Early years · Early years inspection (EIF)
Sunny Kids - All Saints
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- Inspection date verified
11 Jul 2025
- Inspectors verified
Kate Daurge
- Behaviour and attitudes verified
Good
- Leadership and management verified
Good
- Overall effectiveness verified
Good
- Personal development verified
Good
- Quality of education verified
Good
- Postcode verified
BR6 0QD
- Name on report verified
Sunny Kids - All Saints
- URN verified
2725866
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- OverallGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
79% of comparable inspections in the last three years were graded Good (17,905 inspections).
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Communication & language7
“This helps children to develop strong communication skills.” p.2Teaching & assessment3
“Interactions between staff and children are strong.” p.2Parents & families3
“Parents and carers have positive relationships with staff.” p.2
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- Pages
- 6
- Words of findings
- 703
- about usual (typical 803)
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Flesch 60, typical 54
- Average sentence
- 11 words
- Next steps
- 1
- typical 2
- Hedged sentences
- 5%
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Inspection of Sunny Kids - All Saints All Saints Church, 44 Bark Hart Road, Orpington BR6 0QD
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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
Staff teach children to express themselves at the pre-school. They help children to become confident talkers. Staff talk to children considerately, carefully selecting new words they want them to hear. They consider the individual needs of children with special educational needs and or disabilities (SEND). All children feel confident to talk to other people. They develop fluency in a variety of different scenarios.
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The provision is good
Leaders plan a curriculum that aims to build children's resilience. They do this by teaching children that making mistakes is good as it means they are learning. For example, staff correct children when they miss out numbers in counting activities. They reward them for trying again. Staff have high expectations of all children. All children experience setbacks and feel confident to take risks in their learning.
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The provision is good
Staff create a culture of community within the pre-school. They give children responsibilities that help them to contribute to pre-school life. For example, children become 'happy helpers', where they learn life skills, such as cooking for their friends. Staff teach children to be sensitive to the needs of others. When children fall, their friends help them up. Children feel safe, are kind and behave well.
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need to do better?
n Staff know what they want children to learn. They create an environment that helps children to develop exciting new interests and talents. All children enjoy exploring the pre-school and working out how things work. They feel curious about the world around them. Children want to discover new skills. This promotes their future learning. n Staff understand how to find out what children know and can do. They use regular assessments to identify gaps in children's knowledge. Staff share information about children's milestones with their parents. They confidently plan activities that consider the learning needs of all children, to support their learning. n Leaders have a clear vision for how they want the curriculum to be implemented. However, there are inconsistencies in how staff deliver activities. For example, some staff do not always prepare children for focused activities. They do not consistently teach children how to join in or listen well. As a result,
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need to do better?
the curriculum is not yet fully embedded across the pre-school. This limits the ability of some children to focus during activities and develop their attention skills. n Staff skilfully teach mathematical skills to children. They use play opportunities to show children how to measure, count and order numbers. Children feel excited to extend their skills. They are curious mathematicians that enjoy using
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need to do better?
11 July 2025 numbers in their play. n Interactions between staff and children are strong. Staff encourage all children to use new vocabulary by repeating words. Children learn to understand the meanings of words by hearing them in different contexts. They sing songs, read stories and chat to staff. This helps children to develop strong communication skills. n Staff understand that some children may need support with their learning. They ensure that children with SEND receive the support they need to learn. For example, leaders work with external professionals to support children's learning. This helps all children to make good progress. n Parents and carers have positive relationships with staff. They say they can go to them for support and advice. Parents report that they receive regular feedback on how to support their children's learning at home. They talk about the progress that their children have made since attending the pre-school.
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need to do better?
n Staff help to promote children's physical health. For example, they plan a wide range of opportunities for children to play outside in the fresh air. Staff teach children to ride on wheeled toys, climb and explore sensory trays in the garden. Children develop a range of skills to promote their physical development. n Leaders have secure procedures for training new staff. They help them to understand their roles and responsibilities. Staff feel confident to talk about the induction processes and support they have from leaders. They receive training that helps them to understand how to keep children safe.
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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 how the curriculum is implemented to support children to join in and concentrate during focused activities.
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Setting details
Unique reference number 2725866 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10392244 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care
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inspection
Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Sunny Kids UK Ltd
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reference number
Telephone number 07985 344694 Date of previous inspection Not applicable
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Information about this early years setting
Sunny Kids - All Saints registered in 2023. It is situated in Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley. The pre-school employs seven staff, four of whom hold an early years qualification at level 3. It is open during term time, from 9am to 3pm on Monday to Thursday, and from 9am until 12.15pm on Friday. The pre-school provides government funded 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 children to learn. 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 on children's learning. n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.
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Inspection activities
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
11 July 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.
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Inspection activities
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