TicTots Day Nursery & Creche

Inspection of TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Total Fitness, West Strand, PRESTON PR1 8UY

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Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children arrive excitedly arrive at the nursery, where staff greet them warmly. Babies giggle as they play hide and seek in a cardboard box. They make marks with chalk and listen to the sounds as they bang objects together. Toddlers delight in exploring the texture of dough. They squeeze and squash the dough to make 'ice creams' and in turn develop the muscles in their hands in readiness for writing. Pre-school children concentrate intently as they use a pipette to transfer water. They persevere in this challenging task, showing a positive can-do attitude.

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The provision is good

Children behave very well for their age. Staff use clear and consistent reminders, for example, for children to use their 'walking feet', 'listening ears' and 'kind hands'. This helps children to understand what is expected of them and learn right from wrong.

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The provision is good

Leaders recognise the potential impact of the pandemic and have adjusted their curriculum to reflect this. Huge attention has been given to supporting children's personal and social skills so that children can grow in confidence as they explore their surroundings and environment. Additionally, staff recognise that some children require additional support in further developing their language and physical skills.

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need to do better?

n Staff give excellent consideration to nurturing children's emotional literacy. They provide a wealth of activities and discussion opportunities to help children learn about their feelings and how to manage their emotions. Children confidently chatted to the inspector, telling her that they were feeling happy and why. Children successfully learn to develop empathy for others as they discuss how they could make others feel better. n Children participate in walking a daily mile, which ensures that children of all ages engage in physical exercise. Furthermore, children have the opportunity to participate in weekly swimming lessons, where they learn to develop essential life skills. Children thoroughly enjoy yoga and mindfulness sessions. Pre-school children expertly model the 'downward dog' and participate in breathing activities to help them engage and focus on their learning. A unique key-person system aids children's transitions wonderfully. These superb opportunities

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contribute significantly to children being exceptionally happy, settled, safe and secure. n Children's uniqueness is warmly celebrated by staff who are attuned to children's individual needs and their characters. Children learn about their peers and the special events in their lives such as Eid, Chinese New Year and Christmas. Staff provide children with special books that reflect their heritage and culture. Staff

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5 May 2022 help children to recognise when their friends may need additional support. For example, children learn new ways to communicate with them, such as using sign language. n Overall, communication and language are taught well. Staff have implemented a wealth of strategies that help children to make progress in their language development and have recognised where children may need additional support. Close partnership work with parents and other professionals helps children to make good progress in this area of learning. Staff ask thought-provoking questions, provide a running commentary as children play and use labelling and repetition. However, occasionally, staff do not model the correct pronunciation of words to further enhance children's emerging communication and language skills. n Children benefit from a broad and rich curriculum that focuses on children's needs, likes and dislikes. Staff successfully gather very detailed and pertinent

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information when children first start and use this to inform planning from the outset. Activities are planned to help children to make good progress and master essential skills needed for the future. Occasionally, however, the implementation of some activities, particularly in the toddler room, means that some children become distracted. They sometimes lose concentration and therefore do not engage fully in the learning opportunities provided. n Staff feel very well supported in their roles. They benefit from regular staff meetings, supervision discussions and continuous observations of their practice. They are encouraged to engage in many training opportunities that have a positive impact on outcomes for children. For example, staff have attended 'myHappymind' training which has contributed significantly to children's well- being. Leaders and staff are passionate and dedicated practitioners, and children

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are clearly at the heart of everything that they do.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have a good understanding of their role and responsibility in protecting children from harm. There is a vigilant culture throughout the nursery, where children's welfare is paramount. All staff engage in regular safeguarding training and the subject is continuously discussed at staff meetings. Staff confidently describe how to report any concerns they may have about a child or the practice of a colleague. They understand the wider issues of safeguarding such as the 'Prevent' duty and child exploitation. The provider implements robust recruitment arrangements and stringent checks to ensure staff are suitable to carry out their roles and remain suitable to do so.

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should:

5 May 2022 n support staff to further develop their understanding of the importance of modelling the correct pronunciation of words to aid children's emerging communication and language skills even further n refine the organisation of some activities so that children are able to engage fully in the learning opportunities provided.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367690 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10233260 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 88 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01772 254 729 Date of previous inspection 24 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

TicTots Day Nursery & Creche registered in 2008. The setting employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above and four members of staff hold qualifications at level 2. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round, apart from two weeks at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. 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 provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the provider. n Discussions were held with the provider, the manager, parents and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n A learning walk was completed with the manager to discuss the curriculum intent and how the provision is organised. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity. n The inspector reviewed a variety of documents, including evidence of the suitability of staff, qualifications, first-aid certificates and policies and procedures. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children during activities and assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning.

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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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