Blossoming Minds Daycare Ltd

Inspection of Blossoming Minds Daycare Ltd 115 Woolwich Road, London SE10 0RF

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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

Staff warmly welcome children at the beginning of the day. Children are excited to come into the setting, and they quickly settle at an inviting activity in the engaging environment. Leaders are highly ambitious. They set out clear learning intentions as part of a broad curriculum to promote children's learning and ensure that they are ready for school. Children's behaviour is good. Children play cooperatively together, developing strong friendships. Older children show concern for younger children. For example, they rush to help them to carry a chair during musical chairs when they hear them comment it is 'too heavy' for them. Staff organise games, helping children learn the importance of sharing and taking turns. They use clear and concise instructions to help even the youngest children to join in and understand the rules.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children, encouraging them to be independent. Children line up to wash their hands before mealtimes. They butter their own bread to make sandwiches for lunch, choosing which fillings they would like. Children are confident to express themselves, share their opinions and seek others out to play. Staff offer children praise and encouragement. This helps to promote children's self-esteem and helps children to persevere, developing resilience in tasks they may find tricky. Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is good. Staff swiftly identify children who may need additional support and work collaboratively with others to put this in place.

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n Staff know children well. They monitor children's learning effectively. Staff use this information to identify what it is children already know and what it is they need to learn next. All children make good progress in their learning and development. n The development of children's communication and language skills is a strength of the setting's curriculum. Staff use lots of repetition with younger children to reinforce their vocabulary. They introduce new contextual language during discussions and ask children open-ended questions. Staff research the answer to questions the children ask, such as how many spots a ladybird has, so that they can provide accurate answers and empower children with knowledge. n Staff at the setting are enthusiastic. They are down on children's level, joining in their games and constantly looking at how they can provide a wide range of opportunities. However, in this excitement to provide such a range of

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experiences, staff can sometimes overly direct children's play, which means children are moved between activities and resources quickly. This does not give children the time and space to continue the activities they want to stay at longer to extend their learning independently.

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24 April 2025 n Staff promote children's understanding of healthy lifestyles, such as involving children in cooking activities. At snack time, children make their own faces using a range of fresh ingredients, such as strawberries, peppers, cucumber and celery. Children discuss the taste and feel of different ingredients. n Children are physically active. They enjoying yoga and dance, as well as regular outings to the local park. Staff support children to develop good oral hygiene, including brushing their teeth daily after lunchtime. n Parents speak highly of the setting. They especially appreciate the way staff incorporate children's home languages into activities, for example all learning poetry in Mandarin or learning to count in Portuguese. Parents comment on the excellent feedback they receive from staff. They comment that staff notice the smaller new things their children achieve, as well as the bigger milestones.

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Parents feel that their children are in a safe and nurturing environment. n Staff feel well supported in their roles. They have regular opportunities to meet with leaders through supervision sessions to discuss any concerns they may have. Leaders regularly encourage staff to engage in further training opportunities to continue their own professional development. n There are rules and boundaries in place in the setting, which staff discuss daily during group times. Children show an understanding of the concepts of using 'kind hands' and sharing resources with others. When children act impulsively, such as pushing an empty swing back on themselves at the park, staff are swift to intervene and tell children not to do this to prevent them from harm. However, they do not explain why these actions are harmful. This does not support children to be able to understand the consequences of their actions and keep themselves and others safe.

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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 allow children greater time to explore in their own play to build their imagination and creativity skills n consider how to further promote children's understanding of why certain processes are in place to keep themselves and others safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2775642 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10397716 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 68 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Blossoming Minds Daycare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02088589955 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Blossoming Minds Daycare Ltd registered in 2024 and is located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The setting operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. It currently employs eight members of staff. Of these, seven staff are qualified to level 2 and above. The setting provides government funded childcare.

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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 The inspector spoke to the children to find out about their time at the setting. 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 The special educational needs coordinator 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 on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a group activity. 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 setting.

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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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