Tiny Tots Day Nursery

Inspection of Tiny Tots Day Nursery 1a Welbeck Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6DF

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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 Good

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The provision is good

The nursery team warmly greet the children and their parents at the door. Most of the children that enter the building, quickly settle into a familiar routine. Those who are unsettled get welcomed in by their key person. Children in all rooms engage in free-flow play, staff place a strong emphasis on independence in all the rooms. Children develop their independence by self-serving at mealtimes, learning how to dress themselves and using the toilet. Babies show delight in sensory play, using their hands and feet to discover the textures of dry cereal in tuff trays. Staff encourage this by asking appropriate questions and allowing the children to explore freely. Toddlers enjoy role play, actively engaging with the resources and being supported by the staff in a sensitive manner.

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The provision is good

Pre-school children join in with parachute games and use climbing equipment to develop their physical abilities. Inside, the children roll and squash play dough and a group of children gather round a staff member to listen to a story about firefighters. The staff member asks questions and recaps on what the children learned the day before. Pre-school children independently ice teddy bear biscuits using their fine motor skills to drip and spread the icing. They then count the raisin 'buttons' on the bears. Staff reinforce children's number skills by counting with the children and allowing them to choose how many raisins to put onto the biscuits. Staff listen and model language well, they demonstrate quality interactions with children as they play, by showing and explaining as well as facilitating children's spontaneous play.

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n Children can access their lunch when they are ready to eat. They confidently serve themselves while staff are on hand to help them as needed. The nursery cook prepares nutritious and balanced meals and takes careful account of any food intolerances. She finds suitable alternatives for all of the children to enjoy, which keeps children safe and promotes their well-being. n Children benefit from being outdoors throughout the day. The pre-school room has direct access to the outdoors, which children enjoy during the day. This benefits children who learn better outdoors. n The manager and staff plan activities to build on children's knowledge and skills. They ensure that children's learning experiences cover all of the areas of learning. However, following the recent change to how activities are planned, the manager is aware of the need to monitor the effectiveness to ensure children's learning is sequenced.

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n The manager and staff have a whole-team approach to tackling unwanted behaviour. They have received training recently on this and have created an area in pre-school where children displaying unwanted behaviour can visit and

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8 March 2022 talk about their feelings. However, on occasion, the behaviour of others has an impact on children and at times staff are less effective in managing the feelings of all children. n The management and staff team ensure that all children have the same opportunities. They recognise the impact the pandemic has had on children's learning and behaviour. Staff carefully monitor children's progress, so that gaps in learning are identified. They provide opportunities for children to catch up in their learning through purposeful play. Furthermore, children who require additional support make good progress, due to staff's effective support for them. n The manager and staff use what they know about the children to support the preparation for school. They use local guidance to support ten key areas of focus that they implement throughout the nursery. For example, children are given opportunities to put own their own coat and serve their own meals. This has a

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positive impact on children as they prepare for school readiness. n Staff benefit from peer observations. The feedback from these observations is used to develop staff practice. As a result, overall staff's interactions with children are strong and help children to learn. n Children benefit from a strong key-person system. Care routines are respectful and give children the confidence and self-motivation to increase their independence and self-help skills. n The management and staff team have a good relationship with external agencies, including when children attend more than one setting. The team work with other professionals and attend relevant meetings and groups that support the children while they are at nursery. n Staff build on children's vocabulary. The staff in the baby room repeat words back to the babies and acknowledge their early speech when they babble back. Staff ask questions and use a running commentary while they engage with the

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children in the room. This gives the children opportunity to use and explore new words.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff team know how to keep children safe. The staff can identify if a child is at risk of harm and know where to report any concerns they may about a child in their care. Robust risk assessments further protect children from harm and regular checks are carried out across the nursery to ensure hazards are removed or minimised. The manager ensures that there are robust recruitment procedures in place to assure her that the staff are suitable to work with children. As staff register each day they confirm their continued suitability.

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should:

8 March 2022 n monitor how staff make sure that each child's learning is sequenced appropriately n continue to reflect on the impact of the unwanted behaviour on all children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489533 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10129868 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 70 Number of children on roll 93 Name of registered person Tiny Tots Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01246241345 Date of previous inspection 4 August 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny Tots Nursery was registered in 2015 and is in Bolsover, Derbyshire. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of this there are 11 early years qualifications at level 3, including two with level 5. The manager holds an appropriate early years degree at level 6 and Early Years Teacher Status. There is one unqualified member of staff . The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, apart from Bank Holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children with special educational needs.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of this with the manager and took this into account in the evaluation of the nursery. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation outdoors. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum.

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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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