Twiggy's Day Nursery

Inspection of Twiggy's Day Nursery The Acorns, St Georges Road, Donnington, Telford TF2 7NJ

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are happy to attend this friendly and homely setting. Staff welcome children with warm smiles and cuddles. They build strong bonds with children and provide a warm and nurturing environment in which children thrive. The strong key-person system ensures staff know the children well. This supports individual learning to ensure all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their starting points. The strong and well-sequenced curriculum supports children to develop skills in all areas of learning. For example, babies explore paints with brushes, rollers and their hands. They show great concentration as they paint varying objects using a range of tools. Older children dig and scoop the sand, and they fill and empty containers. Children start to develop and control their small muscles. They use their hand-eye coordination and imagination as they explore the textures and mark make.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and are good role models. They remind children to use their manners, share and take turns. The children's behaviour is good. They listen to staff and follow instructions well. Staff teach children about different emotions and children are starting to manage their feelings well. For example, they say they are happy when their mummy plays with them, or they are sad or angry if a friend knocks down their tower of bricks. Children start to think of others and are kind to their friends. For example, older children support other children to wash their hands, or they sit and look at books together.

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need to do better?

n Managers show they are extremely passionate about the care and education they offer. They want the children to have a secure and nurturing start to their learning. Managers support the well-established, experienced team with regular supervisions. They work with staff to plan professional development which enhances their teaching skills. Staff feel well supported and valued by managers. This ensures a happy workforce that work well together, ensuring a calm and caring setting for children. n Staff support children's mathematical learning well. Children learn about numbers, amounts, colours and size through a variety of activities. They hear a range of mathematical language, such as 'more' and 'less', as they play. Staff and children count items to match numbers. This helps to support children's understanding of mathematics and give numbers context. n Children with SEND are well supported in the setting. Staff work with parents

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need to do better?

and outside agencies to support the children. They use extra funding to enhance their provision to meet individual needs. For example, staff have undergone further training in specific areas of SEND, and purchase resources to further support children. This ensures all children make good progress.

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need to do better?

23 July 2024 n Children have lots of opportunities to develop and enhance their skills. Outdoors, they can develop their large muscles as they run, climb and balance. They use the mud kitchen to fill pots and stir their mud creations. They use their imagination and develop social skills as they talk to their friends about what they are making. Indoors, children listen to stories and sing songs which help them develop their listening and communication skills. Overall, the curriculum supports children's learning. However, some children would benefit from more challenge to make even better progress in their learning. n Staff discuss differing cultures and family dynamics with the children, and this starts to prepare them for life in modern Britain. Children learn about festivals such as Diwali and Chinese New Year and are introduced to foods from other countries to taste. However, children have little opportunity to explore and learn

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need to do better?

about diversity in their everyday play. n Staff encourage children to make healthy choices. For example, they discuss the importance of good hygiene practices and children know why it is important to wash their hands. Children learn about oral health and why we need to brush our teeth. Every day, they have healthy snacks and a cooked lunch, daily exercise and fresh air. n Parents and carers value the setting and speak highly of the staff. They feel the managers and staff support them and their children well and the setting has a family feel. Staff share key information with parents, both verbally and using an online system. This ensures parents are kept well informed about their children's day and their learning.

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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 enhance teaching to further develop challenge and meaningful learning opportunities for children n increase opportunities for children to learn more about families and cultures that are different to their own.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537569 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 10355498 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 32 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Twiggy's Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07929317069 Date of previous inspection 30 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Twiggy's Day Nursery registered in 2016 and is situated in the Donnington area of Telford. The nursery currently employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. 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 nursery 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 showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The manager and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children. n The inspector spoke to parents and grandparents and took their views into account.

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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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