Mischief & Giggles Ltd. T/a Twinkle Toes Private Day Nursery

Inspection of Mischief & Giggles Ltd. T/a Twinkle Toes Private Day Nursery 44 New Road, Stourbridge DY8 1PA

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Staff provide a kind and considerate welcome to children as they arrive at the nursery. This helps children settle quickly and form secure attachments. As a result, they feel safe and emotionally supported. However, the curriculum lacks sufficient ambition and consistency. Staff do not consistently deliver a well-planned or engaging curriculum that meets all children's needs. Activities often lack challenge and purpose, leading to some children disengaging or wandering without direction. This limits the progress they make. That said, leaders have identified inconsistencies in teaching within the nursery and have started to implement strategies to raise the quality.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff plan activities linked to children's interests and next steps, and some children show interest in these. However, some learning environments are cluttered and disorganised, leading to children's distraction and boisterous behaviour. This prevents some children from fully engaging in learning. Although staff do remind children to take turns and follow instructions, expectations for behaviour are not consistently reinforced across the nursery.

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The provision requires improvement

Children benefit from regular access to the outdoor area, where they develop their physical and social skills. They work together to roll tyres or take part in group games, such as parachute play, with support from staff. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are appropriately supported. Staff identify their individual needs and work with external professionals to help them make progress.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have worked hard to implement any required additional support or one- to-one care for children to ensure they meet their individual needs. They seek advice from the local authority to devise training for staff and strategies for targeted support for children. Leaders effectively recognise children's trigger points. They swiftly respond and implement these advised strategies and take timely action to help children regulate their emotions. This enables children to be successfully included in activities and daily routines. n Although leaders manage and recognise children's behaviours in an appropriate manner, this is not managed consistently across the team. As a result, some low- level disruption goes unchallenged, and children do not always learn how to manage their behaviour appropriately. For example, children sometimes misuse resources without appropriate staff modelling or intervention, limiting their

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need to do better?

understanding of respectful behaviour and clear boundaries. n Staff promote a love of reading effectively. They encourage children to choose books and enjoy sharing stories with staff. During story time, staff repeat key

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1 July 2025 words and phrases, which helps to develop children's language and understanding. Children respond with enjoyment and engage positively in stories they are familiar with. n Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of child development and recognise what children need to learn next. However, not all staff plan or deliver a curriculum that consistently challenges children or extends their learning. Some activities lack clear intent or depth, offering limited opportunities to build on what children already know and can do. Inconsistencies in teaching mean children receive varied experiences to develop their learning further. n Staff teach children about healthy food choices, and they encourage them to follow hygiene routines. However, these practices are not embedded consistently across the nursery. Some children do not wash their hands effectively after messy play, and staff do not always remind them to use soap. This limits

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children's understanding of personal hygiene and does not support their health and well-being effectively. n Parents share positive feedback about the care and consideration taken for their children. They comment that staff effectively communicate with them daily about their child's day and provide additional opportunities to attend the nursery for the parent workshops. For instance, when celebrating different cultural events, such as Eid, families attend cultural workshops to try different foods and explore activities around these festivals. This helps to strengthen partnerships with parents and enhances children's respect for other cultures and customs. n Staff organise the learning environments to offer children a variety of activities. However, at times, these environments can be a little chaotic and cluttered. As a result, children's behaviours can escalate and sometimes cause them to disengage from their learning. This means not all children effectively engage and

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need to do better?

focus fully on their learning. n Staff meet regularly with leaders to discuss training and any additional support they may need in their role through regular supervisions. They report feeling well supported, and say that leaders prioritise staff well-being. This contributes to a positive working environment.

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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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Due date

1 July 2025 ensure that staff consistently implement high expectations around children's behaviour and help children to respect others and to understand and follow the nursery rules and boundaries 29/07/2025

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Due date

develop the planning and delivery of the curriculum to meet all children's individual needs and ensure they make better progress 26/08/2025

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Due date

consistently embed good hygiene practices to help children develop their understanding of these routines. 15/07/2025

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should:

n review how the learning environments are organised to fully enable children to engage successfully in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487918 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10408756 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 46 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Mischief & Giggles Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01384 393769 Date of previous inspection 20 July 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Mischief & Giggles Ltd. T/a Twinkle Toes Private Day Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff, of whom two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, one at level 5, eight at level 3 and two at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. It provides government funded early education for all children.

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Inspection activities

n Both deputy managers completed a learning walk with the inspector and discussed all areas of the nursery, including the early years curriculum. 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 children, staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager held a leadership discussion with the inspector. n The manager provided documentation on request, including evidence of the suitability of staff and their qualifications. n The deputy carried out a joint observation with the inspector and discussed the impact of this activity on children's learning. n Staff spoke to the inspector about the support for children with SEND.

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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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