388 Streatham Hub Children's Centre

Inspection of 388 Streatham Hub Children's Centre Streatham United Reformed Church, 388 Streatham High Road, LONDON SW16 6HX

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children are welcomed into a warm and friendly learning environment. Staff work closely with parents to help settle children in. They take time to get to know the children with their likes and dislikes and use this effectively to settle them into the nursery routine. Children arrive eager to start their day. Staff are close at hand to offer cuddles of reassurance to children. Once they are settled, children happily go and explore the well set out learning environment.

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The provision is good

Staff work closely with parents to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff liaise with parents to find out developmental milestones and to assess their stages of learning and development. Staff also work closely with other agencies to identify targets and complete individual education plans to support children's learning and development. Children are starting to make good progress given their starting points.

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The provision is good

Staff promote positive behaviour management. They teach children to use 'kind hands' and use positive reinforcement to praise good behaviour. Children behave well. Leaders have recently changed how transitions are carried out between activities and daily routines. Staff are still learning and evaluating the best way to support these transitions to minimise disruption with children.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have made extensive improvements to practice in the nursery. All staff have received in depth safeguarding and child protection training. They now have secure knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. n Although new leaders have just started, they have made an impact raising the quality of teaching in the nursery. All staff have been trained on the new curriculum and how to support children's next steps in learning. Staff are aware of assessing children's starting points, and using this to review next steps of learning. n Staff do not always recognise the value of children moving resources between learning areas. On occasion, they stop children from doing so, which reduces children's opportunities to explore, test ideas and deepen their understanding of how things work in different ways. n Some staff are not as confident as they could be when supporting children who

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speak English as an additional language. Staff are quiet around children and do not consistently use strategies, such as using key words in children's home languages, to understand what children are asking. n Parents explain they are extremely happy with the care the staff provide. They explain how caring staff are making sure their children are settled. They also

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16 September 2025 explain how staff take time to get to know the children and parents, making them feel welcomed. n Staff have a good understanding of children's likes and use this to plan effectively. For example, they make good use of the large outside spaces to support children's physical development. Children thoroughly enjoy learning how to use the climbing frames in different ways. They learn how to climb the steps and manoeuvre themselves to use the slide. This further supports children's physical development. n Children get great pleasure in mark making. Staff encourage children to use large chalks to draw and make different designs on the walls and the floor in the garden area. Children excitedly show other staff what they have drawn. Staff praise them for their work and children beam with pride. n Staff and leaders are quick to identify any learning needs for the children. They adapt the learning environment to support this. For example, they set up daily

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sensory activities to support children with SEND, helping them to settle during activities. This helps children to regulate their behaviour, limiting disruptions. n Staff teach children to be alert to their own safety, for example, when using the climbing frame and playing with balls. They remind children that they can throw balls when outside as they have more space. They also teach children the safe way to use climbing frames.

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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 support staff to recognise and promote children's natural curiosity, including allowing them to move resources between different learning areas to extend their exploration and learning n coach staff to be more confident with supporting children who speak English as an additional language with their language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423134 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10402992 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 33 Number of children on roll 7 Name of registered person 388 Streatham Hub Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8677 7088 Date of previous inspection 19 March 2025

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Information about this early years setting

338 Streatham Hub Children's Centre registered in 2011 and is located in the Streatham area of the London Borough of Lambeth. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff, of whom four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery operates from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of government funded childcare places.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector conducted the learning walk and talked about their curriculum and action plans for improvement. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke with staff regarding how they support children with SEND. n The inspector and manager discussed the quality of interaction and activities on offer to the children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of staff suitability.

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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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