Twisty Tails Nursery Pinner Ltd

Inspection of Twisty Tails Nursery Pinner Ltd Rear of 13 High Street, Bishops Walk, PINNER, Middlesex HA5 5QQ

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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 arrive at the nursery excited and ready to learn. Staff provide a warm and nurturing approach to each child's care. All children make progress from their starting points in development. Children settle quickly, with consistent reassurance from staff to help them to feel safe and secure. Children flourish while discovering and exploring their environments. Staff have high expectations for children. They plan activities that capture children's interests and motivate them in their learning. This helps to close gaps in children's development. For example, staff support older children to develop their awareness of mathematical concepts as they discover the different animals in a large tray. They encourage children to describe what they have found, count and compare the different animal sizes.

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The provision is good

Staff provide children with an abundance of praise following their contributions. This helps to build children's confidence and self-esteem. Staff are excellent role models for children. They promote a positive and respectful culture in the nursery. Staff encourage manners consistently. As a result, children are polite and courteous to each other. Younger children repeat the nursery's rules, for instance to use 'walking feet' as they carefully and safely walk into the garden. This reminds children how to keep themselves safe.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide children with expert support to promote their speech and language development. For instance, they teach children how to identify and pronounce the sounds that letters make. Staff repeat phrases back to them, use sign language, including Makaton and ask open-ended questions to ensure that children have an opportunity to practise their communication skills. As a result, children talk with confidence and fluency. n Partnerships with parents and carers are strong. Staff keep parents well informed about their children's learning and time at the nursery. They speak to them at drop off and collection times, and add photos and comments to children's online learning journals. Parents are very happy with the service the nursery provides. They state staff are very supportive and offer them lots of guidance, such as behaviour management strategies, to help promote consistency between the nursery and home.

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n Children learn about cultural events and celebrations that take place throughout the year. Through discussion and activities, they recognise the similarities and differences between themselves. Staff reflect positive images of people from around the world and with differing abilities through books, pictures and resources, which are freely available to all children. n Staff form effective partnerships with local schools that children will attend. They invite teachers into the nursery to meet children in their own surroundings and

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5 August 2025 share information about children's individual learning needs. This supports children's emotional well-being. It also helps children to build relationships with their new teacher and ease any anxieties about the upcoming changes. n Children learn to complete tasks independently, which supports the development of their self-esteem and confidence. For example, older children serve their own food and pour drinks, while younger children tidy toys and prepare for mealtimes. This enables children to gain vital self-care skills in readiness for future learning n Staff support children to develop an enjoyment of books and literacy. At story time, staff read the story of the week. They create excitement and intrigue as the story progresses. Children are eager to join in the familiar story, and shout out key phrases when staff encourage them to do so. n Children thoroughly enjoy their time out in the garden being active. They ride

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confidently on bicycles or play games of hide and seek with the staff and their peers. Children confidently explain to visitors the importance of eating all their food because this gives them the energy they need to play games in the garden. This helps children to understand the importance of being healthy and active. n The provider implements a programme of supervision and training to develop staff's practice and knowledge. However, the current systems for monitoring and coaching have not been consistently embedded, so that staff consistently deliver high-quality teaching that extends the learning of older and most-able children.

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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 embed the current systems for monitoring and coaching staff to extend their individual practice, to deliver the curriculum even more effectively and extend the learning of older and most-able children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549097 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10399470 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 29 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Twisty Tails Nursery (Pinner) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 617 0422 Date of previous inspection 3 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Twisty Tails Nursery Pinner Ltd registered in 2017 and is located in the London Borough of Harrow. The nursery opens all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides government funded childcare. There are 14 members of staff, who all hold relevant qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 6.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and leaders completed a learning walk together across all areas of the nursery to discuss how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including staff's suitability to work with children. n The inspector observed children's activities and staff's teaching, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector carried out two joint observations with the leaders. n The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector held discussions with leaders at appropriate times during the inspection and during a scheduled meeting.

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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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