King David Nursery/Pre-School (Erith High Street)

Inspection of King David Nursery/Pre- School (Erith High Street) 81 Erith High Street, Erith DA8 1FE

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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

The staff team implement a well-designed curriculum to support children's communication and language development. Staff create many opportunities for children to hear words and practise speaking at the setting. Leaders and staff have introduced a home-reading programme so that parents can share stories with children. This aims to support children's language and literacy development.

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The provision is good

The staff team work closely with other professionals and implement effective learning strategies to help support children's listening and attention skills. Staff organise smaller group and one-to-one activities so that the teaching can be geared towards each child's specific needs. As a result, all children, including those who have additional learning needs, are making good progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

Children have formed strong attachments with staff, and this helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff allow children to choose what they would like to play with and learn. Children are imaginative and eager to share their knowledge. For example, children use construction bricks to build a model that they refer to as a 'skeleton'. They explain how and why they made the model and are able to identify the different colours of bricks used.

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The provision is good

Children are learning to understand the rules and boundaries of the setting. Staff encourage children to share and take turns and reinforce this throughout the day.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have a clear vision to provide children with an ambitious and rich curriculum. They ensure that the needs of children and their families are at the heart of the curriculum and that no child is left behind. Leaders have a good overview of the progress that children are making. They confidently talk about how they are supporting children's learning and what they want them to learn next. They promptly identify and organise additional support for children with special educational needs and /or disabilities. n Overall, staff understand what the curriculum aims are and have a good knowledge of children's abilities and next steps in their learning. Staff plan activities that complement what children already know and deepen their understanding further. For example, staff teach children to understand change and how things work by carrying out different experiments. However, at times, staff do not ensure that the planning and sequencing of the curriculum meet the

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need to do better?

age and developmental needs of the younger children. For example, staff ask younger children to sit and use pencils to colour in templates when children are not developmentally ready to take part in these activities.

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need to do better?

14 May 2025 n Partnerships with parents are good. Staff share information about what children are learning and how parents can support them further at home. Staff set homework tasks for the older children to help continuity and consistency in learning. Parents comment positively about the care and learning arrangements, and about the progress their children have made since joining the setting. n The staff team support children's communication and language development well. Staff maintain positive interactions with children. Children who speak English as an additional language have made consistently good progress in their communication and language development. They talk using a wide range of vocabulary. They have become very confident and independent learners. n Children benefit from eating healthy meals and snacks. Staff encourage children to wash their hands regularly and explain why they need to do so. This helps to

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need to do better?

support children's health and physical well-being. However, children have fewer opportunities to take age-appropriate risks in their play and build on their gross motor skills. Although staff provide some indoor physical activities and take the children out on trips, this is not embedded in the curriculum to ensure that children have regular access to outdoor learning to engage in robust physical play. n Staff set clear rules and expectations for behaviour. They teach children to be kind to one another and encourage them to share and take turns. In addition, staff offer regular praise during activities to help boost children's self-esteem. This contributes positively to children's personal, social and emotional development as well as their attitudes to learning.

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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 further staff's understanding of how to plan and sequence the curriculum to meet the needs of the younger children n improve the curriculum for supporting children's physical development, including the provision for regular access to outdoor play to help children take age- appropriate risks and build on their gross motor skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2772595 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10390595 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person King David Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07399 015 454 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

King David Nursery/Pre-School (Erith High Street) registered in 2024. The nursery is located in the London Borough of Bexley. There are four staff members who work with the children, including the provider, who is also the manager. Three members of staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 and 3. The nursery provides funded early education for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector discussed how the nursery organises its early years provision, and what it is that they want the children to learn. n The children spoke to the inspector about their learning and what they enjoy doing while at the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this is having on the children's learning. n Some parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity and held discussions about the children's learning. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times 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 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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