Tinky's Day Nursery

Inspection of Tinky's Day Nursery 278 Watford Way, London NW4 4UR

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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 enjoy coming to this nursery. Children are greeted warmly by staff as they arrive at nursery and settle quickly into the routine. Staff and parents have strong relationships. Staff take the time to talk to each parent when children arrive. This means that the transition between home and nursery is easy for children.

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The provision is good

Children develop close and trusting bonds with the staff, who have a caring and friendly manner. Staff get to know the children well and use their individual learning styles or interests to support them to achieve their next steps. This helps children to make good progress.

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The provision is good

Children engage enthusiastically in the wide range of learning opportunities available for them. They build strong friendships and play well with their peers. Children enjoy balancing along beams, riding balance bikes and climbing over crates to support their physical development in the garden. They benefit from a wide range of activities delivered by specialist external providers throughout the week. For example, children participate with enthusiasm in an interactive storytelling session, which supports them to learn new language.

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The provision is good

Children behave well, showing they feel safe and secure. Staff are good role models to children and have high expectations of children's behaviour. There are clear rules and routines in place.

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need to do better?

n Staff prioritise teaching children important social skills, such as taking turns, caring for each other and sharing. Children wait patiently for their turn as they dish out the food and pass it to the next person. Children care for their friends. For example, they make pretend cakes out of play dough and sing happy birthday when it is their friend's birthday. These skills will help children on the next stage of their learning journey. n Staff support children in their communication and language development consistently throughout the nursery. Staff repeat words as children play, such as 'mix, mix, mix' as babies mix the jelly. This helps children to relate their actions to new language. Staff narrate what children are doing throughout the day. This supports children to develop their sentence structure and build their vocabulary. n Staff provide plenty of opportunities for the children to develop in their physical

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skills. Children learn to take risks safely as they climb along crates and jump off them. They develop their balance as they balance along beams or ride on balance bikes. Children strengthen the muscles in their hands by squeezing and pushing on play dough or using tweezers to pick up objects. This helps children to make good progress in their physical development.

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30 November 2022 n Staff support children to develop their independence skills well. Children serve their own food, pour their water and make their own choices about their play. This helps children to build their self-esteem and develop important life skills. n Leaders support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) very well. They work closely in partnership with parents and external professionals to ensure that children get the support they need. Staff implement strategies that these external professionals recommend, to help children make progress and meet their individual learning goals. n Staff fulfil their role as a key person well. They work hard to develop a good understanding of what children know and need to learn next. They carefully consider how to support children to achieve these next steps. This leads to children making good progress from their individual starting points.

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need to do better?

n The manager understands what good practice looks like. She uses this knowledge to model good practice to staff and support them in their professional development. Staff appreciate the way that the manager is approachable and supports them with their well-being. This leads to good outcomes for children. n On occasion, staff are not ambitious enough about the range of vocabulary they use with the children. At these times, staff do not expose children to new vocabulary, which does not support their communication and language development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have good knowledge of what to do if they have concerns regarding a child's well-being. They attend regular training to ensure their safeguarding knowledge is up to date. Important safeguarding information is clearly displayed in the setting for staff to access if necessary. Staff participate in regular discussions and quizzes to consolidate their knowledge around safeguarding. The manager has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and knows where to go for further support if necessary. Effective procedures are in place to ensure that children's individual dietary and medical needs are met.

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should:

n ensure that the curriculum for communication and language is sufficiently ambitious, so that staff support children to develop a rich range of vocabulary.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2578268 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10250942 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 75 Number of children on roll 73 Name of registered person Tinky's Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0203 995 6060 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Tinky's Day Nursery registered in 2020. It is based in Hendon, in the London Borough of Barnet. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am until 6.30pm for 51 weeks of the year, excluding public holidays. There are currently 15 members of staff employed at the nursery. Of these, 11 hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 to level 6. The nursery receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the curriculum. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing within the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector had discussions with staff and parents and took their views into account. n The inspector held discussions with leaders about nursery practices and procedures.

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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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