Kiddie Kingdom Day Nursery

Inspection of Kiddie Kingdom Day Nursery Bedhampton Methodist Church, Hulbert Road, Havant PO9 3TF

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The manager and staff plan and implement a curriculum which is broad and challenges children's learning. Staff place a strong focus on helping children to build strong foundations for learning. They quickly identify when children need additional support and implement effective partnerships with other professionals to help children gain the support they need. Children are keen to learn and develop good attitudes to learning. Staff help children to concentrate well in activities and challenge children's learning well. For instance, older children enjoy learning about the letters and sounds they represent. These skills help children develop the skills they need, in readiness for reading, when the time comes.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a safe and secure environment for them to play and learn. Staff get to know their individual children well and tailor care to support their emotional well-being effectively. Children develop good social skills. They learn how to take turns and share resources, and staff help them learn how to resolve conflict amicably. Staff expectations for what children can achieve are a strength of the setting. The ethos of high expectations ensures that staff, lead by the capable and experienced manager, focus on the key skills children need for school.

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n The manager is ambitious and dedicated in her role. She understands the importance of providing good-quality learning and care for children. She leads her staff team well to promote good outcomes for all children, including those who are in receipt of additional funding. n Staff create a happy and harmonious environment. They help children to manage their feelings and to gain the personal, social and emotional skills they need for their eventual move to school. Children develop good bonds with staff and build friendships with their peers. They are kind and caring and behave well. n Staff provide children with a wealth of resources and a large environment to play. Children enjoy choosing toys that inspire their play. Staff follow children's individual interests to capture opportunities to weave into learning. For instance, they help children to learn to find big and small farm animals and encourage

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them to share ideas of what each animal might eat. n Parents speak very highly of the staff and the caring environment they provide for children. They value the regular exchanges of information with staff about their children's progress. However, staff do not consistently share ideas with parents of how they can support their children's learning and development at home. n The manager and staff work well with other professionals, including their local authority. Recent partnerships have been used to support children's communication and physical skills. Staff share ideas and implement activities to

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28 October 2019 focus on these areas, which engage and motivate children to learn. For instance, staff use reading activities to build on older children's comprehension skills. Children think about, and answer, questions staff ask about stories to broaden their understanding and support their early reading skills well. n Staff have a good knowledge about their key-children's individual interests and abilities. However, sometimes the written and online systems used to plan for children's learning are overly burdensome. At times, this hinders how staff can plan and target some children's next steps in learning as precisely as possible. n Staff teach children about diversity and the wider community. They help children learn about people's differences and similarities, for instance through activities and visits to the local residential home, caring for older people. Children build on their understanding of what makes them unique and gain a greater knowledge

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of how we are all equally valued. n Children gain good physical skills and can manage some age-appropriate routines independently. At mealtimes, staff help children to confidently choose and serve themselves food. Children learn how to pour drinks and tidy away after themselves.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe. Recruitment procedures are robust. The manager ensures that all staff, including those who are new to the setting, are suitable for their roles, including on an ongoing basis. Staff receive regular training to help them to know when children might be at risk of harm. They understand how to identify child protection concerns and what action they need to report concerns. This helps to keep children safe and promotes their physical welfare effectively.

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should:

n help staff to reduce workload, introducing a more efficient way to plan and target children's next steps in learning more precisely n make better use of the systems for exchanging information with parents and help them to continue to guide their child's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY552274 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10127005 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person King, Emma Louise

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reference number

Telephone number 02392177648 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddie Kingdom Day Nursery registered in 2017 and is situated in Havant, Hampshire. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector talked to staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk and discussed how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n Relevant documentation, including staff's training records, safeguarding policies and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting, was sampled during the inspection. n A joint observation of teaching practice was conducted with the manager. n The inspector took account of the views of parents, including those expressed in writing.

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Inspection activities

28 October 2019 We carried out this inspection 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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28 October 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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