Side By Side Creche

Inspection of Side By Side Creche Side By Side Avigdor Mews, Lordship Road, London N16 0QJ

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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 greet children and parents warmly as they arrive. They are aware of the additional support some children need to help them settle and are very reassuring. Children respond well, showing they are settled and secure.

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The provision is good

Staff provide a curriculum that supports children in making choices in their play. Children are learning to play alongside each other and developing their social skills with their friends. This supports all children's learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff plan the resources indoors and outdoors with interesting creative play included. A range of visuals and books are included for children to choose and learn about communication. Children have opportunities to enhance their sensory skills by exploring a range of different natural materials, including heuristic play. This is well planned to support babies and toddlers to problem-solve, experiment and explore.

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The provision is good

Staff teach children to be physically active as they benefit from free-flow play between the indoor and outdoor areas. Children thoroughly enjoy this as they negotiate the balancing-blocks circuit with confidence. Children also have access to the sensory and soft playrooms within the school to enjoy and further extend their skills. Children are enthusiastic as staff encourage their independence skills. They help children put on their coats and shoes and talk to them while including them. This is so that children understand that they need to put them on to keep warm outside. Babies and toddlers demonstrate good listening and attention skills and can follow simple instructions.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff work closely with local authority advisers. They are proactive in following any guidance given, including for adapting the environment to make this both safe and enabling for babies and toddlers in one group room. They have recently made changes to sleeping arrangements. They now have a separate room for children when they are sleeping, and staff follow safe procedures for monitoring and checking sleeping babies. n Staff encourage babies to develop their early walking skills. They have strategically placed low-level furniture inside and wooden resources outside for babies to pull themselves up on to develop their balance. All children enjoy climbing on the wooden blocks as they negotiate the space with confidence. n Staff are aware of children's next steps and any gaps in learning. The special educational needs coordinator and staff and parents work closely with each other. This includes other professionals for support and guidance when required.

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need to do better?

Staff plan to build on what children already know and can do. They adapt activities to enable children to take part. However, on occasion, staff do not offer

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need to do better?

8 May 2025 children further challenge to extend their learning. At times, some children are not as engaged as much as they could be during group and free-flow activities with less staff interaction. n Staff implement appropriate hygiene routines, and the environment is extremely well maintained. Children benefit from nutritious snacks and meals provided by their parents, and they have independent access to water throughout the day. n Staff benefit from supervision meetings with managers to identify areas for development. In addition, leaders observe and evaluate teaching to identify further professional development focuses. This includes supporting staff with regular reviews of how child supervision and risk assessments are managed to ensure children's safety. However, these processes could be strengthened to support all staff to consistently extend the quality of their interactions to the highest possible level.

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need to do better?

n Staff report that they feel valued and supported at this small and nurturing setting. They say that they receive regular opportunities to discuss their health and well-being and training needs. Most recently, all staff have received training on providing heuristic play for children. Staff are enthusiastic and keen to share their knowledge with other practitioners in the community. n Managers and staff update their safeguarding and child protection knowledge regularly. Leaders review staff confidence in how to contact the local authority designated officer if they have concerns about another adult or of the safety or well-being of a child. Risk assessments include that staff know the procedures to follow if a child has an accident and/or incident in the nursery. They keep appropriate records and encourage parents to be proactive about communicating to staff if their child requires medication. n Parents speak positively about the support they receive from staff. They say that

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need to do better?

staff share regular updates about their children's well-being. This includes information to plan a range of activities that reflect children's individual interests and areas of development.

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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 strengthen individual coaching and supervision processes to further enhance effective information sharing and arrangements for providing staff with feedback on their practice to ensure consistency across the whole team n continue to develop interactions with children during group activities and

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should:

8 May 2025 spontaneous play to provide children with further challenge and to help all children remain more focused and engaged in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2718279 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 10392356 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 9 Name of registered person Side By Side (Children) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02088808300 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Side by Side Creche registered in 2023 and is located in the London Borough of Hackney. The creche operates from 8.30am until 4pm each weekday apart from Friday, when the setting closes at 1.15pm.

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Inspection activities

n The nominated individual and inspector completed a learning walk, including all areas of the nursery, and they discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector talked to staff and parents 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 nursery and was introduced to the headteacher of the school where this independent nursery is located. n The nominated individual and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a group activity. n The nominated individual showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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