Wiggles and Giggles

Inspection of Wiggles and Giggles 79-81 Littleworth, MANSFIELD, Nottinghamshire NG18 2RT

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate their confidence, eagerly leaving their parents as they are greeted by warm and friendly staff. Children are happy and can often be heard laughing with their friends and staff. Leaders implement a strong curriculum that supports children to learn key skills from a young age and helps prepare them for the next stage of learning. For instance, staff encourage children to undertake risk assessments to manage their safety. Children show they understand how to keep themselves safe as they tell staff the equipment may be slippery as it is wet.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from the vast and varied resources on offer. The open-ended nature of the materials staff provide encourages children's curiosity. Children become fully immersed in play for long periods. Staff are enthusiastic; they join children's play and introduce mathematical concepts. For example, as children build ramps, staff encourage them to adjust the height and compare which is the tallest. Children learn that when they add more bricks the ramp is taller. They use this newly acquired knowledge to compare who is the tallest and shortest out of their friends.

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The provision is good

Children learn to behave well. Staff praise positive behaviours and support children to understand what they expect from a young age. They offer children gentle reminders, such as to use 'walking feet' inside. Staff set clear boundaries and provide times in the day to reflect on the nursery rules. Children confidently recall and follow these rules and provide reminders for their friends. For instance, when children sneeze while baking, their friends prompt them to wash their hands.

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need to do better?

n The staff and the managers understand how children learn. They use their knowledge to plan a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum for all children. Staff assess and identify children who need additional support and quickly provide targeted support. They use children's next steps to tailor their interactions with each child. This helps to ensure children make rapid progress in their development. n Staff are skilled at furthering children's communication and language skills. They position themselves to help children see their gestures and facial expressions. They introduce descriptive words, such as sour, as children compare different fruits. Staff frequently name objects and introduce new words to extend children's vocabulary. Children listen and learn these words quickly. For example, while young children play in the sand, staff comment on what children are doing. Young children listen and attempt to use new words as they scoop sand into

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need to do better?

buckets. n Staff have high expectations of children and frequently challenge them to extend

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14 February 2025 skills and knowledge. However, when children are mistaken, staff do not always address these misconceptions. For instance, when children incorrectly identify healthy and unhealthy foods, this is not corrected to support children's accurate knowledge. n The managers and staff prioritise children's health and help them to understand healthy lifestyles. Staff encourage children to participate in exercise that enables them to move their bodies in a variety of ways. Staff ensure children eat healthy foods at the nursery and support children to learn to eat their healthy foods before their treats. Additionally, while children brush their teeth, staff support children to learn the importance of oral health. n Staff build excellent partnerships with parents; they gather information frequently from families. Staff use this information to tailor the support they provide for children. For example, staff create learning packs for families to

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borrow that support areas of children's development at home, including potty training and nutrition. n The managers and staff identify ways to develop new skills through ongoing supervision. Staff state they feel valued and supported, which helps them to share good practice and new ideas. Consequently, improvements are implemented quickly, and children receive consistently high-quality interactions to support their learning. n Staff skilfully help children understand their emotions and support them to learn how others might feel. For instance, they use figures in a doll's house to act out scenarios such as a child upsetting another child. Staff talk to children about how each character would feel and name emotions. Children begin to use these experiences to show empathy and kindness to their friends. For example, when children bump into their friends, they stop what they are doing to check if they are okay and apologise.

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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 strengthen staff skills in identifying children's misconceptions and quickly correcting them to help children develop accurate knowledge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2702354 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10368517 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 43 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Little Chiefs Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01623 423 210 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Wiggles and Giggles registered in 2022 and is located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week's closure at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Staff spoke to the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector viewed parents' testimonials during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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