The Enchanted Castle (Day Nursery) Ltd

Inspection of The Enchanted Castle (Day Nursery) Ltd 557-565 Barking Road, East Ham, London E6 2LW

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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

Staff provide warm and consistent care at this welcoming nursery. Children thrive as they develop self-assurance and positive relationships with staff. Staff interact calmly and sensitively with children, reinforcing simple behaviour boundaries. Children gain the skills they need to manage their feelings in their own way and are well behaved. The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is good. Children enjoy playing outdoors. They are fascinated about the world around them as they explore the well-resourced garden. For example, they develop their imagination as they play pretend shops in the wooden play house.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy the fun of swooping up and away on the safe and secure play apparatus. They develop their fine motor skills, such as when they grip the handlebars of small wheeled toys. They also extend their balance and coordination as they ride the wheeled toys. Children laugh and giggle as they play with the water fountain and collect water in jugs. They watch as they pour the water down the funnel into the bucket at the bottom. This helps support children's mathematical understanding of weight and measure and of the science of how the water trickles down the tubes.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff have worked hard to address the actions raised at the last inspection. They have improved risk assessments and all staff hold paediatric first-aid certificates. In addition, some staff have developed their knowledge of care for children aged under two years through further training. Leaders have strengthened their policy for staff supervisions. All of these measures demonstrate a positive attitude towards improvement and development, which helps support children's care and learning. n Staff provide a well-planned curriculum that supports children's care and learning. Staff carry out on-entry observations and continuous assessments so that they understand children's individual needs. Children make good progress from their starting points and are well prepared for their eventual move to school. n Staff support children with additional needs well. They work closely with parents and external agencies and share and reinforce targets. They ensure children get

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need to do better?

the help they need and put plans in place so that children achieve and fulfil their individual potential. n Staff interact well with the children and encourage and support their learning as they play. However, not all staff consistently extend learning opportunities so that children receive wider learning through more of the areas of learning. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents speak highly of the staff and are

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28 November 2024 happy with the good progress that their child has made since starting. They say that staff keep them updated about their child's day and that there is a parent app to support communication between staff and parents. However, staff do not consistently keep all parents updated about their child's next steps in learning so they are aware of the learning that has been planned for their child. n Staff support children to use their natural curiosity and engage their senses as they squeeze, poke and pull a range of natural materials to build sand castles. n Children learn about the benefits of good health. For example staff provide healthy meals at snack time and lunchtime. Children practise their physical skills as they pour, feed themselves, wash their hands before eating and clear away their plates after eating. Staff provide healthy foods, such as fruit at snack time and rice, chicken and vegetables for lunch.

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n Staff provide exciting activities, such as hand printing, to help support children's learning. For example, children explore the world of colour as they mix colours, and they develop their pre-writing skills as they hold the brushes and paint their hands. n Children enjoy role play as they act out cooking scenarios using play pots, pans and food. This helps children to get ready for success by preparing them to learn skills about how to handle situations and develop skills for the future.

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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 implement a wider range of the areas of learning during their interactions with children, to support their learning fully. n place a sharper focus on ensuring all parents are made aware of their child's next steps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY269471 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10365503 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 130 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person The Enchanted Castle (Day Nursery) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 020 85526777 Date of previous inspection 6 August 2024

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Information about this early years setting

The Enchanted Castle (Day Nursery) Ltd registered in 2003. It is situated in East Ham, in the London Borough of Newham. It is open each weekday from 7.45am to 6.15pm, all year round. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs seven members of staff, all of whom hold a childcare qualification at level 3 or above.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during snack time. 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

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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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