Partou Lancaster Avenue Day Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Partou Lancaster Avenue Day Nursery & Pre-School 43 Lancaster Avenue, LONDON SE27 9EL

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children arrive happily and feel safe. The staff know the children well and have formed secure attachments with the children in their care. Staff create a welcoming environment. Children's work is displayed on the walls at children's height. Family photos in the rooms help to develop children's sense of belonging.

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The provision is good

Managers and staff ensure that all children benefit from meaningful and important learning opportunities in the nursery. For example, staff plan to improve children's hand-eye coordination. Children concentrate well as they hammer small pins into brightly coloured wooden farm animals on a cork board. Some children practise their scissor skills by cutting out pictures from magazines. Children's fine motor skills develop while they learn to use one-handed tools.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models. They speak to the children in kind, warm tones. Children are keen to please the staff and rise to their high expectations. Children behave very well. Staff are quick to notice when children have disagreements. They help them to resolve conflict by offering possible solutions. When children successfully use their newly learned resolution skills, staff praise them. Children smile proudly.

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need to do better?

n Staff have a clear vision of what they want children to achieve. Planning is effective in supporting children to develop their knowledge and skills. Staff successfully gather information about children's interests from parents. They use this information to create next steps of learning and home learning goals. Consequently, parents can support children's development and work in partnership with staff. n Children's developing communication and language skills are supported through staff's engaging interactions. Older children pretend to make a 'winter soup'. Staff prompt them to name the ingredients they collect in the garden. Children say they have collected 'pumpkin seeds' and 'garlic'. Staff read to babies. When babies point and say 'car', staff reply, 'Yes, a green car,' to promote babies' learning. However, on occasion, some staff do not fully extend all children's language during focused activities.

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need to do better?

n Staff support babies and children to become increasingly confident in their self- care needs. Children show willingness and attend to their own needs as they wash and dry their hands. Babies self-feed with encouragement from staff. Children self-serve from a young age and scrape their plates clean afterwards. When going outside, children manage their own belongings, such as putting on coats, hats and gloves. Independence is promoted well. n Staff recognise the importance of developing gross motor skills. Children enjoy

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need to do better?

4 December 2024 rolling plastic hoops down the hill in the garden. They run after the hoops, collect them and run back up the hill. Younger children excitedly play with different-sized balls. They practise throwing them and kicking them. As a result, children develop their large muscle groups and improve stability. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents praise the kind and attentive staff who ensure the safety and well-being of their children. Parents are happy with the progress the children make. They say children have developed their social skills and are becoming more independent. Children are excited to attend nursery; parents say their children 'eagerly run in for breakfast every morning'. n Managers and staff provide children with opportunities to take risks in a safe environment. Staff supervise children well. Children spend long periods of time practising how to use balance bicycles and pedal bicycles. Children are thrilled to

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need to do better?

ride the bicycles down the hill with speed. Staff teach children how to slow down and stop at a safe distance. Children are encouraged to take age-appropriate risks. Staff deployment is effective. n At times, staff interrupt children's play, and this breaks children's concentration during meaningful activities. For example, staff in the baby room prioritise daily routines such as nappy changing times. Some staff do not always notice what children are interested in and attempt to engage children in their choice of activity instead. This can impact children's learning experiences.

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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 build on existing good practice to support all children to gain fluency at the highest levels n support staff to consistently recognise when to allow children to continue in their play without interruption.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411292 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10359937 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 52 Name of registered person Bascule Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02087610770 Date of previous inspection 11 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Partou Lancaster Avenue Day Nursery & Pre-School registered in 2010. It operates in West Dulwich in the London Borough of Lambeth. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds a qualification at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education.

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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 the children to learn. n Staff and parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during mealtime. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

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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