Tangent House Day Nursery

Inspection of Tangent House Day Nursery Tangent House, 640 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire LE4 8BB

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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

Leaders and staff create a warm, welcoming and engaging environment for children. Children arrive at the setting happy and eager to attend. They are greeted by familiar staff, who know them well and support them to settle. Once settled, they enjoy playing with a variety of exciting and well-organised resources suitable to their ages and stages of development. For example, babies enjoy practising their physical skills by climbing into a ball pit. Older children build towers with their friends as they explore construction areas and develop their imaginative play. As children play, staff engage warmly with them, supporting their learning, care routines and individual needs. Parents comment how settled their children are and how they value the support they receive from staff and leaders.

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The provision is good

Children play cooperatively and learn how to support each other. Staff model positive behavioural expectations and teach children how to respond to each other politely. Younger children are supported to pass toys to their friends. Older children are taught to use polite language, such as 'please' and 'thank you' at mealtimes. As a result, children are developing the skills they need to develop friendships and show respect to others.

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need to do better?

n The curriculum offers a wide range of experiences across all areas of learning, with a balance of child-led and adult-led activities. However, the curriculum intent is not always sufficiently well defined to enable staff to be clear about what they want children to learn. As a result, some activities do not always build on previous experiences or promote further learning effectively. n Staff create an environment that promotes children's language development. They support children by repeating language back to them and commenting as they play. In addition, children hear language as they listen to stories, rhymes and songs. Alongside providing a story and song of the week, staff also make use of routine times, such as handwashing, to sing to the children. Children smile, laugh and join in during these moments. The support given to children supports them to learn new vocabulary and develop their communication skills.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff provide engaging and stimulating activities for the children. They know the children well and support them to make progress towards their milestones. For example, children who are learning to walk are provided with physical equipment, such as walkers and slides to support their physical skills. However, the learning intention for some adult led activities limits opportunities for children to explore and follow their own curiosity. This results in children losing interest and not fully engaging with the activities on offer. n Children in the nursery are exceptionally well-behaved. Consistent messages about kindness and behaviour are given by staff and understood by children. For

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8 August 2025 example, younger children learn why we need to walk inside and how to share with their friends. Older children learn about taking account of others' views by voting for a story at group time. Children develop friendships, understand others' opinions and learn about fairness. n Leaders have developed a thorough evaluation system that supports the nursery's ongoing progress. They use feedback from staff and parents to make changes to support children's ongoing progress. For example, the setting has recently strengthened the transition process for children as they move rooms. Leaders ensure staff have even more detailed information for children, which enables them to support children to settle and build new relationships with staff. The consistent evaluation ensures the nursery continues to improve their practice. n Relationships between parents, staff and leaders are a real strength. A well-

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need to do better?

established key-person system is in place, which acts as a central point of communication for families. Key staff ensure families are kept up to date with their children's progress daily through written and verbal feedback. In addition, parents are regularly invited into nursery to discuss children's progress and celebrate their achievements.

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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 and clarify the curriculum intent to ensure it is fully understood by staff and consistently embedded throughout the nursery n refine the delivery of focused activities to ensure teaching intentions guide rather than limit children's independence and curiosity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY267618 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10394663 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 70 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Roundhill Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0116 2640333 Date of previous inspection 18 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Tangent House Day Nursery registered in 2003 and is located in Thurmaston, Leicester. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides places for children in receipt of government funding.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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