Jolly Tots Day Nursery

Inspection of Jolly Tots Day Nursery Hanwell Community Centre, London W7 1PD

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Staff create a warm and inviting atmosphere, and they greet children with smiles and positive interactions. This supportive environment helps children build secure attachments, allowing them to feel comfortable and safe with their key person and other staff members. However, the quality of education for children is variable. Staff's assessments of individual children's progress are not precise enough to determine their next steps in learning accurately. As a result, staff do not always plan effectively to address the individual needs of each child. This leads to children demonstrating a lack of focus and engagement and not making the progress they are capable of achieving. At times, children become easily distracted and move from one activity to another, without being engaged in their learning.

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The provision requires improvement

Despite some weaknesses, children generally enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff recognise how to use their interactions to enhance children's play. For example, they support children's mark making, sensory, imaginative and physical skills. Children have access to a variety of toys and resources. Staff follow children's ideas, providing activities based on their immediate interests. For example, children have opportunities for sensory exploration by playing with soil, sand and dough. Staff who care for babies and young children provide prompt attention, care and support. When babies are upset, they receive plenty of cuddles and affection to help them through these moments.

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need to do better?

n Staff at the nursery have a good understanding of children's interests and preferences. They observe children during their play and have some understanding of how they are progressing. However, staff do not use the information they gather about children's learning consistently. As a result, activities do not always closely align with children's abilities or the next steps in their development. n Staff understand how to use their interactions to enhance children's play, particularly in supporting their sensory and physical development. However, they do not consistently hold high expectations for children's learning. The curriculum does not sufficiently address the sequence of knowledge and skills that children need to develop. n The quality of education is inconsistent. Leaders have identified weaknesses in staff's practices in the current supervision arrangements but have not yet addressed these issues. Staff provide enjoyable writing and drawing activities,

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such as mark making with coloured pencils, which older children particularly like. Additionally, children enjoy singing songs and listening to stories that spark their interest in books. However, some children have difficulty understanding the complex language and questions that staff pose, which makes it hard for them

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23 April 2025 to respond effectively. n Staff are kind and caring. They offer praise and encouragement to children, which helps to build their self-confidence. However, staff do not maintain sufficiently high expectations for the behaviour of some children. They do not consistently help all children to understand right from wrong and what is expected of them. This lack of guidance negatively affects the enjoyment and learning experiences of other children. n Staff promote children's independence by assisting them with developmental milestones, for example toileting and self-care. They also teach children skills such as handwashing and hygiene. Additionally, staff support children's health by providing nutritious meals and ensuring daily outdoor access for all children, including babies. The safe and well-equipped garden allows children to explore plants, enjoy climbing apparatus, play with small hoops and ride on wheeled

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toys. n Leaders support children to develop their understanding of the world effectively. Children explore the natural environment and participate in planting activities in the nursery garden. Staff provide opportunities for children to grow plants from seeds and learn how to care for them. During their play, children eagerly use simple tools and containers, which helps them build fine motor skills in their hands and arms. n Leaders and staff prioritise positive relationships with parents and carers from the start. They maintain them throughout children's time at the nursery. Parents appreciate staff's flexibility, for example when adapting sessions to meet individual children's needs. n Leaders are committed to enhancing the nursery and have created clear plans to work towards this goal. They collaborate closely with local authority professionals to support their efforts. Additionally, leaders are updating existing

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action plans and incorporating feedback from parents and staff.

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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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Due date

23 April 2025 improve staff's understanding of assessment processes to ensure that they have an accurate knowledge of children's development to help them to make consistently good progress 28/05/2025

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Due date

implement an ambitious curriculum for all children that identifies a progressive sequence of knowledge and skills that children need to gain 28/05/2025

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Due date

support children's understanding and communication skills consistently, using developmentally appropriate language 28/05/2025

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Due date

support children further to manage their own behaviour by deepening their understanding of why they need to follow rules. 28/06/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546625 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10364382 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Jolly Tots Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02085755040 Date of previous inspection 24 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Jolly Tots Day Nursery opened in 2017. It is situated in the London Borough of Ealing. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. It employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, the manager holds a qualification at level 5, and a further six members of staff hold early years qualifications at levels 2, 3 or 5. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 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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