Ivy League Nursery

Inspection of Ivy League Nursery 237 Selhurst Road, South Norwood, LONDON SE25 6XP

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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 build warm relationships with children and their parents from the start. Children approach staff for hugs and reassurance and show that they feel emotionally secure. Staff acknowledge the contributions made by people from different communities. This helps children to value and respect what makes them, and others, unique. Staff share their languages with children from similar backgrounds. They provide routines and activities that help children to develop their self-esteem and confidence. For example, parents visit and read favourite books to children, including in their home languages.

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The provision is good

Staff use successful methods to increase the interactions between less confident speakers and their peers. Children proudly wear badges that show their allocated tasks for the day. Staff encourage them to help their friends understand what to do. For example, bathroom monitors gently direct their friends to brush their teeth after lunch. Staff help children to learn how to keep themselves safe from an early stage. For example, they show babies how to navigate their way downstairs safely on their tummies. Older children confidently use wheeled toys. They gleefully ride down slopes at speed.

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The provision is good

Older children benefit from the links that leaders build with teaching staff at local schools. Staff support children to become more confident communicators and independent learners.

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need to do better?

n Leaders work with external practitioners and advisors effectively. This helps them to agree priorities for further development. Leaders communicate action plans and curriculum aims to staff, who share their commitment to continuous improvement. This has helped them to achieve a good level of service. n Leaders implement induction procedures to help staff understand their roles and expectations. Very occasionally, this is not fully effective. For example, the milk kitchen for babies is not consistently maintained as expected. Nonetheless, leaders use staff supervision to evaluate performance. This helps them to jointly identify strengths and gaps in staff's knowledge. n Staff help children to develop a love of books. Children access books independently and make choices about what to read. Staff provide sequenced opportunities for children to recognise pictures, labels and text and develop their early literacy. For example, older children self-register on arrival and complete

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need to do better?

visual risk assessments alongside staff. n Staff encourage quieter children to gain confidence to communicate. Children share information with their friends during regular 'Show and Tell' sessions.

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need to do better?

18 October 2024 Children speak about items and events from home. They share information with unfamiliar adults about their celebrations away from the nursery. Children build fluency as they sing, join in rhymes, read and recall stories. n Staff help children to settle well into new routines. Babies receive close attention and use comfort items from home. Staff provide flexible routines that meet the care needs of babies and children. Some children enjoy spending time with their younger peers. Staff encourage children to build and sustain warm friendships with their friends within the nursery, and beyond. n Children enjoy their time outdoors. They put crates together to balance on, pedal their friends around on dual-ride bikes and share resources. Children show resilience and persevere at tasks. For example, they carefully balance on beams and quickly start again when they fall. Babies point to illustrations as staff read.

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need to do better?

Outdoor opportunities for pre-walking babies outdoors are less well considered. n Children show independence as they take off and put on shoes. Staff help babies to quickly learn how to self-feed. Staff support children's personal care and health needs effectively. Children serve themselves lunch and achieve independent self-care. Children respond well to staff's clear and consistent boundaries and are keen to help their friends. n Parents notice the improvements children make in their language and social skills. They speak highly of the caring staff and homely environment. Parents value the accessible methods used to share information about their child's learning and development. Staff implement plans that contribute to children's learning at home, such as the nursery's book lending library.

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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 enhance existing supervision arrangements, so that gaps in staff's knowledge about their responsibilities are more promptly identified and addressed n strengthen the outdoor curriculum further so that pre-walking babies have more opportunities to move around and develop their larger muscles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456965 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10321624 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Ivy League Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 7681888 Date of previous inspection 1 November 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Ivy League Nursery is owned by Ivy League Nursery Ltd. It registered in 2013 and is located in South Norwood, in the London Borough of Croydon. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. There are 18 members of staff, including the cook. Staff hold relevant childcare qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 6. The nursery provides funded early education for babies aged nine months and for children aged two- and three-years old.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 joint observations of group activities with the manager. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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