Tiny Treasures day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Tiny Treasures day Nursery Ltd 437 Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9JG

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled in this welcoming nursery. Leaders recognise the importance of having an effective key-person system in place and ensure children are greeted and cared for by familiar staff. This helps children to form firm attachments and promotes their well-being and confidence. Children confidently approach new people, demonstrating that they feel safe and secure in the nursery.

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The provision is good

All children receive a good quality education. Key persons know the children well and establish positive relationships with the whole family. Staff plan appropriate next steps that build on what children already know and can do and incorporate their interests. Staff are effective in engaging with other professionals when needed. This helps to ensure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive the support they need so they can make progress from their starting points.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They listen to staff when they give them gentle reminders about the rules in the nursery. Children have formed friendships and play well with each other. They are kind, considerate, and polite to one another. Staff are good role models. They encourage and praise the children during the day this helps to boost their self-esteem.

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need to do better?

n The leadership team is committed to providing high-quality care and education. They review the quality of children's care and learning and work with staff to improve outcomes for children. For example, they recently moved the babies into a different room, which gives them more opportunities to develop their physical skills. n Children hear a wide variety of spoken language. Staff who work with young children name objects and draw children's attention to the colours, shapes, and features of the items they play with. Staff who work with older children use activities to introduce new words, such as 'roots' and 'nutrients', and explain the meaning of them when required. This helps children to learn new vocabulary and supports their good communication and language development. n Children are eager to participate a wide range of activities and experiences that staff provide. For example, babies delight in exploring messy play with

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need to do better?

conditioner and sponges. Staff engage with children during their play and follow their interests. They encourage older children to think about the features of a face during a playdough activity to further their knowledge. Staff explain some concepts to children, such as how watches work. However, they do not always make the best use of their interactions to develop children's current knowledge and understanding to help extend their learning.

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need to do better?

22 October 2024 n Staff provide children with daily opportunities for exercise and fresh air. Children are encouraged to participate in active group games to promote their physical well-being. They have plenty of opportunities to build and develop their gross motor skills as they climb the steps on the slide and pedal the trikes. Children pour and scoop mud into containers and use chalk to draw on the easel. This helps develop their hand-eye coordination. n The day generally runs smoothly, and children are engrossed in their play. However, the organisation during transition times impacts on children's engagement. For example, older children help tidy up before lunch, but this takes a long time. As a result, some children lose interest in what they are doing and become disengaged. In addition, the arrangements when babies come inside from the garden are not well organised. This leads to younger children

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need to do better?

becoming unsure what is expected of them. n The leadership team is focused on building strong partnerships with parents. As a result, parents are very positive about the nursery. They report that their children are happy and settled and that their individual needs are met. They feel the communication in the nursery is effective. They are kept informed of their children's progress and state they have made progress since attending.

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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 coach staff in developing their interactions with children to help them recognise when children need more challenge to extend their learning n enhance the organisation of transition times to ensure that children's needs are fully supported at these times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY276353 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10364251 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 64 Number of children on roll 96 Name of registered person Tiny Treasures Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01277 374437 Date of previous inspection 3 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny Treasures day Nursery Ltd registered in 2004. There are 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm all year round, except for bank holidays. It provides funded early education for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspectors during the inspection. 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 carried out a joint observations of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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