Tootsies Private Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Tootsies Private Day Nursery Ltd Tootsies Private Day Nursery, Monkton Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 9AA

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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 at this nursery to warm greetings, hugs and smiles from staff. They benefit from the nursery ethos to help children become independent, curious learners. For instance, staff enable children to explore materials and develop their own ideas rather than focus on an end product. Older children are provided with the materials to make their own play dough, but staff allow them to add too much water or too much flour, so they can experiment and see what happens. Toddlers also spend a considerable amount of time exploring different materials, such as sand. They show good imagination as they pretend to make cakes. The staff working with the youngest children support them well to settle into nursery life. They respond quickly to babies' needs and offer soothing interactions and gentle cuddles when babies wake from their sleep.

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The provision is good

Staff provide an inclusive setting. They make sure that all children benefit from a full range of learning experiences, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, children take part in woodwork, sports and yoga sessions. Children are polite and well behaved. They are confident to express their thoughts and share their ideas.

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need to do better?

n Staff take pride in helping children learn about the world around them. Babies are often taken out for walks, and older children take the bus to go for swimming lessons. They also visit a local care home for the elderly, which helps them develop respect for others and gain a greater understanding of their place in society. n Managers value the staff and demonstrate an accurate insight into areas for future development, with a current focus on staff training. Some staff have recently completed a course on neuroscience, which has changed the way they look at attachments and children's feelings. Other staff have started training on speech and language. This has yet to have an impact as some younger children spend longer than they need with their dummies in their mouths. This limits their opportunities to use the words and phrases they are hearing and learning. n Staff talk and sing to children and engage in back-and-forth conversations. They

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show interest in what children have to say. Occasionally, however, staff's exchanges with children are not always pitched at the right level. They can at times be either too advanced or not challenging enough. For example, staff sometimes ask closed questions or ask children questions in quick succession, without giving them time to answer. n Children have good opportunities to engage in risky play while being supported by adults. For instance, staff hold children's hands as they jump down from large tyres in the garden. Staff encourage children to be safe and reinforce rules and

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13 November 2024 expectations, such as wearing helmets when using the bikes. Children demonstrate their understanding by tapping their heads and going to the shed where the helmets are kept. n Staff promote children's social skills and independence well. They plan lots of activities that enable children to share and take turns. As a result, older children have learned to play collaboratively in their self-chosen activities. For example, children work together to build ramps for their cars and wait patiently for their turn. Children help to clean the tables ready for mealtimes and wash their own plates after they have eaten. Staff are generous with the praise they give children. n Staff observe children as they play and have a good understanding of their interests and needs. They plan and deliver a range of activities and learning experiences that motivate children to learn. At times, the planning for the

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afternoons is not always as well considered. For instance, staff do not set up a range of activities for babies after lunch until they have all woken, meaning those who are awake have less to do. n Parents are happy with the care and education their children receive. They feel they receive good communication about their child's learning and progress. Parents comment that the staff are caring, kind and considerate and know their children well. They feel their children are safe and well prepared to start school.

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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 develop a greater understanding of children's communication and language development and how to enable younger children to confidently spend less time using their dummies, so they have more opportunities to use the words and phrases they are learning n strengthen staff's interactions with children, to help them recognise when to simplify their exchanges with younger children and when to hold more in-depth conversations with the older and most able children to develop their thinking skills n support staff to plan more precisely for the afternoons, so that children continue to benefit from good-quality activities and learning experiences throughout the day.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY387257 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10355273 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 138 Number of children on roll 198 Name of registered person Tootsies Private Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01252 725503 Date of previous inspection 23 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Tootsies Private Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2009 and is located in Farnham, Surrey. The nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 7.30pm. There are 53 staff employed to work directly with the children, of whom 29 hold a relevant childcare qualification. The nursery provides government funded early education places for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager, curriculum manager and inspectors 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 inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Both inspectors carried out separate joint observations of an activity with the training and development officer. n One of the inspectors spoke with the management team about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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