Tiny Feet Private Day Nursery

Inspection of Tiny Feet Private Day Nursery Tiny Feet Day Nursery, 26 Wycliffe Road, Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire M41 5AH

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

There are weaknesses in leadership and management. The quality of the provision is not good enough. The minimum qualification requirements and number of staff working with children are not consistently met at the start of the day. This impacts on the quality of experiences provided to children. In addition, it has led to lapses in leadership oversight and monitoring the implementation of policies and procedures.

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The provision requires improvement

Leaders have a vision and know what they want children to achieve. However, there are times when the curriculum is not coherently planned and children's learning needs are not met. For example, staff working with two-year-old children attempt to teach them about number and colour when they are not ready to learn this. At times, the intentions for children's learning are too broad, which means activities lack focus and suitable challenge. This impacts on children's behaviour. Children are not developing positive attitudes to learning or making the best possible progress. Children are observed wandering around without purpose, rolling around on the carpet or sitting and looking on as others engage in a yoga activity.

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The provision requires improvement

Children arrive happy. They have some meaningful opportunities to learn about people who are different to themselves. An example of this was during an 'act of kindness week'. Staff took children out in the community to share flowers with local people. Children are settled to sleep by gentle staff who play peaceful music and use soft lighting to relax them. Babies receive a calm and purposeful experience. Staff working with new babies are skilled at caring for them and helping them to feel secure. Staff provide wheeled toys and climbing equipment for babies to develop physical strength and coordination.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers do not consistently organise the provision well enough. Leaders fail to ensure that the minimum qualification requirements are met and that staff are deployed effectively with the children. This results in a slightly chaotic environment. Staff are supervising children to keep them safe and are completing other tasks, such as answering the door. Therefore, they are unable to deliver a purposeful curriculum and children's learning needs are not being met. Poor staff deployment also means that the manager is unable to maintain a clear oversight of how staff implement planned processes. These include checking the outdoor area is suitable before children play outside. n Staff plan some activities that children enjoy. However, other activities lack clear learning intentions. They are not focused on what children need to know next, such as developing small muscles ready for early writing. During a road safety

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activity, older children are encouraged to cut around paper traffic lights.

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22 November 2023 However, staff do not teach them how to hold the scissors correctly. Pencils are blunt, which means children are unable to make marks. They do not develop pencil control and precision and lose interest. n Staff training and development are not precisely targeted. Leaders recognise the need to further support staff to strengthen practice and implement the curriculum consistently. Nevertheless, staff access mandatory training online and choose from courses that interest them. Staff say they are happy at work and they feel valued. Staff receive rewards, motivational messages and uplifting reminders from leaders who tell them how appreciated they are. n Children enjoy a freshly prepared roast dinner and help themselves to drinks of water. However, spoons are provided rather than a knife and fork. This does not help to prepare children for the next stages in their development. Staff interact

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positively with children during the social mealtime experience and relationships are friendly. However, hygiene practices are not consistently implemented. Staff ask children to wash their hands without explaining why. Runny noses go unnoticed and children are not encouraged to cover their mouths when they cough at the lunch table. This does not provide children with positive messages about health and hygiene. n Staff gather meaningful information about children from parents which includes details of routines from home and the skills that children have at the beginning. This helps to settle children, particularly babies. However, staff do not utilise the information about babies' knowledge and capabilities to plan to support learning right from the start. n Staff provide a welcoming and inclusive setting. Staff work with external agencies to support children who require extra help. Children with special

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educational needs and/or disabilities thrive. Additional funding is used well to help to meet children's unique needs. For example, leaders purchased books and puppets which are used well to calm children down and refocus their attention. n Staff working with older children successfully help them to manage their emotions. Staff offer lots of reassurance, model expected behaviours and provide gentle reminders to encourage good manners. Staff weave a favourite book into the routines. Children confidently talk about how they are feeling, referencing characters and colours from the book. Overall, children are secure and have fun at this nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders ensure that all staff are trained in the child protection policy and procedures. Staff can confidently identify the signs of abuse and know what to do if they are faced with concerns about children's welfare. Staff understand how to report any concerns about the behaviour of a colleague. Detailed information on how to respond to a safeguarding concern is displayed in all areas. This means staff have the necessary information to hand to allow them to take swift action. The nursery premises are secure. Staff greet parents and visitors at the door. This means that only people who have been verified can gain entry and helps to keep

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Due date

improve staff deployment and maintain the minimum qualification requirements. 06/12/2023

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should:

n maintain clear oversight of how staff are implementing planned procedures which include checking the environment before using it n strengthen opportunities for older children to be prepared for early writing n improve systems for staff training and development to focus on their individual needs to help them to adapt practice and improve the quality of education n use information gathered from parents on entry and plan precisely to support babies' learning from the start n reinforce positive hygiene practices to help children to understand the importance of healthy lifestyles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 310348 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 10315979 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 70 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person Tiny Feet Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 748 6906 Date of previous inspection 30 August 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny Feet Private Day Nursery registered in 1992. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager and inspector conducted a learning walk and the manager talked about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of education and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n Staff spoke about how they support children's care and learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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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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