Kids Planet Sutton

Inspection of Tiptoes Day Nursery 483 Leads Road, Sutton-on-Hull, HULL HU7 4XT

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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

Visits into the community enable children to experience a range of occurrences and broaden their perspectives. For example, visits to a local residential home, and their celebrations and events, enable children to know about other generations and their interests.

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The provision is good

The key-worker system enables children who may have difficulties separating from their caregivers to quickly enter into the routine of the day. Staff provide such children with 'support boxes' to bring in their belongings to talk to their friends about. Staff offer reassurance and successfully distract children to enable them to settle and interact with their friends.

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The provision is good

Staff expertly provide children with a clear understanding of the routine of the day. They use visual aids and displays to demonstrate to children what is going to happen next. This supports children with English as an additional language and additional needs well. It enables children to feel secure in the setting and included in all aspects of nursery life.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is very good. Older children know and understand the class rules. They learn about showing empathy towards their friends. Staff act as excellent role models, using respectful interactions with the children. They remind children about using good manners and offer praise routinely.

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need to do better?

n A well-thought-out curriculum ensures all children are able to make good progress in their learning. Adaptations to the curriculum ensure all children can participate in a wide range of educational opportunities. Management identifies action to be taken to strengthen all areas of the curriculum and this is evident in the implementation by staff. n Staff are consistently strong in promoting communication and vocabulary. They use sign language throughout the nursery to enable children to communicate and express themselves. This supports those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and English as an additional language particularly well. Staff ensure children with speech and language delays are enrolled onto specific pathways to help them develop their language further. They ensure they use strategies as advised to continuously promote children's language development. n As identified by leaders as a development area in the curriculum, staff have

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worked hard to improve children's mathematical understanding. As a result, counting and exploring quantities is routinely embedded within children's play. Staff use a range of mathematical language and spatial descriptions as they talk

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3 July 2024 to children. Older children are able to identify numbers and count digits on their hands independently. n Children have ample opportunities to develop their fine and gross motor skills. Outdoor play is frequently accessed where children have opportunities to mark make and play throwing and catching games. Children invite staff into their imaginary play as they hide in crates and make themselves small. They practise their balancing skills as they walk on the crates with outstretched arms, encouraged by staff. n Children learn about healthy eating by planting, growing and talking about healthy food choices. The nursery recipe book enables parents to continue healthy eating options in the home. Children's understanding about health is further developed as they brush their teeth, encouraged to brush up and down, backwards and forwards. n Children's independence is promoted well. Children know to wash their hands

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need to do better?

before eating and after outdoor play. They are able to self-serve their food and open their own yoghurts. However, further planning and preparation are required during the lunchtime process in the pre-school, to prevent delays in children settling down to eat. n Leaders have clear plans for future development. They seek feedback from others to inform their plans. Leaders use supervision to reflect on staff practice and development. They focus on the mental health and well-being of staff. This investment ensures staff feel valued and supported. Regular supervisions ensure staff training is at the forefront and benefits children greatly in their learning and development. n Children with SEND are supported extremely well. Staff know the children well and how they want them to develop and progress. They understand their individual needs and how to ensure they are fully included in the nursery. Staff work with other professionals as required.

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need to do better?

n Staff support parents to navigate through various issues at home, offering advice and activities to aid sleep routines, feeding issues and managing children's behaviour. They provide support packs for parents to take home and use with their children. Parents appreciate the ongoing assistance and good levels of communication regarding their children's progress. Staff support them to use strategies to enable a consistent approach to their child's development.

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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:

3 July 2024 n review the current arrangements for some children's lunchtimes to ensure they are not waiting for extended periods of time and do not become unsettled.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2683385 Local authority Kingston Upon Hull City Council Inspection number 10350734 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 73 Number of children on roll 159 Name of registered person Complete Clarity Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07788734837 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Tiptoes Day Nursery registered in 2022 and is located in Sutton-on-Hull. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. Of these, 10 staff are qualified to level 3 or above. The manager and deputy hold a level 6 qualification. The setting provides funded education places for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 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 The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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