Tiny Turners Day Nursery

Tiny Turners Day Nursery The Grove, Marton, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS7 8AB

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Inspection date 22 October 2018 Previous inspection date 18 March 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n Managers and staff reflect continuously on the service that they provide. They take into account the views of parents and children when they make any changes. The staff team work very effectively together to address any identified improvements. n Staff provide a wealth of natural resources to encourage children to investigate and explore using all of their senses. All children make good progress. n Children behave very well. Staff encourage children to use good manners and to be kind to each other and share resources. They are warm and friendly and provide plenty of praise to support the development of children's confidence. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents are complimentary about the nursery staff and the care given to their children. They contribute to observations of children's learning and their assessments and are kept well informed about their progress. n Staff encourage children to be physically active and support them to understand how to

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The provision is good

lead a healthy lifestyle. For example, children regularly engage in vigorous exercise and enjoy nutritious home-cooked meals.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Staff do not fully consider the best possible ways to support children who prefer to learn outdoors. n Partnership working with other settings attended by children is not yet fully established to help ensure continuity of approach to their learning and development.

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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

n enhance the range of activities and experiences available for children who prefer to learn outdoors n strengthen partnership working with other settings that children attend to help ensure a consistent two-way exchange of information about their learning and development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector completed a tour of the areas of the premises that are used for childcare. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching activities and assessed the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector looked at documentation, including evidence of the suitability of those staff who work with the children. n The inspector spoke to staff, children, and parents at appropriate times throughout the inspection and took their views into account.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The managers and staff demonstrate a secure understanding of the procedures to follow should there be any concerns about children's welfare. The managers regularly check the progress of individual children and any differences between groups, for example, boys and girls. This helps staff to identify and address any gaps in learning. They plan targeted support for children and families. The manager provides staff with ongoing feedback to help enhance their skills. Staff also observe each other's practice and frequently share ideas. This helps to support their ongoing professional development well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good knowledge of children's needs and interests and use this information to plan a wide range of exciting activities across the different age groups and playrooms, overall. They successfully help support the development of children's communication and language skills through a variety of teaching strategies. For example, they play alongside babies and young children and use eye contact to engage their attention when they introduce new words. Children practise their early literacy skills as they happily join in with their favourite nursery rhymes and the refrains from familiar books. They learn about the world around them, for example, children delight in demonstrating the life cycle of the frog through movement. They giggle as they curl up tightly to represent frogspawn then wriggle their arms and legs to mimic tadpoles and finally jump up like frogs. Staff take children on regular visits to local parks where they find out more about

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff tailor settling-in sessions to suit individual children's needs. This helps children to settle quickly from the start. Staff provide plenty of praise and encouragement and celebrate children's efforts and achievements. Children are confident and motivated to learn. Staff are positive role models with clear and consistent boundaries for children's behaviour. Staff share information with parents daily about their child's routines and care. Parents appreciate that staff provide plenty of examples of how to extend their children's learning further. Staff support children to develop their independence skills, such as serving their own food at lunchtime.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for their future learning and the eventual move to school. They acquire the necessary basic skills for success as learners. For example, they learn about numbers, counting, shapes and size as staff frequently incorporate these into everyday activities. Children form firm friendships with others at the nursery. They are happy and sociable with good self-esteem. Children concentrate well relative to their ages.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 508554 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 10068960 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 78 Number of children on roll 77 Name of registered person Tiny Turners Nurseries Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 18 March 2014 Telephone number 01642 311006

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Tiny Turners Day Nursery registered in 2000. It is one of four nurseries owned by Tiny Turners Private Day Nursery Group. There are 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. A before and after-school-club and holiday scheme are operated from the nursery. 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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