Little Gems Nursery (Upper Clapton Road)

Inspection of Little Gems Nursery (Upper Clapton Road) Webb Estate Community Hall, Webb Estate, Upper Clapton Road, London E5 9BB

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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 happy and excited to begin their day, running up the ramp, waving and saying 'good morning' to visitors and staff waiting. Children separate easily from their parents and carers. They form strong attachments with their key person and other staff and even the youngest babies settle quickly with a reassuring cuddle.

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The provision is good

Children independently hang up their coats and bags and then pick their name to add to the self-registration board. They eagerly join an invitingly set up play experience as part of the nursery's ambitious and broad curriculum. Children excitedly talk about what they have been doing since last at nursery.

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The provision is good

Staff are positive role models for children; they support them to understand the importance of being a kind friend and taking turns and sharing. Children develop strong friendships with their peers, and they play cooperatively together. In the garden, they work together in the mud kitchen to create 'special soups'. Staff provide children with lots of praise and encouragement, giving them the tools to persevere when they initially find tasks tricky.

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The provision is good

The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent. Staff work closely with the local authority and parents to make timely referrals and ensure the right support is in place for all children.

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need to do better?

n Staff at the nursery know their children well. Starting points of children are accurately recorded and precise tracking of their development allows staff to understand and plan for what it is children need to learn next. n The curriculum for communication and language is a strength of the nursery. They continuously look at and work with other agencies to consider how they can provide an inclusive environment for all children. Staff speak clearly to children, using simple language and repetition. They introduce new language during activities that helps children expand their already wide vocabularies. For children with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language, they have visual routines and choice boards available to give children another method of communication. n Staff enthusiastically follow the interests of children. A flower shop in the role- play area extends children's interest in planting and growing. Children excitedly

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take turns to pick out flowers, discussing their shape and colours. They wrap them in paper, demonstrated by staff, and pay at the till. They discuss the different coins they have, looking at numbers and beginning to make simple additions to support their mathematical development as well as imaginative play.

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need to do better?

23 June 2025 n There are occasions when children may be overexcited and run around in the hall or climb. Staff are quick to remind them this is not what is expected. They repeat to children that they need to use their 'walking feet'. However, staff do not expand and help children learn to risk assess independently by providing an explanation as to why this is not appropriate. For example, describing they may trip and fall. n Staff provide children with a wealth of opportunities that helps them learn about the world around them. Every week children visit a senior care home to play games and do various activities alongside the elderly, building intergenerational relationships. Children grow a wide variety of fruit, vegetables and herbs within the nursery garden. They take care of them and proudly help to pick ripe redcurrants and raspberries for their morning snack. Staff take children out for walks to local green spaces to enhance their understanding of their local

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community. n Before lunch, older children gather together to read and take part in an interactive discussion around the book 'Handa's Surprise', building on their knowledge of healthy eating. However, due to the noise level in the hall from other children taking part in other routines of the day, children become distracted and lose focus in what is happening. They do not fully benefit from the well-thought-out intention of the session. n Partnership with parents is good. Parents comment on the caring relationships that staff develop with children that helps them feel settled, secure and eager to learn. Parents feel well kept up to date with what their children are learning and how they support this further at home.

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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 promote children's understanding further of why certain processes are in place to keep themselves and others safe n consider how background noise can be minimised, especially during the pre- lunch carpet session, to ensure children can focus and concentrate on their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2728160 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 10394728 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 41 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Little Gems Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02030510668 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Gems Nursery (Upper Clapton Road) registered in 2023 and is based in the London borough of Hackney. The nursery operates from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The nursery employs seven members of staff of whom five are qualified to level 3 and one is qualified to level 6. The nursery offers the government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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 a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of

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their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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