Bluebells Day Nursery

Inspection of Bluebells Day Nursery 283 Hall Lane, Chingford, London E4 8NU

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Staff help children to flourish at this setting. Children arrive to warm greetings and smiles from staff. Children quickly separate from their parents and carers and engage with activities that staff provide. Children show they have strong bonds with staff. They seek out familiar adults and peers. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff plan and design a curriculum which helps children to make progress in all areas of learning. They create a community atmosphere for families through a range of social events. This helps children to learn about their world and their diverse local community. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support. Staff work with parents and relevant agencies to ensure the right support is available for children. This helps all children to progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Overall, children behave well. They learn the skills they need to show respect to each other. For example, during story times, pre-school children and toddlers listen well, respond to questions and ask simple questions. Staff help children to make independent choices about what they would like to do and which activities they would like to participate in. Children show their excitement as they approach their learning. They enjoy their time at the setting and demonstrate their growing confidence.

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need to do better?

n Staff thoughtfully consider how to support children's communication and language skills. The youngest children handle small board books. Some respond with single words when they are interacting with nurturing staff. Other children learn about book characters. Staff introduce story props and objects to some literacy activities. This encourages children to retell stories. Older children independently choose to sit together and share books. All children develop a love of literacy. n Children have ample opportunities to develop their small and large muscles. Staff provide water play, construction and parachute games to improve children's physical skills. However, some staff do not stretch children's thinking further during other activities. For example, during planned activities, some staff are not clear about how to further support children to reach their next steps in learning. This means that children do not benefit from consistent experiences to build on

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need to do better?

what they already know and can do. n Staff promote children's early mathematical development well. For example, staff teach children about 'heavy' and 'light' as they explore with blocks in scales in the pre-school room. In other rooms, children join in counting songs and explore

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need to do better?

5 June 2025 volume through water play. This helps children to develop a good understanding of early mathematical concepts. n Children's behaviour is generally good. Children are helpful and follow the routines well. They share books with each other and develop good friendships. However, on occasion, when some children display unwanted behaviour, staff do not consistently help children to understand their behaviour or how they can improve it. This does not help children to consistently learn the impact their behaviour can have on their peers' emotional health. n Leaders value staff and support their well-being with a range of well-being incentives. However, they do not fully consider ways to help staff to enhance their teaching skills and practice to a consistently high level. For example, leaders do not use the current arrangements for staff supervision sessions fully to identify strengths and areas of development.

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need to do better?

n Staff create an environment that enables babies and young children to use all their senses. For instance, the youngest children smell, squash, taste and squeeze baked beans with their fingers as they explore it. This benefits children's sensory exploration and expression. n Parents praise staff highly for the care their children receive and how well they know their children. Parents like the information they receive about their children's developmental progress. They receive advice from staff to support their children's learning at home. Children continue to make good progress in their learning. n Parents receive encouragement from staff to continue to develop children's love of reading at home. A recent development at the setting is the lending library, where parents access books to share with their children at home. Staff build effective partnerships with parents.

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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 the planning of activities and experiences so there is a sharper focus on children's individual next steps in learning n support staff to be consistent in how they support children to learn why some behaviour is not acceptable, and how it has an impact on others n promote staff's skills and knowledge further by establishing effective coaching, training and mentoring to support children with consistently high levels of education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY538067 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10403081 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 60 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Bluebells Day Nursery (London) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 529 6058 Date of previous inspection 2 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Bluebells Day Nursery registered in 2016 and is located in Chingford, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The nursery operates all year round, from 7.30am until 6.45pm, Monday to Friday. The provider employs 16 members of staff, 13 of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 2 or above. The setting provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and deputy manager joined the inspector on a learning walk. They talked to the inspector about how they design the curriculum and arrange the environment to support children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff, and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and considered their comments and views. n The inspector carried out two joint observations, one with the deputy manager and one with the manager. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children, and evaluated the impact of teaching on children's progress and development. n The managers and the inspector met to discuss the leadership of the setting. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation provided upon request.

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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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