Purple Jay Herne Hill Dulwich

Inspection of Purple Jay Herne Hill Dulwich 65 Green Dale, London SE5 8JZ

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Leaders do not ensure that risk assessments are thorough to ensure that the whole premises and areas where children play are safe, suitable and clean. In addition, staff do not ensure that all children are accounted for when they transition back inside. This poses a risk to children's safety and welfare. The key-person system is ineffective as staff do not ensure that children's care and learning are tailored to their individual needs. This leads to some children becoming upset and disengaged from any planned learning opportunities on offer.

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The provision is inadequate

Leaders explain what they want children to learn. However, staff have limited knowledge of children's learning at the different ages and/or stages of child development. Consequently, staff are not able to support all children effectively to make the progress they are capable of. That said, children enjoy sensory experiences as they play with dough, paint or in cornflour activities.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff do not explain their expectations for children's behaviour to children. This means that children do not always understand safe and suitable ways to behave, for example, when climbing small trees.

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need to do better?

n Good hygiene practices are not well implemented across the nursery. For example, staff do not remind children to wash or clean their hands and/or faces after messy play and in preparation for lunch. Consequently, some substances are left on children's faces and hands when they move on to play elsewhere. n The premises, furnishings and resources are not cleaned effectively. For example, staff do not ensure that the bowls they are using to serve children's fruit are sufficiently clean. Staff also do not consistently ensure that nappy changing areas are sufficiently cleaned. n Leaders do not ensure that staff fully understand the importance of keeping children safe during mealtimes. Despite staff training, some staff are still not sure of children's individual dietary requirements and their allergies. This poses a significant threat to children's safety during mealtimes. n The key-person system is not effective. Staff do not ensure that all children

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need to do better?

receive the support and care they require. This impacts on children's ability to fully thrive in the nursery. n Staff do not deploy themselves adequately to ensure that all children remain in sight and hearing. This resulted in an occasion where a child was left outside when the other children were brought back inside for their lunch. This lack of staff supervision results in children not always being monitored to ensure that they are safe. n Although there are risk assessments in place, staff do not ensure that all risks

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need to do better?

14 August 2025 and hazards in the environment and with resources are fully identified and removed. This leaves children at risk of unnecessary harm. n Leaders and staff build friendly and positive relationships with parents. There are effective procedures for reporting to parents on the curriculum and planned learning opportunities. Weekly roundups, and written summaries, provide parents with information on how their children are progressing towards their milestones. Parents are regularly invited to attend special nursery events. n Overall, children are happy at the nursery and show a positive attitude to their learning. However, staff do not always set clear boundaries for them, so they are not always clear about how keep themselves safe as they play. For example, staff do not teach older children how to play safely in the garden. n There is a range of planned activities on offer for children to engage in, some of

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need to do better?

which have appropriate, clear learning intentions. Some staff offer guidance for children to get the most from these activities. For example, staff support children to make a play train and help them to mix and stir cornflour and water to make 'ice cream'. However, this is inconsistent across the nursery as not all staff ensure that planning takes into consideration children's next steps. This means that not all children access good enough learning experiences. n Leaders highlight that they understand the importance of staff training and offer staff regular supervision meetings to discuss staff's individual learning requirements. However, the current programme of development and support is having a limited impact on staff performance. Staff require further professional development on early years teaching and child development to ensure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities,

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

14 August 2025 ensure that all staff, including leaders, have support and professional development opportunities that enable them to fully understand their roles and responsibilities to provide good quality and safe care for children 04/09/2025

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Due date

review the key-person arrangements to make sure every child's care and learning are tailored to meet their individual needs 04/09/2025

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ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children, so that children are adequately supervised at all times to ensure their safety 04/09/2025

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make sure that all staff are aware of children's individual dietary needs 04/09/2025

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develop staff's understanding of the importance of maintaining high standards of hygiene across the nursery 04/09/2025

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implement effective strategies to support children's understanding of staff's expectations of their behaviour 04/09/2025

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make sure the premises, equipment and resources are clean and hygienic to promote the welfare and well-being of children 04/09/2025

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ensure that risk assessment arrangements are effective so that risks to children's safety are identified and removed or minimised, in particular in the garden area. 04/09/2025

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Due date

14 August 2025 improve the planning and delivery of the curriculum, across all areas of learning and development, to support all children to make good progress 04/09/2025

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Due date

ensure that there is adequate monitoring, supervision and development of staff, so they are able to support children's learning and development needs effectively, with a focus on the quality of interactions. 04/09/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2732855 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 10412029 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 82 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person PURPLE JAY HERNE HILL LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 020 7738 7700 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Purple Jay Herne Hill Dulwich registered in 2023. The nursery is in the London borough of Southwark. It opens Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. There are 16 members of childcare staff. Of whom, nine hold an early years recognised qualification from level 2 to 6. The nursery accepts early years funding.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk to discuss what they intend children to learn. n Staff and children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out general observations of children and staff interacting. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to a range of parents to seek their views on the nursery. n The inspector engaged in a leadership meeting with the manager. n The inspector looked at a range of relevant documents. n The inspector tracked the experience of a range of children at the nursery.

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Inspection activities

14 August 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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