Little Tigers

Inspection of Little Tigers 8 Lakeside Drive, London NW10 7GS

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff have a warm approach towards children when they arrive at the setting. This helps children to settle well and separate easily from their parents. Children confidently approach staff when they need comfort and reassurance. They demonstrate that they feel emotionally safe and secure.

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The provision is good

The manager and staff have an ambitious curriculum in place to support all children's learning. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works effectively in partnership with outside agencies and parents to ensure that all children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support. This has a positive impact on the quality of education that children receive. The manager uses additional funding to support children's literacy. For example, staff have set up a lending library for parents and children to use. This helps to support children's early literacy development successfully.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models and have high expectations of children's behaviour. The interactions between staff and children are warm and positive. Staff are polite in their interactions with children, who, in turn, demonstrate politeness to their friends. Children learn how to behave and treat each other with respect.

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n The manager, who is also the SENCo, is passionate about her role and monitors children with SEND and those who need extra support effectively. She supports staff and ensures that they provide intervention swiftly to help close any gaps in children's learning. n Children learn in a clean environment. Staff encourage children to tidy up in preparation for mealtimes. They teach children the importance of washing their hands, particularly before eating. Staff use mealtimes to encourage children's independence. For example, staff help children to serve their own meals, gather their cutlery and use it well. This helps to extend children's independence in preparation for their next steps in education and school. n Children eat nutritious meals. These are prepared by the setting's cook, who has an in-depth knowledge of children's allergies and dietary requirements. There are good systems in place to ensure that children receive food that supports

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need to do better?

their individual needs. n The youngest children choose songs to sing with staff, who model the actions to nursery rhymes. Children engage, smile and laugh at these times. This helps to support children's early listening and understanding skills. n Some staff are skilful when conversing with toddlers and the oldest children, particularly during group activities. However, at other times, some staff do not always recognise other opportunities to extend their interactions with children to

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12 January 2024 support children's communication and language even more. n Staff organise resources and experiences to support children's physical development. The youngest children climb on age-appropriate indoor apparatus. Staff engage them, and children enjoy sifting and pouring sand into containers. Other children pull their fingers through sensory materials, such as a cornflour mixture. Older children enjoy balancing on beams in the outside area and riding bicycles. Children develop their small and large muscles in fun ways. n Staff say that that they enjoy working at the setting. They have regular supervision sessions and receive feedback on their practice. The manager has put robust recruitment procedures in place to ensure that all staff employed to work with children are suitable to do so. Staff receive a comprehensive induction to make sure that they understand their roles and responsibilities.

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n The manager and staff form good relationships with parents. They gather information about children before they start. They use this information to begin to plan activities and experiences for children. This supports children to make good progress from their starting points in learning. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents comment that staff are professional and approachable. They say that they are happy with the progress their children make at the setting. Parents praise staff for the regular updates they provide about their children's development, which helps to promote children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n engage children more effectively in conversations and extend their communication and language skills further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2658593 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10277349 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 89 Name of registered person Little Tigers (Park Royal) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07931 371960 Date of previous inspection 13 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Little Tigers registered in 2022 and is situated in Park Royal, in the London Borough of Brent. The setting operates on weekdays, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks a year. It employs 23 childcare staff, 14 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The setting provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 setting. n The inspector viewed the setting and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises with the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together. n The manager and inspector carried out joint observations to assess the quality of the education provided. n Parents spoke to the inspector about their children's experiences at the setting. n The inspector spoke with staff at convenient times during the inspection

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Inspection activities

12 January 2024 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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12 January 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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