Little Tigers Preschool And Nursery

Inspection of Little Tigers Preschool And Nursery St. Stephens Methodist Church, Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 7JX

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are safe, content and relaxed in this friendly and welcoming setting. They arrive happy and confidently wave goodbye to their parents. Children enthusiastically play with their friends all day, with unwavering energy. This is a busy and fun setting and children clearly enjoy their time spent here. Friendships flourish and children regularly laugh and giggle with their peers. Children are emotionally secure and happy. They help each other and are considerate and kind. For example, young children and babies play together in sand. They share toys and resources as they play. Cooperation and kindness is regularly praised and children learn how to behave well.

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The provision is good

Children are curious and eager to play and have a positive attitude to their learning. This is largely because activities are exciting and entertaining. For example, older children dress up as characters from their favourite books. Costumes and props, such as hats, help to enthuse children in literacy activities. Staff are enthusiastic teachers, who use energy to inspire children in their learning. For example, children relish a puppet activity, delivered by animated staff. They develop empathy and emotional resilience as they talk to 'Poppy the Puppet' about their feelings and emotions. All children continue to make good progress in their learning and development, despite recent disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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n Teamwork between staff is good. Staff recognise they play an integral part in the team. They comment they feel valued and supported. Collectively staff communicate well, share ideas and treat colleagues with respect. This contributes tremendously to the positive atmosphere in the setting. In turn, children's needs are quickly met and they benefit from effective teamwork and good communication between staff. n The manager and staff provide a curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. Children's interests are incorporated into play to help to inspire them in learning new things. For example, a bug hunt outside builds on children's recent interest in spiders. Children move objects and navigate obstacles to locate spiders. They extend their problem-solving skills as they play. n Staff foster children's independence and encourage them to complete tasks for themselves. For example, children help to wipe tables and pull out chairs in

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readiness for lunchtime routines. Children take ownership in this task and insist that they are referred to as 'helper'. Children are independent, self-assured and confident. They prepare well for the next stage in their learning and the eventual move to school. n Staff plan a broad and varied curriculum. Children experience a range of activities, both inside and outdoors. For example, children are active and they

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26 October 2021 run outside, kick and chase balls. They flourish in their physical development. n Staff effectively support children to develop their vocabulary and language skills. They use age-appropriate teaching strategies to help all children become confident communicators. For example, babies hear plenty of rhythmical language and songs are used to help to develop early speech. Older children benefit from two-way conversations. Skilful staff frequently ask questions and engage in meaningful discussions with children. Teaching is good and children, including those who speak more than one language, make good progress in their communication development. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents are complimentary about the safety and hygiene in the setting. Furthermore, they are positive about the warm relationships their children share with staff. Staff communicate honestly with parents and strive to achieve a joined-up approach to children's care and

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learning. n The manager and staff are keen to improve and show a positive attitude to evaluation. They know what they do well and areas to develop. However, the setting is at the early stages of establishing a well-embedded coaching and mentoring system. They intend to implement more peer observations to improve staff teaching skills even further. n Staff manage children's behaviour well. For example, children are reminded to 'take turns' and 'wait nicely'. Children respond well to these requests and return to be seated and await their turn. Boundaries are clear and expectations are understood by children. As such, they know right from wrong and behave well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have secure knowledge of local safeguarding procedures. They know how to spot signs a child may be at risk from harm and how to respond swiftly and appropriately. The manager has excellent knowledge of her safeguarding and child protection responsibilities, and children's welfare is prioritised. A common sense approach to risk assessment and safety is adopted. Staff frequently check areas throughout the setting, both indoors and outdoors. Measures are in place to minimise risks, such as safety gates in doorways to help to promote safe supervision of children. The setting is safe and staff are vigilant towards children's safety and welfare.

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n develop mentoring and peer observation systems, and share good practice to develop staff teaching skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2555544 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10206627 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

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inspection

Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 88 Name of registered person Little Tiger (Cheshire) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07713846746 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Tigers Preschool and Nursery registered in 2019. The setting employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager completed a learning walk with the inspector and discussed how she designs and implements the curriculum. n A range of documentation was sampled by the inspector, including evidence of the suitability of all staff. n The inspector and manager completed a joint evaluation of an activity and discussed the impact of teaching on children's learning. n Staff and children spoke with the inspector at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector reviewed written comments from parents. The views of staff, children and parents were considered by the inspector.

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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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