Tiggers @Cirencester

Tiggers @Cirencester 64 Victoria Road, CIRENCESTER, Gloucestershire, GL7 1ES

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 June 2015 7 September 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 The quality of teaching is consistently good. Consequently, all children, including those who speak English as an additional language and children who have special educational needs/and or disabilities, make good progress.  The environment is extremely stimulating, enabling children to make choices about their play and learning as they develop their independence.  Relationships with parents are strong, which supports children's learning. Staff share information regularly about children's progress and suggest ideas about how parents can enhance learning at home.  Partnerships with the local children's centre and other professionals involved in children's care and learning are well established. Consequently, children with additional needs receive targeted support and children who attend other childcare settings experience good continuity.  All staff have an excellent knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding practices.

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This provision is good

This helps keep children extremely safe.  The managers make many improvements which have a positive impact on children's learning and experiences. For example, they encourage children to reflect on their own learning as they can now reach, look at and comment on their own learning records.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The managers have not fully developed opportunities for staff to learn and share best practice with each other to raise the good quality of teaching further in the pre-school and toddlers' room to a high standard, particularly during small group activities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 give staff greater opportunities to share best practice in teaching in order to further challenge and enhance children's learning during small group activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play, activities and staff interaction with children in all areas of the nursery, including outside, and viewed the toys, resources and equipment available for children's use.  The inspector held discussions with the nursery managers, staff and children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked evidence of safeguarding practices, staff recruitment, staff training and professional development, and evaluation processes.  The inspector looked at records for children's learning and development, and discussed how staff assess children's progress.

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who attend. This is good

The quality of teaching is good because staff are well qualified and understand how children learn. They provide interesting activities that promote children's progress across all areas of learning. Staff who work with babies are particularly skilled at building on children's spontaneous play to promote their early communication, social and physical skills. For example, staff build on babies' interest in a book to teach them new words, encourage them to dance, and join in together singing. The toddlers and pre-school children benefit from targeted small group activities where they learn new skills and develop their knowledge. For example, pre-school children played with stones exploring the concept of weight in response to staff questions. However, staff do not always encourage children to extend these activities for themselves and enhance their learning by introducing additional materials. Staff prepare children well for school as they gain

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who attend. This is good

necessary skills and positive attitudes. For example, staff who have developed expertise through training in literacy provide exciting opportunities for children to match letters and sounds.

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outstanding

Children receive excellent support to develop healthy lifestyles. Babies, toddlers and pre- school children all have their own gardens which are well set up with very exciting age- appropriate resources. Consequently, children participate in an extremely wide range of physical activities to keep them healthy and learn about growing food. Children thoroughly enjoy activities that fully promote their understanding of risk and safe practice. For example, pre-school children explain the safety rules as they use the woodwork equipment to join blocks of wood together. Staff work very sensitively with parents as they share information to ensure they meet children's emotional and physical needs. As a result, children are highly confident and extremely well motivated to explore.

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provision is good

Managers use robust recruitment procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. They monitor staff performance through supervisions and provide training to help them improve the quality of their practice. The manager gains an accurate overview of children's progress through regular checks. Managers implement self-evaluation and improvement plans effectively through engagement with staff, parents and quality improvement tools. For example, reviewed planning and assessment systems have been effective in raising standards in teaching and learning. However, the manager has not made the best use of staff observing others' practice to ensure teaching for toddlers and pre-school children is consistently of the highest standard.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426748 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 823276 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 64 Number of children on roll 145 Name of provider Tiggers Nurseries Ltd Date of previous inspection 7 September 2011 Telephone number 01285 654000

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Setting details

Tiggers @ Cirencester registered with Ofsted in 2011. It is located in purpose-built premises in Cirencester. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6pm all year round and offers before and after school care for local children up to the age of eight years. A team of 18 staff care for children, 17 of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications. The manager holds a level 5 in leadership and management.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

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Setting details

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Setting details

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