Mulberries and Willows Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Mulberries and Willows Nursery and Preschool 9 Fell Road, Croydon CR0 1LL

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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

Staff are attentive to children's individual needs. They take time to settle children into the nursery, who are eager to start their day and arrive ready to start their learning. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. They review children's stages of development and meet with parents and other agencies to discuss targets and what they can work on together. This helps to provide good continuity of care. Staff plan a good-quality curriculum, adapting activities to support children's individual targets. They make good use of language bags with children's interests and key photos to support their learning.

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The provision is good

Staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management. They teach children the importance of turn-taking and sharing. Staff support children to understand their emotions. They use resources well, such as books and different emotional characters, to help children express how they feel. This helps children to learn how to self-regulate and talk about their feelings. Children behave well. Staff make good use of the outside space to support children's physical development. Children enjoy learning to move in different ways, such as following instructions to identify and then jump between different-coloured hoops.

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need to do better?

n The provider has worked hard to improve the safety of the children in the nursery. Safety improvements have been made to the outside play areas, and regular headcounts help staff to keep children safe. New procedures have been implemented to link staff inside and outside the nursery, so they are aware of how many children they have in any one area. This helps staff to be deployed to keep children safe. n During larger group activities, the more vocal children take over, drawing attention away from the quieter ones. As a result, quieter children are often overlooked and less likely to extend their learning during these activities. n Accidents and incidents are recorded by staff. They are reviewed by senior leaders to analyse risks and what actions they need to take. This helps to keep children safe. n Staff work closely with other agencies involved with the care of the children. They attend regular meetings to share children's development and targets. This

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need to do better?

helps to provide good continuity of care. n Children make good progress given their starting points. Staff meet with parents to assess children's starting points and stages of development. They use this information successfully to settle children into the setting. n Babies are nurtured well. They receive cuddles of reassurance when they arrive. They snuggle into staff who talk to them about their day. They are soon ready to explore and start their day. This helps to build on children's self-esteem and

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need to do better?

4 November 2024 confidence. n Toddlers enjoy exploring their imagination and developing their creativity. They excitedly paint using different resources, such as hands and brushes. They also take great enjoyment in playing with shaving foam. They learn that clapping disperses the foam and makes it turn into 'snow'. They giggle and squeal with delight. n Pre-school children learn key skills to aid the next stage of their learning. They explore home play activities, learning that mixing water with tea leaves and tea bags makes drinks. They extend their physical development learning to pour and transfer the water and tea between the teapot and cups. Children independently refill the teapot to continue their learning. n Children are confident learners. They are skilled in asking staff for support, including when they want to reach different resources. This supports children's language development well. n Staff support children and parents who speak English as an additional language

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need to do better?

well. They make good use of various resources to help with translation, so they can ask key questions to parents and other carers. They read dual-language books to children and use key words so they can understand the needs of the children. This further supports children's language 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 support staff to help to identify quieter children during activities so they can get the most out of their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2731129 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10363477 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 41 Number of children on roll 79

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Name of registered person

Mulberries and Willows Nursery and Preschool Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02070888149 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Mulberries and Willows Nursery and Preschool registered in June 2023. The nursery and pre-school is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the nursery and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The provider and the inspector completed the learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n Staff spoke with the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector gathered the views of the parents. n The provider shared relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

4 November 2024 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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