Ipstones Tiny Tots

Ipstones Tiny Tots Millennium Play Pavilion, Church Lane, Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST10 2LD

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Inspection date 10 May 2019 Previous inspection date 10 May 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

n The leadership team works tirelessly to ensure the highest level of standards across the nursery. Staff benefit from extensive opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge. For example, they take on responsibility for lead roles in areas they are interested in. One member of staff has the lead as physical and nutrition coordinator. They have completed a qualification and use this knowledge to review, assess and plan a wide range of exciting and fun physical activities for the children. They also ensure freshly prepared meals and snacks are healthy, balanced and nutritious. n Partnerships with parents are superb. Parents comment on the expertise of staff in ensuring that children's individual needs are continually catered for. They truly believe that all children are treated as unique individuals and that 'magic' happens at the setting. Each child has an individual play plan tailored to their interests. Parents are

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This provision is outstanding

actively invited to contribute to this which ensures that each child's learning experience is exceptional. n Children thoroughly enjoy their time at nursery. Staff know the children exceedingly well. A robust key-person system fully supports children's emotional well-being and helps them to form extremely close relationships with the staff. This results in children developing an excellent attitude towards learning. n Staff are extremely nurturing. They highly respect children's ideas and views. Staff encourage them to review their own learning and ask superb questions that help to encourage children to think critically about what might happen next. This helps to develop children's excellent imaginative skills. n Emphasis on the outdoors and activities planned by staff contributes highly to children's enjoyment. Children learn to take managed risks as they run and climb on equipment in the outside areas. They are also included when evaluating if they play

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This provision is outstanding

safely, and their views are taken into consideration.

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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 continue to enhance the already well-resourced outdoor area, to fully maximise opportunities for those children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff, children and parents during the inspection. She also took into account written feedback provided by parents. n The inspector completed two joint observations with the manager. n The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including evidence to confirm staff suitability, training certificates, children's learning journals and safeguarding forms. n The inspector held a management meeting with the manager and provider.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The managers and staff team demonstrate an excellent understanding of local safeguarding procedures. Exceptionally rigorous risk assessments help to promote children's safety to the highest level. Children develop an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe and learn to manage risks. The managers and staff make expert use of exceptionally reflective and accurate assessments of children's learning. Each activity is reviewed, evaluated and planned in line with children's interests. Highly effective monitoring of children and different groups of children help identify any gaps in learning. Targeted support is put in place to rapidly close any gaps. The management team uses self-evaluation expertly to identify key priorities for continuous improvement. For example, although they have a well-resourced outdoor area, plans are in place to create further learning spaces on unused land.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Across all age groups, staff support children's learning exceptionally well. Children enthusiastically take part in activities that match their needs superbly. For example, older children enjoy taking part in yoga sessions. They benefit from physical exercise and practise their self-care skills by getting changed into their PE kit. Staff show consistent expertise in teaching. For example, they support children who are going to school by providing excellent writing opportunities and using mathematical language in play. Children practise phonics by scooping out objects from a large water tray using ladles, saying the object and the letter sound it starts with. The youngest children have opportunities to explore messy play and different textures. They paint a lion's face using paintbrushes or their fingers and stick on wool for the mane. Managers recognise the potential to develop staff's practice even more and seek highly appropriate ways to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

support them to develop their teaching skills to even higher levels.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The promotion of children's personal development is exceptional across the nursery. Children willingly approach staff for comfort and support, knowing they will receive plenty of reassurance. They behave exceptionally well and staff act as excellent role models. Children learn good hygiene practice as they wash their hands after messy play, outdoor activities and before eating. Staff ignite children's passion for books by helping bring stories alive. Following the story of 'Room on the Broom' children act out being witches making their own potions in cauldrons. They choose recipes to make from the 'witches' cookbook', cutting and preparing their own ingredients. This further supports children's excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles as they discuss which foods are good for them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, develop excellent skills that help them prepare for their next stage of learning. Older children develop very good writing skills, writing letters and numbers with marker pens on whiteboards. Babies learn new words rapidly and are highly curious about the world around them, showing fascination as they explore.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218443 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10072568 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Ipstones Tiny Tots Committee

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Date of previous inspection 10 May 2016 Telephone number 01538 266000

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Ipstones Tiny Tots was registered in 1975 and is located in Stoke-on-Trent. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold an appropriate early years qualification; eight members of staff at level 3, one member of staff at level 6, one member of staff at level 5 and one member of staff at level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year and offers flexible hourly care and before- and after-school care during term time. Sessions are from 7.30am until 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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