Tiddlywinks Day Nursery & Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Since the last inspection, the manager and her staff have worked hard to make improvements.

Regular supervision meetings help to ensure that all staff are supported well by the manager. Staff show that they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. • Children are supported to learn how to keep themselves and others safe.

For example, staff ask them to reflect on what might happen if they continue to swing a toy rake around. Children react positively, and quickly modify their behaviour. • Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their growing physical skills.

Young children have fun working out how to use the...ir feet to move a sit-and-ride car. Older children enjoy using balance bikes, showing good skills as they move around the play area and objects in their path. All children make good progress in their learning.

• Parents describe the staff as 'brilliant', 'caring' and 'approachable'. They explain that staff are sensitive towards their children and that they include the whole family. Parents report that they get information about their child's progress and how to support learning at home.

This is achieved, for example, through discussion, written feedback and an online system used by the nursery. • Children build firm relationships with their key person and other staff. When young children need support, they spontaneously go and sit on a member of staff's lap.

Older children are kind to each other and enjoy plenty of lively interaction with staff as they engage in play and learning. • The manager does not always ensure that reflective practice is sharply focused to identify and quickly implement changes, to help promote ongoing improvements even further. • At times, staff do not take all opportunities to support younger children's independence, to encourage them to complete tasks for themselves.

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