Mapledene Childrens Centre

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About Mapledene Childrens Centre


Name Mapledene Childrens Centre
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Address 54 Mapledene Road, LONDON, E8 3LE
Phase Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Gender Mixed
Local Authority Hackney
Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is outstanding

Children are excited, enthusiastic and motivated learners. During activities, they concentrate very well and listen attentively to adults.

Children articulate and express themselves extremely well. They constantly use their creativity and imagination. Children behave exceptionally well.

They form close friendships with other children and respect different views and ideas. Older children learn to manage their feelings and swiftly adapt to significant events that occur, such as moving home and welcoming a new sibling. They confidently and willingly talk to others about their experiences and expectations.

...Children demonstrate extremely high levels of independence and confidence for their age. They take great pride in their achievements, proudly showing and talking about what they do. Children develop an increasing awareness of their own safety.

For example, younger children carefully run at fast speed while kicking a ball, and older children safely manipulate different tools and equipment. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), demonstrate high levels of curiosity and eagerness to play. Consequently, their positive attitudes and determination mean that they make excellent progress.

Children show a secure readiness for school and the next stage of their learning. For example, older children develop excellent literacy skills and younger children demonstrate exceptional personal and emotional skills.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Leaders and staff know children and their families exceptionally well.

They ensure activities meet children's needs, and provide them with the best care and education. Staff ensure the nursery environment is stimulating and interesting. They provide well-planned activities and resources for children to use to strengthen their development.

For example, younger children show high levels of confidence and great excitement as they keenly explore different sensory materials. Staff's excellent interventions strengthen children's communication, language and thinking skills.Older children develop their literacy skills particularly well.

The strong sequencing and delivery of stories enable children to have an excellent understanding; they are able to add their own endings and act out the stories confidently. Older children learn the sounds of letters, and they recognise and write their own name and small words successfully.Older children develop an excellent understanding of people, families and communities that are beyond their own.

For example, they are aware of the structures of different families, and they consistently explore with small-world people and learn the reasons for cultural events.Children consistently demonstrate high levels of respect for others, as well as self-control and perseverance during challenging tasks. They play cooperatively with other children, sharing their feelings and learning to become resilient.

Children know the expectations of them. They are extremely kind, caring and helpful to others.Children with SEND receive excellent support from staff and other professionals.

This helps to close initial gaps in their learning and development. Older children, including those with SEND, demonstrate excellent confidence, memory and speaking skills, for instance as they act out and recite their lines during the nursery's Christmas show.Staff work extensively with other professionals, such as the health visitor and speech and language therapists.

Staff develop excellent links with staff at local schools as children approach the move to school. This supports children's successful transition to school, for example through discussion and staff preparing children for their new environment.Extremely strong partnerships with parents contribute to successful outcomes for children.

For example, the nursery has an advisory parent committee to ensure consistent and positive relationships between parents and staff. Parents receive suggestions for play ideas to continue at home; they join activities and events at the nursery, and regularly take books home to extend children's learning. Parents are very complimentary about how well informed they are and the care and education their children receive.

Leaders and managers aim for and sustain high aspirations. As a result, children achieve highly. Evaluation and reflecting on the effectiveness of the practice are embedded, and used to monitor and assess children's progress.

Staff personal supervision is highly effective, and leads to consistent and targeted professional development. This results in staff increasing their qualifications, continually developing their knowledge and experience, sharing good practice and individual skills, and supporting each other.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Leaders and staff have a coherent and comprehensive understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities. They identify issues that may raise concerns, and they know the procedures to report this to relevant authorities, including the nursery's whistle blowing procedures should they have concerns regarding a colleague. Recruitment procedures are highly robust and effective to establish staff's qualifications, individual strengths and suitability to work with children.

Staff complete regular and thorough health and safety checks to ensure children are safe. This includes risk assessing external venues and making recommendations so that the environment is safe for children. Staff make children aware of how to keep safe during their play and when using technology at home.


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