Nic and Tim Childcare

Campfire safety discussions, babies practising early climbing and children learning to resolve disagreements give Nic and Tim Childcare a recognisable character in its November 2025 inspection account. Practical independence runs through the day, alongside conversation and close relationships with staff.

At its November 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged behaviour and routines, welfare and inclusion to be strong standard, with achievement, curriculum and teaching, and leadership at expected standard; safeguarding standards were met. These are separate judgements, rather than an overall grade.

The setting has capacity for 48 children at TIBBERTON C OF E SCHOOL, Tibberton, Newport, TF10 8NN. Children attending in November 2025 ranged from birth to 11 years old.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care: everyday play and routines contribute to learning, rather than education being confined to a separate lesson.

In November 2025, conversation, singing and stories were regular parts of children's experiences. Older children supplied familiar parts of stories and talked about things they remembered. Staff extended babies' language by responding to their sounds and describing what they were doing, giving communication a place even in the youngest children's play.

Forest school, outdoor learning involving supervised challenges, included discussions about campfire risks in November 2025. Babies also had opportunities to crawl, pull up and attempt early climbing. The physical environment allowed them to practise movement and explore with support.

Choices mattered too. In November 2025, children were encouraged to tackle problems and decide what to do, while staff used children's interests and starting points to plan activities. Visual prompts accompanied spoken language, providing another way to understand and participate.

In November 2025, a key-person arrangement gave children a familiar adult relationship, and staff gathered information from families before children started. Care routines became opportunities for connection: adults explained what was happening during changing, dressing and meals. Sleeping children were checked.

At the November 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that support involving parents, specialists and regularly reviewed individual targets helped children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make rapid progress towards those targets. Staff shared information about children's needs and used additional funding to address learning gaps.

In November 2025, families received updates on learning and ideas to use at home, while children's needs were discussed as they moved through the nursery. Parents supplied packed lunches; staff checked these for allergens and choking hazards, and provided a healthy snack each day.

The address is TIBBERTON C OF E SCHOOL, Tibberton, Newport, TF10 8NN. In November 2025, opening hours were 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Those hours describe the inspection-time opening window.

• Consistency of teaching. In November 2025, some newer staff were not consistently putting training into practice. Strengthening support for new staff and apprentices was the next step, making the consistency of children's everyday interactions a useful point to explore on a visit.
• Age and attendance fit. The November 2025 age range extended from babies to children aged 11. Which current age groups and attendance arrangements would suit your child?

Nic and Tim Childcare merits consideration by families who value outdoor experiences, practical independence and communication woven into everyday routines. Its November 2025 account gives concrete examples, from campfire discussions to adults extending babies' vocabulary. The balance matters: strong care-related judgements sat alongside expected-standard teaching, with support for newer practitioners still needing attention.