Sunshine Fruits Nursery Camberwell

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The ambitious owner effectively supports an enthusiastic staff team. Senior staff take time to support less-experienced colleagues. Apprentices comment that they feel well supported by the management team.

• Parents are highly complimentary of the nursery and say the staff are approachable and supportive. Many parents have recommended the nursery to others. Parents comment that their children are developing good language skills and self-confidence.

• Children play and learn in a stimulating and well-planned environment. Staff provide a good range of exciting and challenging resources and activities. Children get plenty of time outside on their da...ily walks.

They also have access to a courtyard garden. • Staff regularly observe children. They make accurate assessments of what children know and can do.

Staff use this information effectively to plan for children's individual next steps. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points. • The nursery uses regular risk assessments to ensure children are safe.

Highly effective staff deployment means children are well supervised. However, the number of children attending the nursery is increasing and room layouts are changing. Potential hazards are not always identified by the current risk assessment process.

• This is the first year a cohort of children from the nursery will start school. The nursery does not have strong partnerships with local schools. However, the staff have made initial contact with some schools and intend to build on these relationships over time.