Tiny Toez @ Lords & Ladies

Inspection of Tiny Toez @ Lords & Ladies Roscrea, Lower Lickhill Road, Stourport-on-severn DY13 8RJ

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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

Upon arrival, staff greet children with excitement and children respond positively to show that they enjoy coming to this nursery. The welcoming atmosphere and strong relationships with staff in the nursery help children to feel secure. Staff support children well, allowing them to explore activities, such as using real hammers to break ice to release the dinosaurs within. Children demonstrate high levels of focus during this 'risky play'. Babies explore a soapy mixture in their water play to learn more about textures. When the toddlers use the water trough outside, they build on previous learning by carrying out investigations about whether objects float or sink. Children excitedly jump in puddles and explore the mud when they are following their own interests.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy taking part in activities. Children have opportunities to explore different materials. For example, they use mini diggers to scoop and transport materials, such as soil and flour, to other parts of the tray and then mix them to create new combinations. Pre-school children use the role-play kitchen to make meals and serve it to each other on wooden plates made from tree-trunk slices. This gives children opportunities to use their imagination, to work as a team and to share resources with one another. Access to healthy food choices throughout the day, well-established hygiene practices for handwashing, and well- planned sleep times for babies and toddlers all promote a healthy lifestyle.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have clearly set out the intent for the nursery's curriculum. Each room has specific milestones set out for the children to achieve before they transition to the next room. The nursery's overall intent for their curriculum is to ensure the children are ready for school and that they can thrive in the next stage of their educational journey. Although children have access to a small selection of books, they are not always good quality or support topics being covered in other areas of learning. n Staff gather information from parents about their child before they attend, which helps staff to meet the needs of the children and plan familiar care routines. Gaps in children's learning and development are identified accurately, and help is given to parents to seek external support where needed. A wide range of support is available for individual children with specific needs, such as external speech and language intervention and physical development sessions.

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need to do better?

n Staff are aware of children's next steps as they assess the children regularly. However, planned activities do not always support children's next steps to help them make the best possible progress. n Children enjoy the time they spend outdoors. Babies are able to explore activities safely, whether they are crawling or toddling. In comparison, the larger

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need to do better?

12 April 2023 outside area for toddlers and pre-school children allows them to develop more advanced skills appropriate to their age and specific physical needs. n Staff have established clear routines and put policies in place to keep children safe. Staff risk assess all areas of the nursery throughout the day to ensure the spaces are safe for the children to use. Induction processes for new staff are robust to ensure all adults are suitable to work with the children. Staff can access a wide range of training to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. n Behaviour is excellent throughout the nursery. Children follow the nursery's 'Golden Rules' which clearly set out the expectations of how they should behave. Children can recall these during circle time and also demonstrate appropriate actions associated with each rule. When children need support with making the right behaviour choices, staff remind them of the golden rules.

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n Parents say they are really happy with this nursery. They are positive about the communication they receive via an online learning journey, and also verbally when they collect their children in person. Parents say that the staff are 'very supportive', 'like a family' and they provide 'the personal touch'. They say they know what their children learn about in the nursery in order to be able to continue the learning at home. Overall, parents say that the nursery is a 'nice place for their children to be'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff attend safeguarding training and this is given high priority. Leaders make parents aware of national safeguarding concerns. For example, they share information about the latest online risks for pre-school children and guidance for parents and carers around the use of car seats. They also have knowledge of the risks in the local area. Staff can confidently talk about how to keep the children safe in a range of scenarios. They are very clear of the process they need to follow if they consider a child to be at risk of harm. They are also aware of how to report concerns about staff members to the local authority designated officer. Leaders ensure policies and procedures are kept up to date. There are clear procedures in place for visitors to the setting. They are asked to sign the visitors' book and that mobile phones are left in the main office at all times.

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should:

n support staff to focus more precisely on children's next steps during adult-led activities and consistently extend children's learning, so that they make the best possible progress n enhance the opportunities children have to extend their enjoyment of books and develop their literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2635818 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10281184 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 67 Number of children on roll 67 Name of registered person Tiny Toez Childrens Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01299 879181 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny Toez @ Lords and Ladies originally registered in 2005 and then re-registered in 2021. it is located in Stourport-on-Severn. The provider employs 10 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications, including one at level 4, one at level 5 and one at level 6. 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 pre-school 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 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 with the nursery manager, the deputy manager and the operations manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the nursery manager and the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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