Kindred Waltham Abbey

Inspection of Kindred Waltham Abbey 50 Brookland Drive, Waltham Abbey EN9 3FA

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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

On arrival, children smile and show an eagerness to enter this inviting nursery with its cosy, home-from-home atmosphere. New babies and children demonstrate that they feel safe and comfortable by freely exploring the wide range of age- appropriate resources on offer. Staff are warm, nurturing and consistently responsive to all children's ongoing learning and emotional needs. Consequently, children build swift and strong attachments to their key person. Babies often initiate cuddles with them when they need a little reassurance, and older children confidently ask staff when they require some help. Children feel a sense of belonging as staff beautifully present children's artwork throughout the nursery. This boosts children's self-esteem as they proudly talk about their successes and achievements.

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The provision is good

Children merrily join in with singing and performing actions to their favourite songs. This contributes to the swift progress children make in their speech and language development. Children develop healthy lifestyles and benefit from continuous access to outdoor play. The woodland garden offers endless opportunities to explore nature, such as learning about growth and the life cycles of plants. Staff promote positive behaviours with their consistently good role modelling, such as introducing fun, turn-taking games. This means older children are gradually beginning to solve disagreements with peers for themselves.

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n Teaching is of very good quality. It is organised in a way that helps children remember long term what they have been taught and build connections in their learning. For example, as babies and young children enjoy a messy-play experience based around a familiar fairy tale, staff introduce and repeat new single words and phrases. Additionally, they introduce corresponding puppets and books to extend and maximise children's learning. As children explore the book, they begin to use gestures and repeat learned words to correctly recall what is happening in the story. n The management team works closely with all staff to ensure the well-planned curriculum is embedded throughout the nursery. Staff use children's interests and knowledge from ongoing assessment processes to plan interesting activities and experiences. As a result, children are happy, inquisitive learners who consistently show high levels of engagement and an eagerness to learn.

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n Children confidently share their knowledge of arctic animals with others during a winter-themed, imaginary play activity. Staff ask thought-provoking questions to extend children's knowledge and the understanding of this topic. Sometimes, staff do not consistently help children fully discover answers to these questions or curiosities to deepen their knowledge and extend their learning and

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8 January 2025 development further. n The management team instigates effective partnership working with local schools and other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to help secure relevant support for children now and when they transition to school. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their starting points. n Children develop healthy eating habits and enjoy fresh and nutritious meals prepared daily on site. Mealtimes are well organised throughout the nursery. Older children patiently wait their turn to scrape their leftovers off their plate into the compost bin. Staff frequently provide meaningful praise for these respectful and polite manners, which promotes children to repeat these positive behaviours. n Parents applaud the bespoke settling-in processes where staff get to know them and their children before starting. Parents welcome opportunities to join in with

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their child's activities and talk with staff. Overall, parents are happy with the daily, face-to-face and online communication they receive about their child's day. However, progress reviews with some parents are not thorough enough to ensure they continuously know how to further support their child's learning at home. n Children consistently show high levels of independence. Staff foster confidence in children's own abilities by encouraging them to try and do things for themselves first, before offering help. With highly effective role modelling from staff, children are learning to successfully carry out and understand the importance of following hygiene routines to the end. For example, older children independently wash their hands after blowing their nose on a tissue.

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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 help staff build on their already good interactions during children's play to further enhance and deepen their knowledge on topics children are interested in n enhance further effective communication with parents so that all parents continuously understand how to support their child's specific ongoing learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2807413 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10364654 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 55 Number of children on roll 90 Name of registered person Kindred Education (NE London) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01992 650166 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kindred Waltham Abbey registered in 2024. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, and one holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for all eligible children.

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n The manager and the inspector completed a tour of the nursery, both indoors and outdoors, to understand how the early years provision and curriculum are organised. Additionally, the manager showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of group activities with the manager and also discussed self-evaluation. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. The inspector spoke with parents and carers during the inspection and also took account of their views. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team and also discussed self-evaluation. The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as

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evidence of the suitability of the staff working in the nursery and a selection of other records.

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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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