Tiny Hearts Day Nursery

Storytelling and strong parent relationships give Tiny Hearts Day Nursery its character. In August 2024, children borrowed books to read at home, while learning journals helped parents understand what their children were working towards. The connection between nursery and home was practical, with ideas parents could use themselves.

Ofsted rated the nursery Good on 1 August 2024 and judged its safeguarding arrangements effective. Tiny Hearts has 55 places in total for babies and children up to 60 months, at 8 Victoria Road, Waterloo, Liverpool.

In August 2024, children's interests shaped activities: enthusiasm for dinosaurs became stomping games in the garden, bringing movement and coordination into imaginative play. Counting children before going outside and exploring solid shapes brought mathematics into ordinary routines.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, the August 2024 examples included learning through movement, stories and everyday counting.

Books had a clear role. In August 2024, The Hairy Toe prompted laughter and participation, with expressive reading and questions encouraging children to remember the story; Supertato helped them explore feelings. The lending library carried reading beyond the nursery day.

In August 2024, the key-person arrangement gave staff knowledge of children's interests, abilities and next learning steps. Learning journals and conversations connected that knowledge with parents, including suggestions for learning at home.

At its August 2024 inspection, Ofsted found that children needing extra help received individual plans and support involving parents and, when appropriate, outside agencies, and that a failure to notify it of a significant event had no effect on children's welfare. The provider acknowledged the notification oversight and understood its future responsibilities.

In August 2024, children ate home-cooked food, learnt about healthy choices and practised everyday independence by washing hands, pouring themselves water and clearing plates. Staff also received supervision and training, including work with the local authority on physical opportunities for younger children.

The address is 8 Victoria Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 1RP. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures on bank holidays and for one week at Christmas.

In August 2024, the nursery provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds. This is a dated account of its funding offer, rather than a promise of an individual child's entitlement.

• Extending self-chosen play. In August 2024, staff did not consistently turn their knowledge of children's next steps into sufficiently precise support during activities children selected themselves. Ask how practitioners now develop learning during these periods.
• Nursery and home working together. In August 2024, journals included next learning steps and ideas for parents. This approach suits families who want to take an active part in their child's learning beyond nursery.

Tiny Hearts suits families who value a close connection between home and nursery, with books and everyday experiences contributing to children's learning. Its August 2024 strengths were tangible: shared journals, a lending library and individual support plans. More consistent extension of self-chosen play was the improvement priority, making that a useful point to explore alongside its weekday opening hours.