Tiny World Arnold Road

Inspection of Tiny World Arnold Road Tiny World, 92 Arnold Road, Nottingham NG6 0DZ

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled at this nursery. They are excited to see their friends as they arrive and separate easily from their parents. Young children demonstrate they feel safe as they approach familiar adults for cuddles and reassurance. Older children learn to keep themselves safe, for example, when staff teach them the importance of wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle. Generally, children behave well, and staff are consistent with their behaviour expectations. When children occasionally display signs of unwanted behaviour, staff help them to understand why this is not appropriate. This includes staff teaching children why it is important to keep their feet on the floor and not to climb on furniture. Children are becoming increasingly confident. They approach visitors with polite curiosity and ask their names. Older children offer visitors an opportunity to drink a pretend cup of hot chocolate in their role-play cafe.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy a range of activities that staff provide. Younger children develop their small-muscle skills as they enjoy mark-making activities, such as painting. Staff encourage children to be creative and express themselves through their artwork. Older children learn about the world around them. They learn how to check the soil to see if it is dry. Staff teach them how to fill their watering cans from a water butt, and water the plants in the garden.

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need to do better?

n Older children are becoming increasingly independent. Staff support them to serve themselves at mealtimes. Children recognise when they are thirsty and pour themselves a drink. Staff teach children how to use pegs to clip their aprons to the washing line when they have finished painting. However, staff working with younger children do not always recognise when children are capable of doing things for themselves. For example, they put children's shoes on for them and wash their hands without giving them a chance to try and do it by themselves. n Staff support children to develop their physical skills. Staff show older children how to use their small muscles to roll balls of play dough and use cutting tools to make dinosaur shapes. Children practise their pouring skills as they use jugs to pour water through a range of pipes attached to a wall. Staff teach children how to use their feet and balancing skills to safely ride bicycles. Younger children

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need to do better?

develop their small muscles, for example, as staff teach them how to stack blocks to build a tower. n Generally, staff support children's communication and language skills well. Staff speak clearly to younger children and use simple vocabulary. Younger children enjoy learning about a farm and repeat words staff teach them, such as chickens, eggs and cows. However, staff working with older children do not

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need to do better?

1 April 2025 always use effective questioning techniques when talking to children. For example, they ask lots of closed questions to which older children reply, 'yes' or 'no'. This does not encourage children to think deeply and extend their language. n Staff support children to develop a love of books and reading. Children choose from the range of books provided and ask staff to read with them. Staff pause to ask younger children questions and check their understanding. Children confidently talk about what they can see on the pages. Very young children enjoy listening to musical books and become familiar with different nursery rhymes. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are generally well supported. Staff work closely with external agencies and make timely referrals for those who need additional support. Children benefit from targeted learning plans which help them make progress towards their next steps in learning.

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need to do better?

However, staff working with older children who struggle with their communication, lack confidence in their knowledge and skills to fully understand how to best support these children. As a result, although children do make progress from their starting points, staff do not yet feel able to help children reach their full potential and make the best possible progress. n Parents are happy with the care provided by the nursery. They state that their children are happy to attend the setting and enjoy the range of activities that staff provide. Parents say that staff always communicate what their children have eaten, and what they have enjoyed doing whilst at nursery.

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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 provide further opportunities for younger children to develop their independence n support staff to develop their questioning techniques further to enhance older children's thinking skills and extend their language n focus professional development more precisely to ensure staff have the knowledge and skills to support older children with their communication.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2737742 Local authority Nottingham Inspection number 10393631 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 86 Name of registered person Tiny World Nottingham Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0115 978 2274 Date of previous inspection 30 October 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny World Arnold Road registered in 2023 and is located in Basford, Nottingham. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff, of whom 7 hold early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery provides places for children in receipt of government funding.

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Inspection activities

n The managers and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 observed the interactions between staff and the children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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