Kids Planet Great Sankey

Inspection of Kids Planet Great Sankey Barnes Close, Great Sankey, Warrington, Lancashire WA5 2TP

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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

Children are greeted by friendly staff as they arrive at nursery. They enter a warm and welcoming environment. Children are happy to see staff and their friends. They eagerly make their way to the different activities which have been set up for them. Babies join a sensory activity and have great fun exploring different materials and textures. Children show that they feel safe and secure with staff. Younger children go to staff for a reassuring cuddle. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Consequently, children behave well. They share, take turns and use their manners. Children respond positively to praise. Older children delight in being given the 'happy helper' responsibility, where they can help to set the tables for mealtimes. This supports them to develop their confidence and independence skills ready for their move to school. Children are making good progress across the seven areas of learning and development. Therefore, they are

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The provision is good

Leaders continuously adapt the nursery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help keep children safe. Parents can now enter the nursery with their children. The children are dropped off and collected from staff in their room. Children respond well to this and happily part from their parents.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have a clear intention for what they want children to learn. This is understood by all staff. The current learning focus across the nursery is to support children's speech development. Staff sing familiar songs and read children's favourite books to them. This helps to introduce children to new words and develops their communication and language skills. n Staff plan activities and experiences for children that capture their interests. For example, children eagerly experiment how they can melt ice using water and sand. However, where children's interests move away from the planned activity, staff are less effective in providing these children with support. Therefore, some children's experiences are, at times, limited. n Children get fresh air and exercise every day. They enjoy playing outside with their friends. For example, a group of children have great fun exploring how water moves through large tunnels. This supports children to problem-solve.

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Children benefit from outings in the local community. They enjoy going to the park, where they can practise their climbing skills by using the large equipment. n Older children learn about good hand hygiene practices as they wash their hands themselves before eating. Children enjoy nutritious meals and snacks. This helps them to learn some of the different ways they can keep themselves healthy. However, at times, staff do not consider the effectiveness of some activities and routines for children, particularly mealtimes. For example, children

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15 February 2022 wait long periods between sitting down and getting to eat their food at mealtimes. This causes some children to become unsettled and a little upset. n Children have lots of opportunities to make choices in their play. Children are polite and listen attentively to staff. They understand and follow the setting's rules well. Children learn about different cultures and ways of life. They are able to try different foods from around the world, such as Indian and Mexican food. n Parents speak highly of the nursery. They feel that staff support them and their children well. Parents comment that they receive valuable information about their children's time in nursery. They say that staff guide them well on how they can continue to support their children's learning at home. n Leaders have good links with other professionals. This ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive additional support in

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a timely manner. Staff support children in receipt of additional funding or children with SEND during one-to-one and small-groups sessions. This enables staff to support children to work towards targets that other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, have set. n Staff feel that leaders support them well with their professional development. Leaders ensure that staff receive training to keep their knowledge and understanding up to date, particularly around the mandatory training courses. This helps to keep children safe.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. The designated safeguarding leads understand their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. Staff can accurately identify the possible signs that children may be at risk of harm. They know the procedures to follow if they have concerns about children's welfare. Staff complete regular risk assessments of the indoor and outdoor environments to keep children safe. The manager follows effective recruitment and supervision procedures to ensure staff working with children are suitable to do so. Staff are trained in paediatric first aid and accurately record and report children's accidents to parents. Emergency evacuation procedures are understood by staff.

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should:

n respond to changes in children's interests and engagement during independent play and planned activities that supports and promotes children's learning even further n improve systems for evaluating activities and routines to ensure that all children are fully supported, particularly around mealtimes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2495359 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 10190936 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 106 Number of children on roll 236 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01925 722399 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Great Sankey registered in 2018. It is situated in Great Sankey, Warrington. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm. It employs 50 members of childcare staff. Of these, at least the required amount of staff hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out two joint observations during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of

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their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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