Kids Zone Childcare Limited

Kids Zone Childcare Limited Unit 14 Sea Lake Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3LQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 21 September 2015

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Staff do not always plan learning experiences that focus well on supporting the different ages and abilities of children within the group. This means some children lose concentration and are not suitably challenged for their next stage in learning.  Staff do not gather precise information from parents about children's learning at home prior to starting nursery. This means staff do not accurately assess children's starting points, in order to support early planning for their learning and swiftly identify and address any gaps in progress.  Supervision of staff is in its infancy and does not fully focus on enhancing the quality of teaching throughout the staff team to the highest level.  Staff do not carefully plan and provide a rich and stimulating environment for babies, particularly outdoors.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff form strong relationships with parents and carers. Parents comment that they particularly value the good levels of information and support that they receive and feel fully involved in their children's learning.  Children build strong emotional attachments with all staff. They regularly praise children for having a go and trying new things. This helps to promote their self-esteem.  Children's social skills are developing well over time, helping prepare them for school. Staff support children to learn about their feelings and how their behaviour can affect others.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve activity planning, by focusing more effectively on the ages and abilities of the individual children in the group, so that all children are provided with purposeful and challenging experiences that prepare them well for school 01/09/2016

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 ensure information is gathered from parents about what a child knows and can do when they first start at the nursery, in order to accurately establish children's abilities on entry and support early planning for their learning 01/09/2016

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 ensure that the supervision arrangements provide the management team with a clear programme of support to promote the quality of teaching, so that children benefit from highly stimulating learning experiences 01/09/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of the provision for babies, both inside and outdoors. 01/09/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection and completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke with the nominated provider and held a meeting with the nursery manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as, the nursery's self-evaluation, records of children's learning and development, a selection of policies and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector checked the evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Since the last inspection there have been positive changes to the management team. They are committed to making improvements and have effectively used support from the local authority to implement changes. However, some of the new systems still need time to embed into practice to raise the quality of the provision to good. Precise information about children's starting points is not gathered to support the manager in her monitoring of children's progress while in the nursery. Adequate recruitment procedures are in place. Suitability checks are used to see if staff are appropriate to work with children. Staff hold an appropriate range of qualifications. However, staff supervisions have not been fully established to help the manager monitor staff performance and identify areas for improvement. Actions raised during the last inspection have been the manager's focus for improvement to date. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are vigilant and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

ensure that children are safe and the premises secure. They attend relevant training and know the procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child in their care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable and this means that children make steady, rather than good, progress in their development. Staff observe children's achievements. However, they do not precisely plan group activities, taking into account the ages and stages of development of all children, so that they stay engaged in active learning. Staff play alongside children. They effectively promote children's communication and language skills, modelling new words and encouraging children to talk about what they are doing or express their ideas. Older children are beginning to learn more about shapes, numbers and colours. Staff encourage parents to be involved in their children's learning and they are becoming increasingly motivated to share their children's achievements at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The nursery is warm and welcoming. However, babies do not always have a wide variety of experiences indoors and outside to involve all their senses, encourage learning and their interest in the environment. Staff are friendly and children have positive relationships with their key person and each other. Children play cooperatively with their friends and are learning to share resources well. They learn, and follow, the rules and codes of behaviour that help to keep them safe, such as not running indoors. Children are encouraged to use good manners and treat one another with respect. Staff appropriately meet the individual health and care needs of the children. Children have daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise, which help to promote their physical development and well-being. Partnership working is in place with other providers and external agencies.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not yet make good progress because the quality of activity planning and teaching is not consistently effective enough. They develop some key skills in readiness for the next stage of learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483761 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1029424 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 14 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 61 Name of provider Kids Zone Childcare Limited Date of previous inspection 21 September 2015 Telephone number 01502 587 081

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Setting details

Kids Zone Childcare Limited was registered in 2015. It is situated in a purpose built premises in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6 and five staff hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. It is also closed for the period between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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