Tiny Tots Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children receive a warm welcome when they arrive at nursery. They enjoy attending and form strong emotional attachments with staff and their friends.Children across the age ranges lead their own play well, benefiting from a wide range of interesting resources.

Older babies explore with high levels of curiosity. They show a great love for reading and listen intently to their favourite stories or sing enthusiastically along to familiar rhymes. Outside, toddlers explore the interesting spaces in the garden, experimenting by making magical mud potions or running freely in the large outdoor space.

Pre-school children show c...are for resources as they pour tea for their friends, expertly managing the china teapot and teacups. The oldest children become skilful storytellers, creating imaginative tales of adventures on a train to visit the Elizabeth Tower, in order to defend it from flying dragons. They show high levels of self-confidence and like to work things out for themselves.

Staff help children to manage their feelings and behaviour effectively. Pre-school children cooperate well during group activities. They sensitively offer support to their friends during a game, chanting the room mantra, 'teamwork makes the dream work'.

Younger children develop respectful relationships with their friends, with staff acting as strong role models to help them understand the importance of sharing and taking turns.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Managers successfully identify current priorities for children's learning, such as building children's confidence and supporting their communication. They create a broad curriculum that is designed to build on what children know and can do and that recognises the unique learning needs of children.

Children make good progress in their learning. However, sometimes, staff plan too generally for children's learning. Additionally, the support they provide during activities is not focused precisely enough on what children need to learn next.

The well-qualified and experienced special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is a strong advocate for inclusion. She provides high-quality guidance to the staff team, which ensures a focus on meeting children's individual needs well. Effective partnerships with outside agencies support early diagnosis and a clear programme of support.

Additional funding is used effectively to deliver enrichment activities, such as drama and sports tuition.Children show high level of independence and attend to self-care tasks with confidence, with little need for help from staff. They enjoy wholesome, healthy snacks and meals that support their continued good health well.

Children learn about foods that are good for them as they grow and harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables. They relish being outside in the fresh air and take manageable risks in the garden, such as when balancing on low beams.Effective oversight by the regional leadership team and nursery managers ensures an accurate evaluation of key priorities for the nursery.

Most notably, the recent focus on supporting children's independence at mealtimes has led to a successful increase in children's confidence. Mealtimes are observed to be an enjoyable social time for all children. Older children show high levels of responsibility as they clear away their plates after lunch.

Managers give staff well-being and training high priority. Regular staff supervisions ensure a strong focus on meeting children's individual needs. A comprehensive programme of training focuses on providing staff with new skills, such as recent training on patterns in children's play.

Staff very effectively implement what they have learned. They set out specific resources so that children can explore and test their ideas successfully. Staff feel part of a team and consider that their views are acted upon.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The designated safeguarding leads (DSL) hold effective oversight of safeguarding matters in the nursery. Managers and staff are well trained and demonstrate a wide knowledge of risks that may impact children's safety.

For example, staff who work with babies demonstrate a strong awareness of the action to take if a non-mobile baby presents with bruising. All staff demonstrate vigilance when they identify a concern, acting on signs swiftly. Effective partnerships with safeguarding professionals ensure timely information sharing and intervention at the earliest opportunity.

Children play in a safe environment and are well supervised by staff. Robust staff recruitment and well-implemented procedures ensure the ongoing suitability of all staff.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: help staff consider more carefully the order in which children learn new skills so that when they plan for activities, they are clear about the skills and knowledge they want children to gain nenhance support for staff in order to help them adapt their teaching and interactions more precisely, to promote the best possible outcomes for children.