Toddler Town Nursery

Inspection of Toddler Town Nursery The Quarter, 8-10 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall, Staffordshire WS1 1RH

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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 learn to be confident and independent at this nursery. Staff support them to do things for themselves and take responsibility for keeping the environment clean and tidy. Staff develop good relationships with children and families. They gather information about children before they start, which helps them to get to know children well at the earliest opportunity. Staff provide comfort and reassurance to children, which helps them to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children make friends with their peers. They engage in play with other children and are supported by staff to cooperate and consider the needs of others. Staff remind children of the rules to follow and support them to develop respectful relationships.

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The provision is good

Leaders are ambitious for all children. They focus on getting children ready for their next stage of learning. Children are highly engaged and motivated to learn. They are keen to explore the range of activities on offer, and they develop their concentration skills as they persevere with tasks they find difficult. Leaders and staff create spaces in playrooms that incorporate all areas of learning. Children have access to a large soft-play facility on site, where they develop their large- muscle skills and learn to navigate space. The area is secure for children, and staff supervise them well to ensure they are safe.

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need to do better?

n The leadership team members are passionate and committed to enhancing experiences for children. They have a good overview of the nursery and accurately identify where improvements are needed. They support staff and monitor practice closely. Leaders ensure that they spend time with staff in rooms and observe their interactions with children. They identify further training for staff to attend, and they monitor the impact of this. Staff feel supported by leaders and clearly understand their roles and responsibilities. n Children follow well-established routines. They know that they sit for a story before going to wash their hands ready for lunch. However, there are times of the day when the organisation of activities and routines does not always meet the needs of all children. For example, children sometimes struggle to join in activities because the positioning of chairs and tables makes this difficult. As a

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result, some children do not benefit from the learning intended for them. n Children become effective communicators. Staff frequently sing songs during the daily routine. Children join in with welcome songs to greet their friends and choose other familiar rhymes to sing. Staff read familiar books with children and help them to recall events in the story. Children enjoy making sound effects and confidently retell the sequence of events. Leaders purchase books in a range of languages for children who speak English as an additional language. This helps

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19 March 2025 all children to develop their communication and language skills. n Staff plan a range of exciting activities for children. Children have opportunities to explore different materials and textures, build from different resources and learn how to develop empathy as they care for the resident bunnies. There are times, however, when staff caring for younger children do not always fully consider their developmental stages. For example, staff plan some writing activities that are more suited to the developmental capabilities of older children. That said, children have plenty of opportunities to engage in other, more exploratory play as an alternative option. n Children enjoy being creative and imaginative. They enjoy dressing up and often choose to engage in 'messy' activities. They discover what happens when bath bombs dissolve in water, and they make marks with paint in trays with various tools. As a result, children learn to make links in their learning and develop their

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senses. n Relationships with parents are a strength. Staff get to know children and families well. Children settle quickly and make good progress as a result of their attendance at nursery. Parents comment about the smooth transition and consistency as children move between the toddler and pre-school rooms. Parents are happy with the communication they receive daily and are supported to further their children's learning at home.

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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 review the organisation of activities and routines so that they meet the needs of all children n enhance staff's knowledge of the developmental stages of younger children, so that they always plan suitable activities for them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2510918 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 10391284 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 140 Number of children on roll 105 Name of registered person Little Hooligans Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07779656608 Date of previous inspection 25 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Toddler Town Nursery registered in 2019 and operates in Walsall. It opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. Of these, nine hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery offers the government funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents 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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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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