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Tiddlywinks York

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Murton Way, Osbaldwick, York, YO19 5UW · York
Number of places
58 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
York

About this day nursery

Tiddlywinks York has been operating as a childcare setting on non-domestic premises since 2004, providing a welcoming environment for children aged 0 to 4 years. 30pm, closing only for bank holidays and one week over Christmas.

The latest Ofsted report, dated 4th February 2025, rated Tiddlywinks York as "Good" in overall effectiveness, reflecting the dedicated approach to early years education. The setting places a strong emphasis on building professional partnerships with parents, using information about children's interests, home experiences, and current development to help them settle in and enjoy their time at the nursery.

" The curriculum at Tiddlywinks York is ambitious and designed to help all children gain the necessary knowledge and skills for their next stage of education. Staff are skilled at observing children both indoors and outdoors, assessing their development, and taking swift action if any learning gaps are identified.

This includes providing targeted support in collaboration with parents and other professionals, ensuring that all children, especially those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning and development.

What it's like

The setting prioritises forming close, professional partnerships with parents. Staff use information about children's interests, home experiences and current development to help them settle in, and as a result, children enjoy attending the nursery. Staff are skilled at providing learning opportunities that build on children's interests, helping them make good progress in their communication and language.

Ambitious curriculumSkilled staffStrong parent partnershipsIndividualised learningOutdoor play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round, excluding bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2004

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Tiddlywinks York

Last inspected 4 February 2025 · Rebecca Miall

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

The setting prioritises forming close, professional partnerships with parents. Staff use information about children's interests, home experiences and current development to help them settle in, and as a result, children enjoy attending the nursery. Staff are skilled at providing learning opportunities that build on children's interests, helping them make good progress in their communication and language.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have created a clear, ambitious curriculum that helps all children gain the knowledge and skills they need for the next stage of their education.
  • Staff find out about children's home experiences and interests to plan fun, engaging activities, sparking children's curiosity and focus on play and learning.
  • Staff have high-quality interactions with children, using sign alongside clearly spoken words and modelling correct pronunciation, leading to very good progress in communication and language skills.
  • Staff are skilled at noticing gaps in children's learning and work with parents and other professionals to provide targeted support, resulting in good progress for all children, especially those with SEND.
  • Children become increasingly independent and confident, proudly saying, "I did it!"

Areas to develop

  • 1further develop good teaching practices by more precisely targeting activities to support individual children's next steps in learning.
Inspection #10376382 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

When parents say that they visited a farm, staff provide farm-themed resources.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are skilled at noticing gaps in children's learning. They work with parents and other professionals to provide targeted support. They regularly check how well the support is working, and the progress children are making. Consequently, all children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning and development.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Tiddlywinks York

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Inspection history

Date: June 2013

  • February 2025Good
  • October 2019Outstanding
  • June 2013Outstanding

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