Tiggers @ Tetbury

Inspection of Tiggers @ Tetbury The Cedars, Quercus Park, Quercus Road, TETBURY, Gloucestershire GL8 8GX

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Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children enter the nursery with confidence and are inspired to explore and learn. Staff organise the environment and activities in a way that triggers the children's sense of wonder. Children are highly motivated to engage in new experiences and have a go! Children show they are incredibly safe and at ease in the nursery and that they have formed very secure attachments with staff. Young babies confidently explore the environment, knowing their special adult is there for cuddles and reassurance if needed. Older children show high levels of concentration and cooperate well in a large group, confidently offering their ideas for their craft activities. Staff value and listen to their contributions, giving lots of praise and encouragement, which boosts the children's high levels of confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

The manager has a clear vision for what she wants the children to learn as they progress through the nursery. Staff know the children extremely well and plan for what they need to learn next. Gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and staff put support in place to help close these. All children, including those who are learning English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points.

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The provision is good

Children develop high levels of independence from a young age because staff have high expectations of them. Babies and toddlers get their coats, shoes and hats and persevere to dress themselves when going outside to play, for example. Older children get their knives and forks and carry their plates of food to the table.

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need to do better?

n The managers and staff regularly reflect on practice and identify areas for improvement. They are currently making home learning bags for parents so they can support some aspects of their children's development at home more successfully, such as potty training, early writing and having a new baby. The manager organises training at the nursery for parents, such as basic first aid. n Children have lots of opportunities to develop their early literacy skills. Young children make marks using various tools. Older children make dough, mixing and manipulating it with their hands. These experiences help children gain strength in their hand muscles. Children show they enjoy stories and eagerly join in with songs, with younger children enthusiastically tapping their toes and moving their bodies to the music. n Partnerships with parents are positive overall. Parents report that communication is good. They receive regular updates about what activities their children have

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need to do better?

been involved in, both verbally and via the online app. However, some parents say that they do not know what their children's next steps are and they do not

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need to do better?

5 October 2022 receive ideas to help them support children's learning at home. n Staff receive regular opportunities for training and development. Following recent behaviour management training, they implement even more effective strategies to help children learn the rules and boundaries and to understand and manage their feelings and emotions. Staff help children negotiate and resolve conflicts. They help them to share and take turns, for example by using sand timers. Children are confident and respectful and show they understand why the rules are in place. n Children play and learn in a language-rich environment. Staff use hand signs consistently to support young children's communication skills. They extend vocabulary by demonstrating new words and repeating what children have said back to them. Staff ask older children open-ended questions that build their confidence to recall what they have learned and to consolidate their learning.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff support children's mathematical development well. Staff use early mathematical language with young children, such as 'full' and 'empty', and introduce simple counting. Older children compare how many conkers they have collected, confidently stating that '67 is more than 21'. However, staff do not extend their learning even further. For example, when cutting apples, they do not introduce new concepts such as 'halves' and 'quarters'. n Children are keen to play outdoors in all weather. They run around exerting energy, climb and balance on the equipment, and explore water and sand using various containers and utensils. Children feed the chickens and collect their eggs. They pick apples and carrots from the allotment. Children learn to take care of animals and about the natural world.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff demonstrate they have good safeguarding knowledge. They know how to report any concerns they have about a child and understand the importance of keeping up-to-date records. Staff understand the procedure to follow if they need to report concerns about a colleague. Staff check the environment daily and minimise risks to children. They meet staff-to-child ratios and communicate well so children are well supervised. Children learn about their own safety and know not to run when it has been raining, as the ground may be slippery.

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should:

n increase staff's knowledge of how to build on children's early mathematical skills, particularly the older children n develop further partnerships with parents so they all know what their children's next steps are and receive ideas on how to support learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY473582 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10257543 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 135 Number of children on roll 124 Name of registered person Tiggers Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01666 503142 07799 622128 Date of previous inspection 5 January 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Tiggers @ Tetbury registered in 2013. The nursery operates in Tetbury, in Gloucestershire, and employs 22 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 7, one holds early years teacher status and two hold early years professional status. Most of the other staff hold early years qualifications from levels 2 to 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays and a week at Christmas. The nursery provides free funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery operates a holiday club during the school holidays.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Charlotte Jenkin Louise Phillips

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager, the quality assurance manager and one inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspectors about what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspectors spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspectors spoke with the nominated individual and the manager about the leadership and management of the nursery and sampled some key documentation. n Parents spoke to one inspector about their views on the nursery. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

n The quality assurance manager and one inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity.

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Inspection activities

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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