Tilbury Nursery

Inspection of Tilbury Nursery Potters Bar United Reformed Church, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1BZ

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children thrive in this caring and nurturing environment. Leaders and staff warmly welcome children as they get ready to start their day. Children independently put away their belongings and share how they feel. They learn how to place their name on a visual emotion board and understand how to recognise their feelings. Staff know children very well and build strong relationships to help them feel safe and secure. Leaders and staff plan an ambitious curriculum to ensure all children make excellent progress and prepare them for their next stage of learning.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for all children. They motivate children's experiences through imaginative play. For example, staff engage children's curiosity to create pancakes with sand and transport this into different sized pots. Children develop an understanding of mathematical concepts. Staff role model words such as 'full' and 'empty'. This helps to bring children's creations to life. Staff are highly responsive and offer praise and encouragement for children's efforts. For example, they help children to wash their hands effectively. Staff demonstrate this through role modelling and singing a song to engage children's learning. This helps children to develop a positive sense of self.

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n Leaders and staff organise a curriculum with a focus on developing children's independence, social and physical skills. Staff effectively build on what children already know and identify what they need to learn next. For example, children's assessment is built on this information to identify gaps and swiftly intervene. Leaders and staff seek support from external professionals to prioritise children's development. From this, children make good progress. n Children deeply engage in the outdoors. Staff provide ample opportunities for children to practise their physical skills. Children create obstacle courses and staff build on these interests by following their ideas. Children are confident to climb and use trees to help their stability and balancing skills. This helps children to build their core strength and navigate their environment with curiosity. n There is a good focus on keeping children healthy. Leaders and staff encourage

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children to make healthy decisions, for example by involving children in making choices for snack. Staff talk about the impact of good nutrition on children's physical well-being. Children wash their hands at key times in the day. This supports children's development and understanding of self-care. n Children build secure bonds with their key person and staff know them well. Organised routine activities throughout the day, such as registration time, story time and snack time, provide some valuable group learning opportunities. However, at times these can take too long, meaning some children lose focus. n Children who need additional support or those with special educational needs

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10 September 2025 and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Leaders and staff work closely with other professionals to ensure all children make progress. Effective strategies are in place to ensure that children's gaps are swiftly identified. From this, leaders and staff prioritise children's progress and identify further development. n Partnerships with parents are well established. Parents feel confident that children have settled very well and arrive to nursery ready to learn. They receive regular communication about their children's development. This makes them feel actively involved in the progress children make. Parents feel that children are well accommodated through a flexible approach by leaders and staff. From this, parents make recommendations for the nursery in the community. n Leaders maintain a good oversight of the nursery and a commitment to continuous improvement. There are effective processes in place to prioritise staff

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development. Regular training and workshops keep staff and leaders up to date with relevant knowledge and training. Professional development is prioritised, and leaders ensure that staff have access to effective supervision sessions and appraisals to celebrate their achievements. From this, leaders identify gaps in knowledge and effectively support improving better outcomes for 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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n review daily routines to consider how children can be even more engaged in purposeful learning at all points in the day.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2790578 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10414452 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person Tilbury Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07968615519 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Tilbury Nursery registered in 2024. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, five members of staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9am to 3pm. The nursery provides funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector for a learning walk and discussed their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and interactions, both indoors and outdoors. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n Parents shared their views with the inspector, and their views were taken into account. 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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