Tree Tots Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Tree Tots Day Nursery Ltd The Willows Suite, Willow Close, Off Park Lane, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire SK12 1RG

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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 are happy to arrive at this friendly and welcoming nursery. They follow the routines well and demonstrate positive behaviour. Staff remind children of the expectations, and children remind each other of the rules, such as how many children can play in each area. When minor disagreements occur, staff encourage children to find their own resolutions. In the pre-school, most children can manage conflict for themselves. For example, when more children join a dough activity, children share out the dough independently so that all children have some. Children are learning to cooperate and play well together.

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The provision is good

Children have formed close bonds with staff who know them well. Children are encouraged to be independent. They hang up their personal belongings and help to tidy toys away. Babies confidently select the resources that interest them. They learn to feed themselves with increasing skill, while older children perfect their skills using cutlery. Staff give lots of praise and encouragement to support children's self-confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning. Staff are clear about what they want children to learn as they encourage younger children to make marks in flour with toy cars. Children giggle as staff blow flour into the air. Older children invite others into their play and say 'Let's play here and build the biggest tower.' They laugh as the tower topples over and they work together to build it again. Children have fun and make good progress in all areas of their development.

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need to do better?

n Children are provided with many opportunities to practise their physical skills. Children confidently walk on stilts and negotiate obstacles when riding bikes. Younger children crawl through tunnels and use low-level storage and play equipment to pull themselves up. Children's physical skills are supported well. n Staff support children's language development well. Staff model clear pronunciation and frequently introduce new vocabulary such 'spiky' and 'sharp.' Children enjoy sharing stories and singing familiar rhymes and songs with staff. Children are becoming confident communicators. n Staff support children's mathematical skills well. Staff introduce language such as 'big' and 'small' as they encourage children to compare the size of toy tractors. Children use words such as 'tiny' and explain that this means something is small. Older children enjoy lotto games with staff. They recognise numbers up

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to 10 and shout 'Bingo!' as they match all of the numbers. Children are making good progress in their mathematical development. n Staff support children to develop a healthy lifestyle. Children are provided with healthy meals, and they talk about peas making them strong. Staff share stories

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13 July 2023 and talk with children about the importance of good oral health. Children enjoy lots of exercise and fresh air to support their physical skills and well-being. They are beginning to understand what it means to be healthy. n Parents are complimentary about the nursery. They state that they value the different ways staff involve them in their children's learning, for example through parents' evenings and daily discussions. Parents have noticed improvements with their children's development since they have been attending and say their children have become more confident and sociable. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff are confident to identify when children may benefit from extra help with their development. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works closely with parents and other professionals to create individual plans that

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need to do better?

are consistently implemented by staff. Children with SEND make good progress from their starting points. n Leaders ensure that staff receive support in their roles with a focus on their well- being. However, these performance management systems are not focused sharply enough. For example, some weaknesses in the organisation of daily routines have gone unnoticed. Leaders' self-evaluation is not fully effective in identifying these minor weaknesses and addressing them through targeted professional development opportunities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff demonstrate a good awareness of the signs and symptoms of abuse. They know how to refer any concerns they may have about a child's welfare or the conduct of a member of staff. The premises are safe and secure, and staff conduct regular risk assessments to identify and remove anything that may cause harm to children. Staff have a secure understanding of the setting's fire evacuation procedures. Most staff hold a paediatric first-aid qualification. This means there is always someone available to deal with accidents. Older children are taught how to use knives safely as they cut up their own fruit.

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should:

n enhance performance management processes to include focused areas for development for staff so that minor weaknesses in practice are swiftly identified and addressed n further develop accurate self-evaluation that drives continuous improvements, to maintain and build on the good quality practice and provision.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542224 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10300308 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 52 Number of children on roll 63 Name of registered person Tree Tots Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07876661366 Date of previous inspection 28 February 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Tree Tots Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2017 and is situated in Poynton, Stockport. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications: three at level 6, six at level 3 and three at level 2. The nursery opens from 7am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. 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 nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with leaders and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager and deputy manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n Children and staff spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The manager, the deputy manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n Leaders showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of

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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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