Tic Toc Nursery School

Inspection of Tic Toc Nursery School 298-300 Staines Road, TWICKENHAM TW2 5AS

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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 arrive to nursery happy and leave their parents with ease. They are greeted by enthusiastic and smiling staff. Children seek out their key persons for a reassuring cuddle or smile while exploring the room. Staff know children well and build strong relationships with them. This helps children with their emotional security, helping them to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is good. They understand the rules in the nursery. Staff role model their expectations well, gently reminding children of the rules, such as 'good listening' and 'kind hands'. Children play happily alongside each other and develop a strong sense of well-being.

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The provision is good

Leaders have designed an ambitious and sequenced curriculum, with a focus on supporting children's well-being. Staff provide a range of activities to ensure that children make the best progress as they move through the nursery. They quickly identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and ensure that timely support is put in place. Children with SEND make good progress.

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n Staff know children well. They use their understanding of how children learn through play to plan interesting and varied activities, which promote children's progress. Staff provide children with a wide range of resources and learning experiences. n Parents feel very supported by the nursery and the staff team. They report high levels of satisfaction and highly delight in knowing their children feel safe and loved at the nursery. Parents appreciate all the staff and say that the team is like a family. They also appreciate all the additional opportunities that staff provide, such as parent events and the parent information area. n Staff provide children with key vocabulary during activities. For example, they name different concepts, such as' reflection, mixing' and 'decanting', when children mix potions in silver pots. This supports children's understanding and language skills. However, at times, staff do not provide enough information to

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help children's understanding of new concepts. This means that children do not have the opportunity at these times to ask questions or extend their communication skills. n Children participate in risk assessing the areas of the nursery they play in. For example, staff encourage children to make decisions on how high a tower should be or how far they can jump. This helps children to understand ways to keep themselves safe, as well as making decisions on things that might affect them. Children confidently discuss their differences with each other when problem- solving what to do next.

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26 July 2024 n There is a strong community focus in the nursery. For instance, children make visits to a local care home, where they develop strong relationships with others. This helps children to develop a sense of self and others. n Children also learn all about other cultures. Staff encourage all children to create an 'All About Me' box, which showcases things that are important for them to share with others. The nursery also homes rabbits and chickens, which children learn how to care for and show delight when introducing them to visitors. n Staff support children with SEND well. They understand the importance of early identification and have attended training from the local authority. There is an individualised training programme for staff who support children with SEND. n Staff encourage children to become independent and develop their self-help skills. They introduce babies to self-feeding. Younger children learn to self-serve

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at mealtimes and older children try to manage conflicts themselves. This helps children to prepare for the next stage of their learning journey. n Leaders focus on supporting staff and acknowledge that staff are their greatest resource. They offer ongoing coaching and mentoring support to all staff, especially for apprentices. For example, leaders have recently formed an apprentice support group to ensure that they are fully equipped to complete their training. However, staff do not have focused opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills further to ensure that they implement the vision for the curriculum.

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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 provide children with sufficient time to share their thoughts and ideas to further support their communication skills n identify ways to further develop staff's knowledge and skills and support their professional development to extend children's learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536039 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10351597 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 76 Number of children on roll 94 Name of registered person Sai Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 898 4079 Date of previous inspection 28 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Tic Toc Nursery School registered in 2016 and is based in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond. The nursery is open all year round, from 7.30am until 6.15pm, Monday to Friday. There are 27 members of staff, 20 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery receives funding to provide early years 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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the nursery. 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 on children's learning.

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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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