NEST Nurseries

Inspection of NEST Nurseries The Annex, Pickhurst Infant Academy, Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham BR4 0HL

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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

Children settle happily in this organised and stimulating nursery. Staff carry out home visits before children start at the nursery and build good relationships with them. They display pictures of children's families and sing greeting songs during morning group times. This helps children to feel valued and welcome. Staff have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour in positive ways. Children behave well.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is well thought out and strongly linked to the areas of learning and children's interests. Staff provide problem-solving tasks, such as how to extract juice from an orange, to develop children's thinking skills well. Children are highly motivated, and all children make good progress. Staff support children's mathematical skills well. For example, they use real wheels to teach children about circles and teach them other shape names. Staff teach children about numbers through counting songs and rhymes and count objects with children as they play. They teach children mathematical vocabulary, such as more or less and tall and short.

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The provision is good

Staff support children's creative development effectively. They encourage children to enjoy making three-dimensional models from scented play dough using different tools. Children explore colours and textures as they mix paint and cornflour in a tray. They gain good creative skills.

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need to do better?

n Children develop a good understanding of the world. Staff go on walks with children outdoors to discover different types of minibeasts. They plant strawberries and pumpkin seeds with children and teach them how things grow. Staff teach children early science, for instance about forces such as pulling and pushing. n Children learn to do things for themselves. They fetch their own plates and cups and serve themselves from communal bowls at mealtimes. Children put on their coats and shoes, and staff support younger ones to learn these skills. Children learn to share and take turns well. They share tools and resources during group activities. n Staff have very strong partnerships with parents and carers. They provide highly effective ways for parents to support their children's learning. For instance, staff invite parents and children to a birdwatching walk to support children's understanding of the world. They encourage parents to borrow books to read

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need to do better?

with their children at home. Staff use flexible and effective ways to provide parents with regular updates on children's progress and activities. Parents describe staff as kind and caring.

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need to do better?

16 January 2025 n Leaders monitor and support staff effectively. They spend time in the nursery to observe staff and set goals for improvement. Leaders supervise and support staff regularly. They provide good development opportunities to staff. For instance, staff attend a range of courses, including a course on supporting the development of two-year-old children. This helps to keep their knowledge and skills up to date and helps to enhance further the overall quality of learning experiences children receive. n Leaders evaluate all areas of the nursery and set suitable goals to build ongoing improvements. For example, they plan to continue to enhance children's personal and social development and thinking skills. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively. They create individual plans and monitor children regularly. Staff organise well-targeted activities that support children's learning well.

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n Children take delight in the spacious and well-designed outdoor area. Staff support them to practise a broad range of skills, such as balancing on tyres and planks. Children enjoy climbing over a humpback bridge. They thread ribbon through metal hoops to develop good small-muscle control. Children gain very good physical skills. n Staff maintain good levels of safety for children. They check all areas, indoors and outdoors, to reduce the risk of hazards. Leaders ensure that new staff go through a comprehensive recruitment procedure to keep children safe. Generally, children behave in safe ways. n Overall, children gain good communication, language and literacy skills. Staff provide opportunities during whole-group sessions for children to talk about things they bring in from home. Staff read stories to children, who make spontaneous remarks. However, at times, staff do not fully consider ways to enhance children's listening skills during free-play sessions.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff organise small-group activities for children well. However, on occasion, staff do not always consider if resources are appropriate for children's age and stage of development. For example, during a juice extraction activity linked to early science, some children found the equipment too difficult to operate.

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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 arrangements of the environment to consistently enhance children's

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should:

16 January 2025 listening skills, including in relation to noise levels n enhance staff's understanding of the use of resources to ensure that equipment is appropriate for children's use.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2689360 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10367870 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Nexus Education Schools Trust

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reference number

Telephone number 02084623399 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

NEST Nurseries registered in 2022. It is located in West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley. The nursery is open during term time, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. There are nine staff, including the manager. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The provider carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the inspector. n During the inspection, the inspector went on a learning walk around the nursery with the provider to discuss the aims of the curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children and spoke with children, when appropriate. n During the inspection, the inspector held a meeting with the provider and sampled some documentation. n The inspector considered the views of staff and parents during the inspection.

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16 January 2025 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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