N Family Club Hackney Downs

Inspection of N Family Club Hackney Downs Lee House, 6-6a Rectory Road, London N16 7QS

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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 managers have created a warm and welcoming environment for children and their families. Parents can choose to use the open family area, sitting with their children and sharing a croissant, piece of fruit and glass of milk. They catch up with each other or read their children stories as they eat, before they take them happily along to their rooms. Children are excited to see what is on offer as part of the setting's ambitious curriculum.

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The provision is good

The behaviour of children is good. Staff are positive role models for children. Children form secure friendships and display acts of kindness to each other without any prompting. For example, children see others have very dirty hands from playing with the crazy foam and bring them over a tissue to wipe their hands.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children. They encourage children to be independent, even within the youngest age groups. Staff provide a 'snuffle station' in each room to encourage children to look into the mirror and wipe their own noses, helping to develop their confidence and a positive sense of self. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported within the setting. Staff work swiftly with parents and other agencies to ensure that referrals and individual support plans are put in place.

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n Staff know children well. They talk with confidence about the progress children have made and what it is children need to learn next. There is a strong key- person system in place. Children check in with key staff for comfort and reassurance when needed. They are eager to share their experiences with staff, calling them to show them something new. For example, when children discover they can use a stick as a bat to hit balls in the garden. n The curriculum for communication and language is well implemented. Children are exposed to a language-rich environment full of repetition, narrative and conversation. The setting also uses Makaton signs across all age groups, giving all children, but especially those younger babies and children with special educational needs additional ways to communicate their wants and needs. Children confidently use signs, such as 'more, please' and 'thank you'. n Staff take care to provide children with activities and experiences that are

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exciting, allow them to use their imaginations and develop their knowledge of the world around them. However, on occasion, when children are engaged in activities, staff can be too quick to problem solve for children, as opposed to giving them time and space to build resilience and achieve success through trial and error. n The nursery provides an environment where children develop a love of books. In

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8 November 2024 the family area, parents and children share books together at the beginning and end of the day. Each room has its own reading area, which children confidently use to independently look at books. Staff provide a cushioned area in the garden with books available and children eagerly gather to listen as staff begin to read. Each room has a book of the week and children become familiar with stories, joining in with the familiar refrains, such as in the book 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. n At present, the period between finishing lunch and transitioning to rest and sleep time does not meet the needs of all children within the toddler room. Some children can be sat waiting at the table for too long while they wait for their turn to have their nappy changed and move to the sleep area. This leads to them becoming restless. n Partnership with parents is excellent. Parents speak extremely highly of the

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nursery and all staff. They appreciate the nutritious and healthy meals their children receive. Parents feel well informed about their children's development and how they can further support this at home. n Staff feel well supported, with regular supervision sessions and training opportunities through the company's academy. Staff feel valued to develop as 'educated educators' and are supported to grow into more senior roles when ready. Staff value the open-door policy that managers operate.

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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 develop strategies to give children more time to problem solve independently, to develop their resilience before stepping in n look at how the transition from mealtimes to sleep times can be arranged, to avoid children sitting and waiting for prolonged periods of time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2711171 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 10362562 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 96 Number of children on roll 101 Name of registered person N Family Rectory 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 Hackney Downs registered in 2023 and is located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is open for 51 weeks a year, from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery employs 32 members of staff, 24 of whom hold a qualification at level 3 or above. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the nursery. 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 on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the manager. 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.

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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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