Tiny Tots Day Nursery

Tiny Tots Day Nursery Unit 1 and 2, Meeting House Lane, Wigton, CA7 9ED

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 February 2018 3 April 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Staff do not demonstrate a thorough understanding of their responsibility to follow the setting's risk assessment procedures. Furthermore, the physical environment is not effectively organised to fully promote the welfare of children at all times.  Leaders have not embedded effective monitoring systems that help to review children's progress. Furthermore, they have not considered ways to monitor progress made by different groups of children.  Children are not provided with opportunities to develop an understanding of how to make healthy choices during mealtimes.  Leaders have not embedded ways to effectively identify areas of improvement within the setting. They have not considered ways to gather the views children, parents and staff to help them review the overall quality of the practice.  Staff do not display a suitable understanding of how to plan challenging activities for children to help them engage in purposeful play.

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It has the following strengths

 Children learn about different cultures. For example, they learn about Chinese New Year and make their own Chinese lanterns.  Children form secure attachments with staff. These effectively help children to settle well and positively support their well-being. Children enthusiastically greet staff members upon arrival.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve the knowledge of all staff to ensure they have a clear understanding of the risk assessment process 16/03/2018

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 take reasonable steps to ensure that children are not exposed to risks 16/03/2018

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 provide challenging activities to help children engage in purposeful play. 16/03/2018

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

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 promote further children's understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle and develop ways to provide children with healthy choices during mealtimes  strengthen the tracking and monitoring system to effectively track the progress of individual and different groups of children  develop further the use of self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in practice, to target areas for improvement and raise outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures, children's learning files and planning.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of interactions between staff and children.  The inspector had a tour of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Leaders have not considered ways to review areas of development within the setting. Furthermore, they do not gather the views of parents, staff and children to help identify gaps in practice. Although risk assessment procedures are in place, staff do not fully demonstrate an understanding of their responsibility to ensure hazards are swiftly minimised. As a result, children's welfare is not fully promoted. Staff update their safeguarding and child protection training regularly and are fully aware of current legislation. This means they know what to do if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The manager monitors staff practice on a regular basis. Staff attend training to update their knowledge and improve outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Leaders have not embedded ways to review the progress made by individual and different groups of children. This means they are not able to swiftly identify emerging gaps in children's learning. Despite this, staff have a suitable understanding of how children learn and develop, including those who have special educational needs. However, teaching is inconsistent between staff. Not all staff plan suitably challenging activities to support children's learning. That said, staff do gather information about what children know and can do when they start at the nursery. Children enjoy opportunities to explore their local community. For instance, they enjoy trips to the library and park. This helps to develop their social and physical skills further as they find out about different people and their local environment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in leadership and management impact on children's welfare. Parts of the premises are not in a good state of repair. Some rooms have flaking paint and lifting floor boards. Cleaning materials are on show, however, children are supervised in these areas so risk is reduced. Staff are approachable and friendly. Children's behaviour is good and they manage their feelings well. They understand the nursery rules, such as not running indoors. Staff gently remind those who forget. As a result, children develop a good understanding of acceptable boundaries. Staff supervise children appropriately. Staff effectively encourage children's independence, such as helping to pour their own drinks and children know they need to wash their hands before eating. However, staff do not teach children the importance of eating healthy snacks and meals.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not always engage in purposeful and challenging activities to ignite their curiosity. However, children generally make suitable progress. Staff plan activities that help children develop school readiness. For instance, children enjoy school role-play resources, such as dressing up in school uniform. This effectively prepares them for their next stages of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470594 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 1102857 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 53 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Rachael Adenike Omotayo

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Date of previous inspection 3 April 2014 Telephone number 01697349444

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Tiny Tots Day Nursery registered in 2013. The nursery employs three members of staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. 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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