Tiny Tots Pre-School Nursery

Dough, tweezers and toy-car roads give Tiny Tots Pre-School Nursery's inspection account its character: small, practical experiences that connect play with later learning. At its May 2024 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective.

Based at St Michaels and All Angels Church in Enfield, EN2 0QP, the nursery has 40 places for children aged 24 to 60 months. Its term-time calendar makes the holiday boundary an important part of a family's childcare plans.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care, bringing play, communication and growing independence into the nursery day.

In May 2024, children exercised their fingers by manipulating dough and handling tweezers, building the hand control needed for drawing and writing. Activities also followed children's interests: assembling a road for toy cars gave them a reason to explore shapes and how pieces fitted together. Learning had a practical purpose.

Books and conversation featured in play, although vocabulary teaching needed greater precision and more varied methods. Children also explored cultural celebrations linked to the families attending. Outdoor play and physical activity were daily experiences in May 2024, giving movement a regular place alongside indoor learning.

At the May 2024 inspection, Ofsted found that staff used information from parents to plan children's next learning steps, provided targeted help and used additional funding effectively, with children making good progress.

In May 2024, settling arrangements could accommodate changes to attendance days and hours, while adults offered comfort when children needed it. Staff encouraged listening, manners and sharing, helping children understand boundaries through everyday interactions.

School preparation included time to practise handwashing and putting on outdoor clothes. Healthy snacks were accompanied by conversations about food choices. Leaders had also changed how daily activities were communicated following parents' feedback, helping families continue learning at home.

Opening hours are 09:00 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, during term time; the nursery closes for school holidays. The address is St Michaels and All Angels Church, Enfield, EN2 0QP.

In May 2024, the nursery offered funded early education for children aged two, three and four. That is a dated account of funding participation, rather than a promise of a funded place for an individual child.

• Language development. In May 2024, vocabulary teaching lacked consistent clarity about which words children should learn. Families prioritising communication development should weigh this improvement point alongside the use of books and conversation.
• Staff development. In May 2024, training did not consistently translate into stronger teaching practice. The issue concerned applying learning, rather than simply attending courses.
• Term-time planning. School-holiday closures need to fit your wider childcare arrangements. Which attendance pattern and funded-hours arrangements would apply to your child?

Tiny Tots suits families seeking term-time preschool care within a daytime opening window. Its May 2024 account offers concrete examples of learning through play, emotional reassurance and growing independence. The Good judgement sits alongside two clear priorities: more deliberate vocabulary teaching and better application of staff training.