Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Southwark

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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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

Children are confident and develop a sense of self. Older children talk about themselves and what they enjoy doing at the setting. Younger children express their preferences by pointing to things they want to play with. Children are highly independent. They learn to manage their own needs, such as helping themselves to water and telling staff when they need to use the toilet.

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The provision is good

Staff build strong relationships with children and know them extremely well. They speak with love and care for the children in their care. Children make friends and play together well. Older children learn to care for others. For example, staff remind them that younger children do not know the rules of the game yet and they must be patient with them. Children learn to cooperate with others, such as lifting a heavy pot of water together during water play.

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The provision is good

The provider is highly ambitious for children. They plan a curriculum that provides opportunities for children to develop their imagination and creativity through role play and exploration of real-life and natural objects. Children develop a wide knowledge of the world. They use public transport to visit the library and grow herbs to add to their dough. Children develop skills and knowledge that prepare them well for the next stage in their learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff use observations and assessment effectively. They identify the next steps in children's development and put plans in place to stimulate their learning. Staff know the children well and use their interests to help them engage in meaningful play. n The quality of teaching is good, overall. Staff sensitively ask questions to stimulate children's thinking. Staff are knowledgeable about what they want children to learn and interact with children well. This helps children to make good progress. n Children develop a love of books. Babies bring books to staff and point to the pictures. Older children independently talk about books with each other and become engrossed in looking at books on their own. This supports children's early literacy skills. n Children's communication and language development is supported well. Staff engage them in back-and-forth conversation and use appropriate words which extends children's vocabulary. Children share their ideas and talk about their

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need to do better?

holiday plans. Children are good communicators. n Overall, children behave well. Children learn to take turns, such as waiting to crawl through the tunnel or use the tongs to pick up objects. Older children cooperate well in group play, such as role play. Children develop good social

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need to do better?

20 May 2025 skills. n Children are curious to explore the resources and initiate their own play. For example, babies are interested in hanging bangles from a mug tree. Children persevere to complete tasks, such as fitting puzzle pieces together. They develop good concentration skills. n At times, planning is not tailored enough to support some children's learning. Some group activities are too challenging for some children, which means they struggle to join in. Additionally, there are occasions when children have to wait too long during transitions which leads to them losing control of their behaviour. However, this does not significantly impact on children's learning, overall. n Staff encourage children to do things for themselves. For example, children help clean the tables after lunch and learn to apply their own sunscreen. Children learn skills for later life. n Most parents speak highly about the care their children receive. The provider

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need to do better?

shares detailed information with parents about their children via daily diaries and frequent updates about their development. On occasion, some communication systems are not as effective as they could be, such as considering confidentiality during in person discussions. However, overall, parents say they feel well informed in general about their children's care and the progress they make. n The provider supports staff well. They use supervision meetings to identify staff's training needs. Staff have frequent opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills. This has a positive impact on the quality of care children receive.

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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 further develop the planning of the daily routines and experiences so all children's learning needs are considered and supported n continue to develop partnerships with parents to ensure there is a regular confidential, two-way flow of information about children's care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2703400 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 10403229 Type of provision Childcare on 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 33 Number of children on roll 32

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Casa Tierra Bilingual Childcare registered in December 2022 and is based in the London Borough of Southwark. This is a childcare on domestic premises setting. The provider employs 11 members of staff, six of whom hold childcare qualifications between level 3 and level 6 with qualified teacher status. The provider offers government funded childcare places.

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Inspection activities

n The provider joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 carried out joint observations of group activities with the provider. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

20 May 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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Inspection activities

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