Cosy Cottage Daycare Ltd

Inspection of Cosy Cottage Daycare Ltd 63 Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton SM5 2EF

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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 settle happily in this small and homely nursery. Staff build strong foundations for babies through a stimulating curriculum and very consistent and warm interactions. They include babies' care routines from home into their daily practice to support babies' well-being effectively. Staff value each child and take time to find out about their interests and skills, which they link to activities well. They have high expectations of children and encourage children to act in positive ways.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is wide and varied and all children make good progress. Staff support children's creative development well. Babies enjoy exploring the texture of cereal oats and staff encourage babies to listen to the crunching sound they make. Older children are fascinated as they play with a cornflour mixture and observe the changes in consistency.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children to use their problem-solving skills to rescue toy animals trapped in cornflour. Children are delighted when they succeed. Staff support children's mathematical skills effectively. They help children to match numbered bean bags to support their number recognition skills. Staff sing counting songs to help children to learn to count successfully. These activities help children to gain useful skills in preparation for school.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide a wide range of stimulating resources and activities to support children's physical development well. For instance, children enjoy the challenge of climbing across different types of frames. They balance skilfully across stepping stones, steer wheeled toys carefully and gain good physical skills. n Overall, children gain good communication, language and literacy skills. Staff question children effectively and give them time to think and respond. Staff teach children new words, such as 'hard' and 'smooth', while they play with creative materials. They teach babies the names of common objects and sing action songs and rhymes. This supports children's language development well. n Staff know how to seek support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to promote the best outcomes for their learning. They understand the value of working closely with parents and carers and

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need to do better?

professionals to support children's needs. Staff observe children regularly to identify and close any gaps in their learning. n Staff work effectively with parents and give them regular updates on their children's progress. They do this in flexible and effective ways, including regular parents' meetings. Staff work closely with parents to support children's next steps in learning in areas such as language and literacy.

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28 May 2025 n Leaders reflect on all aspects of the provision and decide on areas for improvement. They monitor and support staff effectively. Leaders spend time in group rooms to observe and feed back to staff on ways to improve their practice. Leaders meet with staff regularly to discuss and support their work. They ensure that staff have opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge. For example, staff have attended a course on supporting babies' development, which has extended their practice in this area. n Children gain good independence skills. Staff teach children how to put on their outdoor shoes and coats. Children skilfully pour their own drinks and happily help to tidy away toys at the end of their play. Staff teach younger children how to feed themselves to support their independence skills. They help children to learn to share and to take turns, for example by playing simple board games.

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need to do better?

n At times, particularly during whole-group activities, such as story time, staff do not consistently consider how to meet the needs of younger children. For example, they read long stories that are more suitable for older children. This affects children who are aged two to three years, who become restless and lose focus on their learning. n Staff have started to teach children about some feelings, such as happiness. However, they do not teach children about a wider range of emotions. This means that staff do not consistently enhance children's understanding of feelings to support their understanding of themselves and others.

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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 extend knowledge of how to enhance the development of children aged two and three years, particularly when organising group activities n strengthen the curriculum to enhance children's understanding of feelings to support their understanding of themselves and others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2710869 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 10380392 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Cosy Cottage Daycare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07515 255 092 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Cosy Cottage Daycare Ltd registered in 2022 and is located in Carshalton, Sutton. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. There are six staff, including the manager. Of these, four staff hold childcare qualifications at level 3. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n During the inspection, the provider went on a learning walk around the nursery with the inspector to discuss the aims of the curriculum. n The provider and inspector carried out a joint observation of a planned group activity. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children and spoke with children when appropriate. n During the inspection, the inspector held a meeting with the provider and sampled some documentation. n The inspector considered the views of staff and parents during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

28 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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