Smarty Pants Abbey Lane Limited

Inspection of Smarty Pants Abbey Lane Limited Abbey Lane Childrens Centre, 1 Abbey Lane, London E15 2SD

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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 help children to settle well. They provide children with comfort and reassurance on arrival. Children respond to the warm tones used by staff, especially those children who have recently joined the setting. Children are keen to explore the environment. They know the routines well. Children express their feelings to staff and peers, and older children share the reasons for their emotions.

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The provision is good

Staff plan a variety of interesting and engaging activities that support children's next steps in learning. They successfully support children's recognition of numerals, counting skills and understanding of quantities. Children follow recipes to make 'rock cakes' and 'sand muffins' in the garden, using natural resources such as flowers, stones and mud. Children play collaboratively. They talk about needing bigger containers to collect water for their cakes and muffins. Staff use questions well to develop children's understanding of quantities. For example, they ask children how many stones they have and how many more scoops of mud they need. Children develop good mathematical skills as they count, identify numerals and use language around quantities. Leaders ensure that all children, including disadvantaged children, make good progress from their starting points.

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The provision is good

Children build strong relationships with staff and each other. They giggle and laugh as they play with their friends. Staff role model how children should ask their peers to share toys and resources they would like. On rare occasions, staff talk to children about disagreements and conflict. Children learn how to resolve any conflict independently.

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n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. Staff use objects and visual aids to help communicate with babies. They consistently use key words in context. For example, during water play, staff say 'splash', 'water' and 'bubbles' repeatedly. Staff ask a variety of open-ended and closed questions to develop children's listening and understanding skills. For example, staff ask children what they are building. Children reply 'a house' and 'a street'. Staff ask further questions, such as whether the street is busy and whether it will be loud or quiet on the street. As a result, children's vocabulary expands, and their communication skills improve. n Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their independence. Older children are encouraged to manage small tasks at mealtimes. They pour milk onto their cereal at breakfast, self-serve their own lunch, and scrape their own plates after meals. Staff introduce babies to self-feeding, and they learn to hold

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utensils. Children grow in confidence and independence and develop skills for future learning.

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30 April 2025 n Parents are happy with the progress their children are making. They receive communication regarding their children's learning and development. Parents of children who speak English as an additional language say their children's English language skills have improved since joining the nursery. Parents hear them singing nursery rhymes in English at home. Parents compliment the staff for the help they provide when toilet training children and teaching children about early privacy and self-care. However, parents report that they are not consistently made aware of staff changes within the setting so they know more about their children's day. n Staff feel their well-being and professional development are supported well by leaders. Staff report that leaders make themselves available to talk to and help them manage their workload. Leaders provide regular training to develop staff's understanding of curriculum, schemas in child development and fire safety. This

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helps staff to continuously improve their practice and leads to better outcomes for children. n Overall, children enjoy their learning experiences. However, at times, staff's implementation of some routines in the day does not help to support and extend children's concentration and focus during activities they enjoy. At times, staff abruptly leave an activity or move a child along to do something else, and this disrupts children's learning. n Staff have clear expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. Staff remind children about the 'golden rules'. When older children temporarily go off task during group time, staff remind them about 'good listening' rules. Children are familiar with these rules, and they respond quickly. Staff encourage children to listen to each other and teach them to take turns to talk. Consequently, children treat each other with respect and kindness. n Staff support children to develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. All

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children develop good physical skills. They demonstrate good coordination and balance as they navigate space when completing obstacle courses. Staff take all available opportunities to discuss healthy eating. They talk to children about vegetables making them strong, carrots being good for their eyes and fish being good for the brain. Children make positive choices about health.

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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 develop partnership with parents to keep them informed about the changes

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should:

30 April 2025 within the setting n review the organisation of daily routines to consistently support and extend children's concentration and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2723271 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10395719 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 70 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Smarty Pants Abbey Lane Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02085559442 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Smarty Pants Abbey Lane Limited registered in April 2023. It operates in a children's centre in the London Borough of Newham. The setting is open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm. There are nine members of staff, six of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and deputy joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Staff and parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out joint observations during structured group times and outdoor learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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30 April 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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