Tiny Toes Childcare

Inspection of Tiny Toes Childcare Evreham Community Centre, Swallow Street, Iver, Buckinghamshire SL0 0HS

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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

Staff warmly welcome children as they arrive at this friendly setting. They are reassuring and attentive to children's needs. They spend time getting to know children and develop positive relationships with them. As a result, children feel safe and secure. They are excited to learn and settle quickly, eager to play and explore the wide range of activities available to them.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children know the routine and what is expected of them. If children's behaviour deteriorates, staff give them gentle reminders which children then repeat to each other. Staff use effective ways to support children to understand their emotions and those of others. Children learn to share and take turns, they are making good relationships with each other.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children to develop healthy lifestyles. Children select from a variety of fruits during snack time. Mealtimes are a calm and sociable occasion. Children are provided with daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise in the nursery garden. For example, they skilfully navigate climbing frames and enjoy the praise from staff when they successfully balance on wooden beams. These activities help children develop their large muscles, spatial awareness and coordination.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have worked effectively with other agencies since the last inspection to ensure weaknesses are strengthened. Children have secure relationships with their key person and other staff members who provide buddy cover. Regular observations of staff and one-to-one meetings identify weaknesses in practice, and action is taken to ensure there is consistency throughout the setting for the learning and development needs of children. n Staff have recently completed training to support children with their mathematical development. As a result, mathematics is consistently embedded in activities. Staff provide play-based experiences to encourage children to expand their maths vocabulary. For example, as children play, staff talk to them about different shapes and patterns. During group time, younger children follow instructions that incorporate positional language such as on-top, under and

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behind. This helps build children's understanding of early maths concepts. n Staff plan a wide range of activities for children. These are based on children's next steps and development needs. Activities engage children and excite them in their learning. However, staff do not always recognise when children can be challenged further and are quick to solve problems for them. This means, at these times, children do not develop their problem solving or critical thinking skills.

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need to do better?

24 June 2025 n Staff support children to be independent. All children are encouraged to look after their self-care needs. For example, before lunch, children independently wash their hands. During snack time, children self-serve their fruit and pour their own drinks. n Overall, children's communication and language are supported well. Younger children develop their communication skills as they listen to stories and join in with singing. Older children develop their conversation skills during group time. They understand they need to listen to their friends and wait for their turn to talk. However, staff do not always give children time to think and respond to questions which would help children build their conversation skills further. n Children develop a love of books and reading. Staff are enthusiastic storytellers, and children listen intently as they read. Children look at books independently. They turn the pages carefully and make up stories using the pictures. In

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addition, staff provide story sacks for children to read at home with parents. n Staff plan activities to support children's understanding of the world around them. Children excitedly explain how they need to water the strawberries to help them grow. Information gathered from parents informs staff planning to support children's understanding of other faiths and cultures. This supports children to understand and celebrate the differences between themselves and other people and promotes a sense of identity and belonging. n Staff work effectively with other agencies and parents to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff identify when children need extra support and ensure referrals are made in a timely manner. This means children and their families get the support they need in the quickest time possible. n Parent partnerships are strong. Staff provide regular feedback about children's

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need to do better?

progress and provide parents with information on how they can support their children at home. This provides consistency for the children between the home and 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 extend children's learning further and provide them with consistent challenges to help them make even more progress n strengthen skills in recognising when to give children more time to process information to support communication and language even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452766 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10363381 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 40 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Iver Community Childcare C.I.C.

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reference number

Telephone number 01753 655650 Date of previous inspection 31 July 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny Toes Childcare registered in 2012. It is situated in Iver Community Childcare, in Iver, Buckinghamshire. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, all year round. It receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two years and is eligible to receive this funding for children aged three and four years. The nursery employs 11 members of staff, six of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 3 to level 6.

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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 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 spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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