Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre-School

Inspection of Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre-School Mulberry Bush Nursery, 144 Chippenham Road, Romford RM3 8HT

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

The nursery is warm and cosy with natural resources throughout. Staff have carefully planned the space to reflect the nursery's vision of 'a home from home' for children. The dedicated and skilled team places high priority on meeting all children's needs. Children receive warm and nurturing care, which contributes to children demonstrating high levels of emotional security. A well-planned and carefully considered induction process means that children experience a secure transition to nursery and between rooms. Information collected from parents when children start nursery means any gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and appropriate support is promptly put in place.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff plan an ambitious curriculum, helping all children to make excellent progress in their learning and development. Staff consistently engage in high-quality, back- and-forth conversations with children, extending their thinking and introducing new vocabulary throughout the day. For children who learn English as an additional language, staff use basic signs alongside words to support their language development equally well.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are busy and active at the nursery. Staff model expected behaviours, so children learn rules and boundaries with ease. They carefully incorporate decision- making opportunities into everyday routines, helping children understand the importance of sharing and taking turns. They are encouraged to listen to each other and value each other's opinions. This creates a calm and respectful learning environment for children.

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n Staff consistently support children to develop their self-help and independence skills. For example, children are entirely self-sufficient at lunchtime. They serve themselves their lunch and pour their own drinks. When finished, they scrape their leftovers into the bin, wash up and wipe down their tables. These high expectations from staff, and excellent opportunities for children, promote developing lifelong self-care habits. n Staff promote children's listening, attention and communication skills extremely well. For example, staff encourage children to put on their 'listening ears' before they engage in lively conversations about the weather and days of the week. Children giggle and laugh together as they join in action songs and recall familiar nursery rhymes. Children are confident communicators. n Staff are astute to children's interests and use these to help develop their attention and concentration skills. For example, children's interest in dinosaurs is

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creatively extended to the large construction area. Staff ask thoughtful questions to extend their thinking, helping them to wonder what dinosaurs might eat.

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28 February 2025 Children learn that some dinosaurs were vegetarians and only ate plants. Children are keen and interested learners. n Staff offer a variety of activities to support children's learning and development. The garden offers children a selection of resources to develop their strength, balance and coordination. Children carefully navigate obstacle courses and learn to pedal bicycles. Staff's positive praise contributes to children taking pride in their achievements. n Management and staff are highly passionate about outdoor learning for children and plan inspiring and stimulating activities. With the children, they grow fruits and vegetables from seed, helping children to learn about plants. Staff carefully prepare and use what they grow in snacks and meals for children to eat. This helps children to learn where their food comes from, contributing to healthy eating habits for life. n Management places a strong focus on the positive well-being of the staff team.

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Staff speak highly of the support they receive. They say that they receive regular well-being assistance, one-to-one supervision sessions and opportunities for training and development. This fosters a motivated and valued team. n Nursery staff have highly effective relationships with parents. They show a genuine desire to ensure that parents' needs are being met, understanding the positive impact this has on children. Staff are warm and reassuring in their communication and work hard to keep lines of communication open. Parents are highly complimentary. They say that staff nurture their children's interests and keep them updated on their learning and development. They praise the team highly and say that their children are safe and secure here. n Management keeps up to date with developments in the early years by accessing training offered by the local authority. They spend time alongside staff modelling best practice and have a strong vision for the nursery. They are kind

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and caring, and work hard to support staff and families.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2714396 Local authority Havering Inspection number 10376174 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 34 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Finch, Dawn Elizabeth Anne

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reference number

Telephone number 07599 290454 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre school registered in 2022. It is based in the London Borough of Havering. The nursery opens all year round, from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides early education for three- and four-year-old children. The nursery employs five members of staff who all hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The manager took the inspector on a learning walk of the provision and explained their approach to learning. n A leadership discussion was held with the manager. n The inspector gained some views from parents about the nursery provision. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The inspector observed the quality of the education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

28 February 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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