Sunshine Fruits Nursery Camberwell

Inspection of Sunshine Fruits Nursery Camberwell Sunshine Fruits Nursery, The Employment Academy, 29 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UA

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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

The nursery provides a calm and nurturing environment where children flourish and feel secure. Staff place a high value on children's emotional well-being and get to know all children well from the start. This helps children to build strong bonds with their key person, settle quickly and develop a sense of belonging. Staff encourage children to make choices and try things for themselves. They provide praise and encouragement, which raises children's self-esteem and extends their independence.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff have high expectations for all children. They provide an ambitious and challenging curriculum, which extends children's curiosity and builds on their existing knowledge. For example, babies show their excitement as they sing and wait to see what is in a box. Toddlers show excellent concentration as they self-select and complete activities that help to develop their fine motor skills, such as using scissors and spanners to undo nuts. Pre-school children demonstrate writing their names and achieve complex sums by counting in tens and units.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to recognise a range of emotions and learn respect for their peers. They role model behaviour they expect, and praise kindness and good manners. Children show a positive attitude to their learning, follow instructions and behave well.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are ambitious and inspire the dedicated staff team to provide high- quality care and education for all children. This includes children with additional needs or those from disadvantaged backgrounds. They plan a broad curriculum that builds on children's interests, and provides them with the knowledge and skills they need for their next stage of learning and subsequent move on to school. n Staff observe children as they play and identify children's next steps in learning. They complete regular assessments that highlight children's achievements and show any gaps in their learning. Staff address these swiftly, and leaders put support plans in place when needed to help children with any concerns. This ensures that all children make good progress. n Partnerships with parents and carers are a strength of the nursery. Parents speak highly of the caring staff and the diverse range of learning experiences

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need to do better?

their children receive. Communication is good, and parents acknowledge the regular updates they receive about their children's progress. Staff share children's next steps in learning and ideas to continue children's learning at home. Parents state that their children are happy to attend and have improved their communication and self-help skills since attending.

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need to do better?

29 January 2025 n Staff promote children's communication and language skills well. They babble with babies and encourage two-way interactions. Staff repeat sounds and teach children new vocabulary as they sing and share stories. They skilfully ask children questions that extend their thinking and allow them time to answer. Staff encourage children to share their ideas and extend their sentences. n Staff engage well with children during activities. They increase their understanding of mathematical language and concepts. For example, babies find hidden toy snakes in spaghetti and repeat numbers with staff. Toddlers learn about three-dimensional shapes and sizes. Older children sequence objects and count with confidence. However, staff do not organise some larger group activities to ensure that all children maintain interest, which affects children's learning. n The nursery prides itself on embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion. Staff

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support children to learn their home languages alongside learning English. Parents are welcomed into the nursery to share their different faiths and cultures. Staff explore different festivals throughout the year with children, which helps children to gain an understanding of others and their own uniqueness. n Children benefit from the nutritious freshly cooked meals, which encourage them to eat vegetables. Staff promote children's physical development alongside extra-curricular activities, such as tennis, music and movement and forest school. They support children to extend their balance and coordination skills further. Children follow good hygiene routines. n Leaders have robust recruitment procedures in place and ensure that all staff understand their roles and responsibilities. Regular staff supervision and monitoring of practice ensures that high standards are maintained. Leaders seek the views of parents to help evaluate the service the nursery provides and make

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need to do better?

further improvements. Staff receive regular training and feel their well-being is supported effectively.

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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 review and strengthen the organisation for group activities to ensure that all children can continue to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544148 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 10372214 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 84 Number of children on roll 66 Name of registered person Sunshine Fruits Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0203 691 4340 Date of previous inspection 5 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Sunshine Fruits Nursery Camberwell registered in 2017 and is located in the London Borough of Southwark. The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 staff members hold relevant childcare qualifications, ranging from level 2 to level 4. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The nursery provides government funded childcare. It implements the Montessori teaching approach.

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Inspection activities

n The manager, staff and inspector carried out a learning walk together to discuss the nursery's intentions for the children's learning. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation and discussed the impact on the children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents and read their written reports, and took account of their views. n The inspector held discussions with the leaders about safeguarding and how they evaluate their practice. n The inspector looked at relevant documents, including paediatric first-aid certificates, qualifications, insurance and suitability checks.

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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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