The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School Limited

Inspection of The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School Limited Alder Mill, Sheepy Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 3AH

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

The manager has a strong overarching curriculum that accurately reflects the needs of the children. She has used her knowledge of the local community to provide children with a wide range of enrichment experiences. Children benefit from opportunities to develop new knowledge and skills, such as swimming, learning about animals in their natural habitat and making healthy food choices.

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The provision is good

Children develop a love of books. The manager and staff carefully select the books they share with children to focus on helping their language development. For example, to develop their understanding of rhyme. Two-year-old children enjoy listening to stories and older children learn that print has meaning. Children's love of books is further supported through the parent partnerships, which have a focus on encouraging families to read together.

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The provision is good

Staff are positive role models with each other and to the children. Children form close bonds with them and show they feel safe and secure. They behave well and understand what staff expect from them. For example, they help at tidy-up times. Staff use a range of effective strategies to help children to manage their feelings and behaviour, such as to help them separate from parents on arrival.

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need to do better?

n The manager, who is also the provider, reflects well on the service they provide and works closely with the local authority to ensure that children's safety is prioritised. She has plans to further extend children's outdoor learning experiences even further. The manager has recently supported staff in the two- year-old children's room to re-organise resources to provide children with additional opportunities to build their strength as they lift and carry. n The manager provides staff with effective ongoing training and supervision to continue their professional development. She supports experienced staff to gain further qualifications. Apprentices state that the manager generously supports them with their training, including being sensitive to their well-being. n The manager understands the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children's development. She has developed the curriculum to precisely focus on

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children's learning needs, such as placing a strong emphasis on their language development. Staff monitor children's communication and language skills closely. They provide children with additional learning opportunities that support them to quickly overcome language delay. The special educational needs coordinator monitors children's progress carefully and is swift to make referrals, when they identify that children need support from outside agencies. n Children are well motivated during the times when they make decisions and lead their own play. Two-year-old children concentrate for extensive periods of time

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24 October 2023 while they shape play dough into creations, such as spiders. Older children are particularly interested in practising their writing skills and independently access the resources they need. However, staff do not organise the daily routines as well as possible, particularly during transitions, such as moving from play to snack and then outdoors. There are occasions when staff keep children waiting which interrupts their play and learning. n Staff make good use of their observations of children's achievements to plan for their individual learning. Frequent communication between staff and the other settings where children also attend, helps to provide continuity for children's learning. Staff enhance children's play skilfully to help them to build on what they already know and can do. However, staff's planning for the adult-led activities is not fully effective. At times, children are less engaged during these

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need to do better?

large-group activities. n Staff focus on helping children to feel proud of their achievements and building their confidence. Children benefit from opportunities to practise skills they have learned, such as to extend their hand dexterity in readiness for writing. Staff help them to reflect on how they have progressed and children recognise that, after practise, they are better at picking up objects with tweezers. Children practise their hand-eye coordination as they learn how to use a tennis racquet and ball. n Parent partnerships are strong. Parents value the daily opportunities to talk to staff about their child's achievements at home and at the nursery. Staff give them lots of ideas, so they can continue children's learning at home, such as to support language development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has implemented rigorous procedures to ensure that all staff understand their duty to keep children safe. Staff supervise children vigilantly and are aware of potential hazards and how to minimise these. The manager and staff have a secure understanding of the process to follow should they have concerns about a child, such as making timely referrals to the local safeguarding partnership. They know a wide range of signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. The manager completes thorough checks as part of the recruitment process to verify the suitability of new staff.

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should:

n review and enhance daily routines to maximise opportunities for children to play and learn n refine the planning and teaching of the large-group activities to further support

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should:

24 October 2023 children's level of engagement and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2698888 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10306531 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 27 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07831164309 Date of previous inspection 13 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School Limited registered in 2022. A team of 10 staff are employed to work with the children. There are five who hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 8. The nursery is open for 47 weeks of the year. Normal opening times are Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5pm. It closes over Christmas, a week in March and a week during the summer term. Funded early education is provided for 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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children interacted with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 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 carried out joint observations of a group activity with the manager.

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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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