Tipton Toddlers Day Nursery

Inspection of Tipton Toddlers Day Nursery Tipton Toddlers, 79 Groveland Road, TIPTON, West Midlands DY4 7TB

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

The dedicated management team and staff have made significant improvements since the previous inspection. For example, managers have implemented an effective system for monitoring children's progress. This enables staff to plan more precisely for children's next stage of learning. The manager now checks staff's practice more closely and provides ongoing training to help to improve their performance. Children build close friendships. They play together harmoniously and are happy to share and take turns. Children behave well because they know what is expected of them. They form strong bonds with the kind and caring staff, which helps them to feel emotionally safe and secure. Staff encourage children to make choices, such as what they would like to do next. Staff know their key children very well and provide a curriculum that is tailored to their individual learning needs. Children learn to be independent and tend to their own personal needs. With

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The provision is good

gentle encouragement, babies happily feed themselves and select their own toys from easily accessible resources. Older children serve themselves at mealtimes and help to sweep the floor and tidy up afterwards. This helps to build their self- confidence, particularly in preparation for school. Children display positive attitudes to learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff are vigilant about the security of the setting and are deployed effectively to help keep children safe. Accidents are recorded and promptly reported to parents. Staff supervise children well. n Staff manage children's behaviour well. They are calm and sensitive in their approach. Children listen, respond to instructions, and are respectful and polite. n Staff work effectively to develop children's communication skills. For example, they model language well and read to children with enthusiasm and excitement. They introduce new words, use repetition and help children to build sentences. However, on occasions, staff do not give children enough time to think about and formulate their response to questions. n Staff encourage children's mathematical development. They regularly use mathematical language throughout the day. Older children confidently count and learn to recognise numbers. Two-year-old children receive good support to

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concentrate, for example, as they play filling and emptying containers with water. n Children enjoy a music-and-movement session using dough. They listen to instructions and copy staff as they move their bodies and use their hands to squeeze and manipulate the dough. This helps children to develop their small- muscle skills in preparation for early writing. n Babies enjoy playing with cause-and-effect toys. They concentrate, show good levels of perseverance and keep trying until they succeed.

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need to do better?

11 October 2019 n Children develop a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. They have daily opportunities to be active, indoors and outdoors, and learn about the benefits of eating a balanced diet. n Children learn how to use equipment and tools safely. For example, they are shown how to correctly and safely use scissors during creative activities. n Reflective self-evaluation, which evolves from staff's, parents' and children's views, helps to identify weaknesses and areas for development. This leads to continuous improvement. n Managers analyse the progress made by groups of children, such as those who speak English as an additional language. This helps them to target areas where children require further support. n Since the previous inspection, the management team has worked hard to raise the quality of the provision. Staff receive regular supervision and training, which has improved the quality of their knowledge and teaching. This helps to

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continually raise the standards of the provision and promote the best possible outcomes for all children. n Managers take the happiness and well-being of staff members very seriously. As a result, they retain experienced and knowledgeable staff. n Parents speak highly of the nursery. They comment that staff are friendly and caring. However, staff do not provide enough detailed information to parents to support them to continue their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager ensures that all staff receive safeguarding training and regular updates. Staff have a sound knowledge of the signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and understand what would constitute a safeguarding concern. Additionally, staff know the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a member of staff. Recruitment, vetting and ongoing suitability checks are robust to make sure all staff are suitable to work with children. The manager and staff vigilantly carry out daily checks to ensure the nursery is safe and risks to children are minimised.

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should:

n give children more time to think about and formulate their responses to questions, to help them build on their thinking and problem-solving skills n provide parents with more detailed information regarding children's next stages of learning to enable them to continue their child's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY409872 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 10087190 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 to 12 Total number of places 68 Number of children on roll 118 Name of registered person Tipton Toddlers C.I.C

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 448 7973 Date of previous inspection 29 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Tipton Toddlers Day Nursery registered in 2010. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the nursery to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

11 October 2019 We carried out this inspection 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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11 October 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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