Tick Tock Playgroup

Inspection of Tick Tock Playgroup Hall Close, Wroughton, Wiltshire SN4 9LD

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children of all ages happily enter this welcoming and friendly playgroup and separate from their parents with ease. Babies readily go to their special adult, showing they have formed positive bonds with them. Older children show they are secure and know the routines as they independently put away their coats and bags. Staff welcome the children, and they are quick to seek out their friends and settle to the activities, showing they are settled and ready to play and learn.

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The provision is good

The management team has implemented a curriculum that is based on children's interests and needs overall. It is clear what it wants the children to learn and the skills they need as they move through the playgroup and on to school. The management team has used additional funding to help close any emerging gaps in children's development and offer them a range of experiences effectively. Children make good progress in relation to their various starting points.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children's independence effectively. Babies are helped to learn to feed themselves. Toddlers use cutlery to eat, help themselves to their drinks and learn how to put their coats on. Older children take themselves to the toilet or potty and wash their hands afterwards.

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need to do better?

n The management team has made significant improvements since the last inspection. Risk assessments are effective, and staff check the environment is free from hazards. Staff have embedded a routine that has helped children learn the boundaries and reduced unwanted behaviour, creating a calmer environment. The curriculum has greatly improved, and children make good progress. However, at times, staff do not provide enough challenge to extend and deepen children's thinking and learning further. n Staff provide a range of activities and outings for children to increase the experiences they receive. Staff take children to the park, using this opportunity to help children learn about road safety and have better physical challenges on the large equipment. Children visit the library for story and rhyme time, where they learn about their local community and have further support for their language development.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy playing outside and have opportunities to develop their physical skills. Staff demonstrate to them how to spin the hoops, throw the balls and steer the tricycles, for example. However, there is less focus on how they support children's individual next steps in the outdoor environment to extend children's physical skills further. n Children's behaviour is good. Older children are becoming confident at resolving minor disputes with staff's support. When a child wants a toy another child has,

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need to do better?

4 December 2024 staff encourage them to think about how they might achieve this. They remember that they can use the sand timer and ask to have their turn when the sand has poured through. This shows that children are learning to wait and take their turn. n The management team has reflected on practice and made improvements that have benefited the children. Children now stay in their base rooms for lunch and snack time, meaning they are not disrupted with the transition. This has resulted in calmer and more sociable mealtimes. n Parents report their children are happy to come to the nursery and have settled well. They say they are pleased with the progress their children are making and appreciate the good communication with staff and the support they receive. Parents know what their children are learning and are supported to continue this at home, such as through taking home books and story sacks to share with their

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need to do better?

children. n Staff provide a language-rich environment that supports children's communication effectively. They provide a narrative to young children as they play, engage them in stories and songs and encourage older children to have conversations. n Staff have attended training that has had a positive impact on the support they seek for children where any possible gaps in their development are identified. Staff are more confident in knowing what information they need prior to making any referrals to outside agencies and in how they work with parents to achieve this. Staff report they feel valued by the management team and that they have regular checks on their well-being.

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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 help staff use effective strategies to extend and deepen children's thinking and learning n focus more precisely on sequencing the programme for physical development to help children learn key skills they need to develop.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2496417 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10365547 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 60 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Tick Tock Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01793 814191 Date of previous inspection 23 July 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Tick Tock Playgroup registered in new premises in 2018 in Wroughton, Swindon. It operates weekdays, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The provider is in receipt of government funding for free nursery education. There are 12 members of childcare staff who work directly with children. Of these, seven hold qualifications at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 2 and four are unqualified.

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Inspection activities

n The provider/manager, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together, and talked about the curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector observed staff's interactions with the children, indoors and outdoors, and the impact of these on the children's learning. n Staff spoke to the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector sampled some documentation, including suitability checks and qualification certificates. n The inspector and the provider/manager carried out a joint observation of an activity and discussed the impact of this on the children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the playgroup with the inspector, who took account of these. n Children told the inspector what they enjoy doing while at the playgroup.

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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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