Tigers Tots Nursery

Tigers Tots Nursery 2 Simonswood Lane, Liverpool, L33 5YP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2017 6 January 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The management team and staff have high aspirations and work together effectively to drive continual improvement. The nursery's self-evaluation is extremely accurate and they have a clear vision to help ensure that they are continually improving and maintaining an outstanding service for children and parents.  Highly effective supervision meetings take place. This includes checking and monitoring of staff practice to help ensure that teaching is of an outstanding level. Staff are very proactive and reflective practitioners.  Children behave extremely well and know how to express their needs confidently. Older children adhere to nursery rules and have an exceptional knowledge of boundaries and the staff's expectations of them. Staff are extremely good role models and continually provide positive praise to children.  The links the management team and staff have with other professionals involved in

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This provision is outstanding

children's care are exceptional. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities have exceptional outcomes and make excellent progress over time in this highly inclusive nursery. Staff hold focused meetings with local schools to help prepare children for the next stage in their education.  Children have continual access to the outdoors, fresh air and exercise. Staff consistently promote healthy eating, talking about the appetising, nutritious meals that are on offer. Children's develop excellent physical skills and understanding of leading a healthy lifestyle.

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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

 carry out plans to implement innovative ways to enhance the already superb partnership working with parents, and evaluate the impact this has on children's progress and achievements.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of interactions during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning and enjoyment.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and the provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection at appropriate times and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The management team and all staff have a very strong commitment to keeping children safe and fully understand their safeguarding responsibilities for implementing child protection procedures. They maintain ratios and deploy staff to supervise children effectively at all times. The management team supports staff exceptionally well through carefully targeted professional development. They access a wide range of training and make excellent use of their new-found knowledge to help further extend children's learning. Parents are extremely supportive and express their gratitude for the staff and the abundance of information that they receive about their child's time at nursery. The manager is totally committed to finding further ways to extend parents' involvement and knowledge, in order to ensure that together they maintain the highest outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff are highly qualified and experienced. They continually interact with children, have a thorough understanding of child development and provide exciting learning experiences. For example, babies show elation as they eagerly explore baskets that help develop their senses and staff encourage them to push and pull toys that cause an effect. Older children make marks with foam. Staff skilfully encourage children to take it in turns to compare different shapes and patterns that they can make and identify, such as lines and circles. They make rigorous assessments of children's achievements. Staff's highly effective monitoring of children's progress identifies any gaps in children's learning quickly. They feed what they know about children into the planning to meet their individual needs through activities that entice, motivate and extend their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are exceptionally happy and delight in playing in an extremely warm and welcoming environment. Staff organise the high-quality resources well to engage and motivate children to learn. Key persons work effectively with parents. They share continual information that helps them to provide sensitive support and consistent care routines. Furthermore, staff have exceptionally positive relationships with children. They offer plenty of cuddles and reassurance if needed. Consequently, children make excellent progress in their personal and social development and have high levels of self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making rapid progress in their learning, including those in receipt of additional funding and those who speak English as an additional language. Older children use excellent speaking and listening skills during conversations. They recall previous events and express their ideas. Younger children and babies are learning simple vocabulary and key words and repeat them back to staff. Children have an excellent disposition to learn. They are inquisitive, confident and independent. Children acquire an excellent range of skills that supports them in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY357150 Local authority Knowsley Inspection number 1101266 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 81 Number of children on roll 104 Name of registered person Tiger Tots Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 6 January 2016 Telephone number 0151 477 1003

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Tigers Tots Nursery registered in 2007 and is situated in the Knowsley area of Liverpool. The nursery employs 25 members of childcare staff. Of these, 20 hold appropriate childcare qualifications ranging from level 2 to qualified teacher status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and a period at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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