Hummingbird Day Nursery
St. Benet Catholic Church, 31 Abbey Grove, London, Kent, SE2 9EU
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
0-4 years old
Number of places
24 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- The provision is good Children arrive happy and quickly become engaged in their play right from the start.
- For example, during self-registration, older children find and write their name.
- Young children are eager to participate making marks and identifying letters from their name.
- This builds on their literacy skil s.
- Staff have high expectations of all children.
- They give children a rich range of age-appropriate experiences which help them to understand the community beyond their own.
- For instance, children make flags for a local theatre show.
- They delight in attending the event and proudly show their parents their artwork.
- Staff skilfully teach children about diversity.
- For example, they discuss their uniqueness and wear coloured clothes to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
- Parents speak highly of the nursery.
- They appreciate the detailed daily updates.
- Children share and regulate their behaviour wel .
- Staff support children's speech and language development.
- For instance, babies babble as young children enthusiastically choose toys from the basket so that staff wil lead songs with them, such as 'Incy Wincy Spider'.
- Throughout the day, staff ask meaningful questions and provide time for children to share their thoughts and ideas.
- For example, children discuss the smel and texture of different plants and ingredients.
- Older children suggest the ingredients smel like 'mint' and 'pineapple'.
- This contributes to extending children's vocabulary.
- However, during some play activities, opportunities are missed to support children who speak English as an additional language.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Children of all ages have plenty of opportunities to explore different materials.
- For instance, they weigh, measure and count out how many scoops of flour and oil are needed to make play dough.
- Older children confidently count from one to 10.
- They develop their mathematical skil s.n The manager provides strong leadership for the staff.
- They regularly reflect ontheir practice and assess the quality of the provision.
- As a result, they identify areas for development to enhance communication and reading opportunities for children.
- For example, they develop the reading and 'chil out' area.
- Children cuddle up under the tepee, where they access puppets, books and recording devices to extend their storytel ing and language skil s.n Staff use children's home experiences to extend learning.
- For example, childrenpaint their own artwork following a discussion about a child's visit to the museum to see the famous painting of sunflowers.
- They extend their learning by planting and growing sunflowers.
- This helps to broaden children's experiences and understanding of the wider world around them.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Cacciatore, Danielle Gina
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Not yet updated
Local authority
Greenwich
Parliamentary Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead
Education Stages
Year Founded
29/5/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 19/11/2021
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