Tiddlywinks Kiddies Nursery

Inspection of Tiddlywinks Kiddies Nursery 55 Park Lane West, Tipton DY4 8LF

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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

Staff create a warm, welcoming environment for children and their parents. Children demonstrate that they feel happy and secure as they enter their rooms. Staff and leaders throughout the nursery know each child well. It is clear children feel safe and secure as they confidently approach staff and visitors and snuggle down at sleep time with their key worker sitting by their side.

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The provision is good

The setting implements a well-planned and ambitious curriculum. Leaders consult with staff in each room to decide what is important for the children to learn. Staff collaborate effectively to meet each child's individual learning needs. They ensure that children's learning continues at home by giving parents advice and support. As a result, all children make good progress in their learning and development. Additional funding is used very well and is targeted towards individual children's needs to support them to make progress. For example, specialist equipment has been purchased that allows children to acknowledge and regulate their own emotions.

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The provision is good

Staff use effective behaviour management strategies, including promoting children's positive behaviour and supporting the individual needs of the children. They provide clear explanations when children face conflict, and this supports them to understand what is expected of their behaviour. Consequently, children behave well and display positive attitudes to learning.

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n Leaders plan a curriculum that includes meaningful experiences across all areas of learning. The curriculum is sequenced throughout the nursery to ensure children are ready for their next transition. The staff team work very well together, suggesting ideas and talking about the areas of the curriculum they teach. As a result, staff are enthusiastic, and teaching of the curriculum improves continually. n Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills. They negotiate obstacles and uneven surfaces as they skilfully ride tricycles in the garden. Children develop their fine-motor skills, when they explore play dough and make marks on different materials. Babies develop their hand-eye coordination by picking up instruments, shaking them and listening to the sounds they make. Occasionally, staff in the baby room do not organise resources well. They do not ensure the indoor floor space is free from clutter. This means babies cannot

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always practise their crawling and walking skills when indoors. n Older children take part in large- and small-group activities throughout the day. Overall, most routines run smoothly during the day. However, during some group times, noise levels increase and children find it hard to listen, hear and

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27 August 2024 concentrate on the valuable learning experience. n Children's personal development is given high priority. They have lots of opportunities to develop their independence skills. For example, older children take off their coats and hang them up when they arrive. Younger children attempt to put on their coats before going outside. Staff encourage children to wipe their own noses and wash their hands. n Staff working with babies provide a narrative for them as they explore, modelling sounds and words, and playing peekaboo with babies. As a result, babies babble and vocalise as they explore their environments. n The teaching of the fundamental British values of diversity and equality is strong at this inclusive setting. Children learn about equality, diversity, and inclusion through books, planned activities and experiences. This helps children to learn about their similarities and differences in enjoyable and meaningful ways.

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n Staff recognise how to deploy themselves so that children's learning is enhanced in the different play areas indoors and outside. Staff join in with children's play and skilfully enhance their learning, particularly to support children's language development. They constantly praise children for their achievements, which supports their confidence and self-esteem. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents are full of praise for the nursery, saying their children have 'thrived' since attending. Leaders consider ways to support parents to be involved in their child's learning, such as organising parents' evenings and events. They use these opportunities well to help parents understand what their children are learning. n Leaders are reflective of their practice. They regularly arrange continuous professional development opportunities for all staff. Leaders give staff well-being a high priority. They regularly check in with staff through supervision and daily

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conversations. Staff report their workload is well managed as leaders support them with time to complete tasks.

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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 improve the organisation of the baby room to provide clear floor spaces that allow babies to move about freely n review the planning of small-group times to reduce noise levels and support children to be able to listen, concentrate and take part.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443478 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 10348776 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 73 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Tiddlywinks Kiddy's Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01215579399 Date of previous inspection 20 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Tiddlywinks Kiddies Nursery registered in 2012. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm all year round, with the exception of one week at Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, three hold a qualification at level 2. 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 setting 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 setting. n The inspector met with the manager and the deputy manager to discuss and reflect on the setting during the inspection. Examples of relevant documentation were sampled and reviewed by the inspector. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector conducted a joint observation of practice. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n Parents spoke with the inspector, and she 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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