Toddler Town Nursery

Inspection of Toddler Town Nursery The Quarter, 8-10 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall, Staffordshire WS1 1RH

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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 who attend this nursery receive good quality care and learning. They are warmly welcomed as they arrive, by friendly staff who are attentive to children's individual needs and routines. Children build close relationships and experience lovely, warm interactions with staff. They seek out staff for a cuddle when they are tired or need reassurance. As a result, children settle quickly. Children behave well and are polite and kind to their friends. They share and take turns during games. Children help to tidy away. They talk to their friends as they complete the task and older children show their younger peers where to put the toys. Children receive praise and encouragement from staff. This helps to develop their confidence and raise their self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children choose what they want to play with from a range of activities that cover all areas of learning. They play happily and are generally interested in the activities available to them. Older children thoroughly enjoy playing in coloured cornflour and water. They use paintbrushes, toy animals and combs to make marks. This helps to develop early mark-making skills in preparation for writing. Younger children explore bubble wrap and paint. They have great fun as they pop the bubbles and watch the paint spread out to make patterns underneath it. This helps to develop children's curiosity.

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need to do better?

n There have been recent changes to the management and staffing structure. The new manager is confident and experienced. She has a clear vision for change and has worked closely with the local authority school's advisor to implement significant changes in a short time. However, these are still in their infancy and are not yet fully embedded into practice to ensure quality continues to improve. The provider, who is also the nominated individual, is very involved with the running of the nursery. He is committed to supporting the changes and, with the manager, strives to provide children with the very best care and learning. n The manager has a good overview of what she wants children to learn. She observes staff practice and uses this to identify any training needs. She works to staff's individual interests and strengths. This helps to create a workforce who are motivated and enjoy their role. The manager has introduced more frequent

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need to do better?

supervision meetings and online training to provide staff with continual support and professional development opportunities. n The manager has recently implemented changes to the way staff plan activities and observe children's progress. Staff now plan activities based on children's individual interests and next steps for learning and incorporate a letter and story of the week. Staff evaluate activities and include the children's voice as they ask them what they have enjoyed. They use these comments and observations to

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need to do better?

25 January 2023 make further improvement, so that every child makes good progress. n The care and support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is superb. The special educational needs coordinator is knowledgeable and experienced. She attends training and carries out research to gain additional knowledge. She supports staff, shares her knowledge with them and works with other professionals to ensure children receive the very best care and make the progress they are capable of. n Children look at books and listen to stories. They become familiar with stories because staff introduce a book of the week. Staff extend stories as they provide activities for children to explore that relate to the story. However, sometimes, story times and activities for older children are not organised well enough to enable them to fully participate or gain the most from the experience. n Staff work closely with parents. They share information with them about what

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need to do better?

their child has done during the day. However, not all parents are aware of their child's next steps for learning or how to continue with their child's learning at home. That said, parents speak highly of the care their children receive and say that children really enjoy attending.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager, nominated individual and staff have a good understanding of safeguarding. They can name and recognise signs that may indicate a child is being abused or neglected and know the procedures to follow if they have a concern. They understand that it is everyone's responsibility to protect the children in their care. Staff undertake regular safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge is up to date. The premises are safe and secure. Security systems are in place to ensure unauthorised persons cannot access the premises and children cannot leave unsupervised. Robust recruitment procedures mean that everyone working with the children is safe and suitable.

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should:

n embed and monitor the newly implemented changes to ensure practice continually improves n review the organisation of activities, especially for older children, so that they can participate fully and gain the very best experiences that help them to learn n provide parents with information about their children's next steps and how they can continue to support children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2510918 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 10270165 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 80 Number of children on roll 105 Name of registered person Little Hooligans Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07779656608 Date of previous inspection 9 June 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Toddler Town Nursery registered in 2019 and operates in Walsall. It opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery employs six staff. Of these, three hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years education to two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and the manager 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 carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Staff and children spoke to the inspector during the inspection.

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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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