Tiny Toes Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager makes good use of evaluation to continue to raise practice in all areas of the nursery.

For example, staff have recently made significant improvements to the garden. Children enjoy finding cosy places to share stories, run safely across dry surfaces and play imaginatively in their exciting new all-weather playroom. • The manager cascades her degree level knowledge and training to staff and continues to raise the quality of teaching across the age groups.

For instance, staff are beginning to evaluate the impact of their teaching and how well they raise the achievements of the children in their care. • Staff supervise children well and p...rovide them with a superb range of wheeled equipment to push, scoot on and pedal. Children watch their older friends and learn from each other.

Babies choose sturdy walkers to practise their first steps, toddlers balance on scooters, tricycles and bicycles. Children learn to pedal and negotiate spaces safely. • Outcomes for children are consistently good.

The manager is highly accountable for any additional funding the nursery receives. She charts and evaluates the progress children make and the impact of extra help and specific teaching strategies. All children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including school.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff sometimes lack confidence and focus in providing children who are high achievers with appropriate levels of challenge, particularly in literacy. • Staff do not take full advantage of the opportunities children create to help them think about the choices they can make. For example, when planning how to do things, solving problems or reviewing how well an approach worked.