Kids Place

Kids Place 202 Streetly Road, Birmingham, B23 7AL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2018 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 There are strong partnerships with parents that promote a successful, shared approach to learning. Staff guide parents in how to support their children's learning at home and invite them to many nursery events that help to strengthen these partnerships.  Children are happy and well behaved in the welcoming nursery. They form close bonds with staff, who are very caring and meet all children's needs. Staff work closely with parents to provide consistency of care for children. Children are calm and relaxed, and develop good levels of self-esteem.  Managers have a great passion to provide high-quality provision for children. They monitor staff's practice and all aspects of the provision very thoroughly and successfully. Effective self-evaluation includes the views of staff, parents and children. Staff work closely with other professionals to support the needs of all children and parents.  Staff use information about children's achievements effectively to measure their

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This provision is good

progress accurately. They establish clear starting points and plan focused next steps for individual children's learning. Children make good progress and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, staff do not provide rich and varied opportunities or resources to enable children to explore and experiment freely to challenge their problem-solving skills and extend their creativity.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 extend children's exploratory skills even further to challenge their thinking and help to enhance outcomes for them to the highest possible level.

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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 to staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager, the deputy manager and the provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff use their secure knowledge and experience to practise rigorous procedures that protect children's safety. They know how to report any concerns about a child's welfare and respond to an allegation against themselves. Staff make ongoing checks throughout the day to help ensure the premises are safe for children to use. Staff supervise children vigilantly. They are very well supported in their continuous professional development. Staff have regular, detailed discussions with the manager and the deputy manager to identify areas for further improvement in their practice. They target specific professional development as a result. Staff monitor children's progress closely and plan how to narrow any gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff engage children well in their play and learning. They use children's interests to plan activities that extend their small-muscle skills and enjoyment of music and movement. For example, children pinch, roll and flatten play dough in time to music. They copy staff, who demonstrate clearly what children need to do. Staff give children plenty of time to practise the movements with their fingers and hands and to use the music to make rhythmic, controlled movements. Staff focus on the development of all children's language skills very effectively. They plan specific activities that help them to communicate their needs and ideas clearly. For example, staff have purposeful conversations with children as they play and encourage them to repeat words. They teach them the sounds of letters and encourage them to join in with songs and rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn to be independent in self-care and in serving themselves at mealtimes. Staff prepare children very well for school. They find out from local schools what they expect children to be able to do when they start, so they can help children to become used to routines. For example, children carry their food trays and drinks to their tables and put these away when they have finished. Children enjoy daily outdoor play and learn about their environment on their trips to shops, the library, parks and many other venues. Staff teach children about healthy lifestyles and help parents to continue this.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and enthusiastic learners. They develop good-social skills and independence in their choices of activities. Younger children enjoy pouring water from one container to another and repeat the sounds that staff make, such as 'splish' and 'splash'. Older children name shapes and colours, such as when they use different shaped play dough cutters. They work as a group to pretend to make a cake and take turns to pat it down. All children enjoy moving in time to music. They sing and join in with actions to songs with confidence. They develop valuable skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499865 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1053060 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 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Toto Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0121-377-8335

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Kids Place registered again in 2016. The provider employs nine members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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