Kids Planet Bridgehead

Inspection of Tiptoes Day Nursery Woodland Park, Bridgehead Business Park, Hessle, East Yorkshire HU13 0DG

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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

Children enjoy playing and exploring in this safe environment. Babies enjoy sensory experiences and thoroughly enjoy splashing in the water tray. The youngest children enjoy playing with equipment, such as the climbing frame in their room. This supports their physical development, enhances their balancing skills and helps them to manage risks. Toddlers develop physical coordination while being outside, and older children begin to develop the skills they need to move on to school. For example, they independently line up and serve themselves lunch.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is very positive. They are praised for using good manners, such as saying 'please' and 'thank you'. Children learn routines to help them be independent, including finding their own coats and making choices.

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The provision is good

Children develop a love of books. They listen to and join in with a wide range of stories and songs. Staff select 'focus books' that they regularly share with children. Children enjoy retelling and reciting key parts from these stories that they know in depth. This helps children to increase their range of vocabulary, which they use well.

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The provision is good

Older children are confident speakers. They recall events that have happened in their life, such as eating ice cream with their family. They express preferences, such as naming their favourite foods, and staff follow this interest to talk about healthy and unhealthy choices.

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need to do better?

n Staff have high expectations for children and complete statutory assessments. These are shared with families who, in turn, share these with other professionals, such as their health visitor. This provides a robust assessment of the child's developmental levels and supports their learning well overall. n Parental feedback is very positive, and they talk about how happy they are with the care their children receive at the nursery. Partnership working with parents is evident throughout the nursery. Parental preferences about the foods their children can eat are taken into account. Children enjoy a healthy and balanced diet of homemade food and fresh fruit and vegetables. n Staff support children to be kind, caring and respectful of each other. Children have excellent social skills and enjoy chatting with each other. Children play happily with their friends, and any minor disagreements are quickly sorted out.

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need to do better?

Staff are always on hand to help resolve any upsets. n Staff undertake training to help them to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They tailor their provision to take account of children's individual needs to help them make good progress in their learning.

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11 October 2022 n Staff provide exciting activities for children. They show high levels of engagement as they splash in the water. However, there are times when staff implement routines that do not allow children to remain fully engaged in their learning. For example, when staff want to access the outside area, they move children who are playing in the water inside. This results in children becoming frustrated when they do not want to leave the task. This impacts on their ability to fully engage in their learning. n Staff support children to develop their speaking and listening skills and engage children well in conversations. However, although some staff have started to use strategies, such as signing, with the youngest children, this is not consistently implemented, to fully extend children's skills. n Children delight in joining in with repeated phrases from stories and enjoy the anticipation of what comes next. Staff use puppets and other props to help

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need to do better?

children understand the sequence of events in stories. n Staff have a good understanding of how well children are progressing in their learning. They use this knowledge to plan interesting activities, such as mark making with chunky cars and paint, to develop children's early writing skills. n Staff provide patient care to the very few children who need extra help to manage their emotions. They work with parents to provide a consistent approach to the child to help them manage and express their feelings in a positive way. n The nursery provides resource packs for families who are encouraged to take them home to share with their children. This provides continuity in children's learning, both at home and in the nursery. n Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to learn about their community and the importance of helping others. For example, children bring in items for harvest festival that will be donated to a local food bank.

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need to do better?

n The management team are dedicated to promoting staff's well-being. A range of activities have been implemented to monitor their mental health. These include holding regular supervision meetings, giving access to varied training courses and having an 'open-door' policy to be available for any of the team who need specific support.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The nursery prioritises children's safety. The director manages recruitment processes well, and all records are clear and well organised. The management team and staff are vigilant for signs and symptoms of abuse, and they understand their safeguarding responsibilities. They talk about what they have learned from recent training and explain the process they would follow if they had any concerns about a child or staff member.

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should:

n review how routine activities are implemented to enable children to engage in activities to fully extend their learning n support staff to consistently implement strategies to support children's language skills, to develop their skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479522 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10229688 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 71 Number of children on roll 91 Name of registered person Complete Clarity Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01482 629866 Date of previous inspection 17 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Tiptoes Day Nursery registered in 2014 and is located in Hessle, East Yorkshire. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one at level 5, two at level 6 and one with qualified teacher status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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 their evaluation of the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. 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 inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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