home. This supports children to build on their love of familiar stories with their family in the comfort of their homes. n Children develop a good understanding of mathematical concepts. Staff have a good knowledge of how to bring the teaching of mathematics into everyday routines. For example, while creating pretend cakes with dough, children are encouraged to count the number of candles on their cake. This helps to support their understanding of number. n Staff regularly assess children's progress. They effectively use this information to carefully plan opportunities for children to develop their skills and interests.

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need to do better?

n Parents speak positively about the care their children receive in the pre-school. They feel that the staff are welcoming, and their children are progressing well in their learning and development. n Snack time is a sociable occasion, where staff sit at the tables with the children. Staff engage children in meaningful discussions to reinforce the importance of making healthy choices. They talk about food that is good, and not so good, for their bodies to encourage children to make healthy choices. Parents are

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2 October 2024 responsible for providing their children with healthy snack and lunch boxes. Children follow good hygiene practices. For example, they wash their hands before meals and are taught to cover their mouths when coughing. n There is a key-worker system in place that supports children to transition into the pre-school. However, when children start at the setting, staff collect limited information about children's development and interests from parents. This hampers staff's ability to build on what children already know and further enhance their transition into pre-school. n The staff closely monitor children with suspected delays and special educational needs and/or disabilities. They quickly purchase resources, and seek professional advice, for children who may need additional support. Staff are proactive in signposting parents to external groups to further build on and extend children's development. This helps to ensure children benefit from the targeted support

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need to do better?

they need. n The staff are successful at engaging and supporting the entire family unit. They recognise and respond to the differing needs that some families have. Staff organise workshops where parents can extend their knowledge and learn new skills. For example, they learn cookery skills and what to expect from the early years foundation framework. This helps parents gain ideas about healthy eating, and how they can continue their child's learning at home. n The management team have a positive and ambitious outlook for the continuous development of the pre-school. Staff take part in meetings and have access to a broad range of online and face-to-face training. They complete courses on subjects such as 'How Learning Happens' and 'Supporting Physical Development'. This helps to promote positive outcomes for children and contributes to the pre-school's further development.

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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 improve the information gathered from parents when children first start, to ensure their starting points and interests inform planning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2681122 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10355035 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 45 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07748107766 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Hop Skip and Jump reregistered under Loving Hands International Nursery School ltd in 2022. It is located in East Croydon United Reform Church, in the London Borough of Croydon. The pre-school employs three members of childcare staff, two of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school operates sessions from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 12.30pm to 3.30pm, term time only. There is an option for children to spend the full day at the pre-school. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together. n The inspector observed the quality of education, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector conducted a joint observation. n Parents shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. n The inspector held several discussions with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector sampled records, such as registers and documents relating to the suitability of those working with children, including qualifications and first-aid certificates.

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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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