Tots Treehouse Day Nursery LTD

Inspection of Tots Treehouse Day Nursery LTD Village Hall, Goffs Lane, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross EN7 5ET

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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

Children eagerly enter the nursery and are warmly greeted by staff. The friendly staff team form close relationships with children and offer support when needed. The curriculum is varied and enables all children to make good progress from their starting points. Staff provide activities that capture children's imagination and develop a love for books and stories. For example, they re-enact a favourite book, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' as they stumble trip through the big, dark forest. Staff provide effective support for children's developing social skills. For example, at circle time, staff help children to learn the names of their friends and the staff.

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The provision is good

Children gain a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. Staff encourage them to follow good hygiene routines, such as regularly washing their hands and encouraging them to make healthy food choices. During snack time, children have discussions with staff about the fruits they are eating and comment how these are good for them. Children are developing good levels of independence. They pour their own drinks and attempt to take off and put on their shoes. Children enjoy physical activities and fresh air when playing outside. Staff offer good support to help children understand their emotions, and how to manage these. Children behave well. They benefit from the frequent praise staff give them and show pride in their achievements.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff know what they want children to learn. They continually monitor children's progress and identify what they need to achieve next. Children show a positive approach to learning and are extremely eager to explore. This means that they acquire the skills, attitudes and abilities to prepare them for the next stage of their development or school. n Staff's interactions with children are good and they promote children's communication and language development well. However, at times, staff ask children questions and present lots of information in quick succession. Children are not always provided with enough time to think and respond. This limits their opportunities to think and share their thoughts and ideas. n Children have many opportunities to develop good physical skills. They run, balance and climb on different equipment. For example, they enjoy making their way through the obstacle course, rummaging through the ball pool and jumping

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on the bouncy castle provided to celebrate the last day of term. n Staff provide a variety of activities to develop children's fine motor skills. For example, they peel the backs off stickers when making animal masks. Children use paintbrushes to make marks in the garden using water. This helps them to build the muscles they need for early writing. n Children understand familiar routines, and staff have high expectations for all

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17 July 2024 children. This results in happy, active children, who have a positive attitude to learning. However, staff do not consistently encourage the quieter or less confident children in large-group activities to share their ideas and knowledge. n The managers and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. Links with parents and other professionals who support children with SEND are strong. Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. Managers carefully consider how to spend any additional funding children receive to meet their individual care and learning needs. n There are good partnerships with parents. Staff communicate well with parents, providing them with information about their children. Staff provide ways that parents can extend children's learning at home and work with them to help children achieve milestones. n The managers lead their team well in a programme of reflective practice and

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need to do better?

ongoing improvement. Staff benefit from a good range of opportunities to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date. They attend training and participate in regular staff meetings. They have introduced several initiatives to support children's learning, such as the 'lending library'. This promotes children's love of reading. Children also experience a range of extra-curricular activities, including football coaching and storytelling drama sessions.

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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 support staff to recognise when to give children more time to process their thoughts and ideas when responding to questions n develop further strategies to encourage quieter or less confident children to contribute more to large-group times to support their communication and language development further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2673822 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10344317 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person TOTS TREEHOUSE DAY NURSERY LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 07734758694 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Tots Treehouse Day Nursery LTD registered in 2022. It operates in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. Three members of staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery operates term time only. The sessions run from Monday to Friday. Hours of operation are 9.15am to 3.15pm Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9.15am to 1.15pm Monday, Thursday and Friday. 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 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 and the inspector completed a learning walk of the nursery, inside and outside. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing in the nursery. n The inspector's reviewed relevant documentation, including the suitability checks of all adults working in the nursery. n Staff spoke with the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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