Ivy House, Station Road

Inspection of Ivy House, Station Road 14 Station Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey KT7 0NR

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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

There are breaches to the requirements of registration that place children at risk of harm and compromises their safety and well-being. Leaders and staff lack secure safeguarding knowledge, and staff are unclear about their roles and responsibilities. This means they do not implement effective risk assessments or ensure that the quality of teaching and experiences enable all children to make the progress they are capable of.

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The provision is inadequate

Children form warm relationships with staff. Staff know their key children well. The setting operates a buddy key-person system, so children are supported by someone who knows them well in their key person's absence. Children are confident with staff. For example, when younger children observe cause and effect during their activities, they seek eye contact with staff and beam with delight. Staff respond with warmth and kindness and share in children's enjoyment, which helps build emotional security.

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The provision is inadequate

Most children show enthusiasm as they explore their learning environment. For example, older children use sticks as magic wands to protect themselves from the 'giants' in the garden. However, some children do not receive effective support from staff to engage in activities, so teaching does not consistently extend their learning.

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need to do better?

n Although leaders consider ways to support staff to understand their roles and responsibilities, these do not go far enough to ensure that staff fulfil these well in practice. This impacts on children's engagement in their learning and their safety. For example, staff do not identify potential risks to children as they use the play equipment and engage in activities. They also do not ensure that they supervise children well during mealtimes and play. This results in avoidable incidents and near misses occurring, which sometimes go unnoticed by staff. Additionally, when children are eating, staff do not remind them to finish their mouthful before they speak. This compromises children's safety. n Leaders and staff do not have robust safeguarding knowledge. Although they recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse, they do not have a secure understanding of the procedures to follow, including how to manage any

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allegations made against staff. This does not help to keep children safe. n Leaders have designed a curriculum that is age-appropriate to children's learning. However, staff do not have a secure understanding of how to implement this consistently well in practice. They also do not ensure that they support all children to extend their knowledge and skills. For example, as children play in the garden area, some receive little support to engage in their

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need to do better?

29 September 2025 learning. As a result, children spend time on their own as they splash a puddle of water or play with the back gate. This does not support all children to show a good attitude to learning, and does not enable them to make the progress they are capable of. n Staff do not always provide clear explanations to enable children to understand what is expected of them. For instance, when staff organise a parachute activity, they do not give children the information they need to enable them to take part in the activity safely. Consequently, children stand on and go underneath the parachute, so when it is lifted up, children fall and hurt themselves. Additionally, staff do not provide children with consistent support to manage their behaviour. At times, staff show patience and kindness as they support children to regulate their feelings. However, at other times, staff do not ensure that children modify

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need to do better?

their behaviour appropriately. This does not provide children with consistent messages about how they are expected to behave. n When teaching is successful, some children benefit from support that helps to build on their development. For example, staff support small groups of children to immerse themselves in the stories being read to them. They encourage children to develop their language skills as they recall what they know about the story, and to notice details in the pictures. Additionally, some children copy what they have learned from staff, such as supporting their friends to climb across the stepping logs. This helps children to show kindness to others.

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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

improve oversight of the provision to ensure that staff receive effective coaching, mentoring and support to enable them to fulfil their roles and responsibilities 20/10/2025

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Due date

ensure staff have the skills to identify and successfully manage potential risks to children 20/10/2025

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Due date

29 September 2025 ensure staff and leaders have secure safeguarding knowledge and understand the procedures they need to follow to manage safeguarding concerns 20/10/2025

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Due date

ensure staff understand how to implement the curriculum effectively to support all children to make good progress 20/10/2025

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Due date

ensure staff organise activities and experiences effectively to support children's positive attitudes to learning. 20/10/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2783888 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10417307 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 62 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Future Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07805520172 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Ivy House, Station Road registered in 2024 and is in Thames Ditton, Surrey, The nursery is open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm. It provides funded early education for children. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. Nine staff hold relevant qualifications between level 2 and level 6.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. 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 Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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29 September 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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29 September 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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