The Garden at Kingswood

Inspection of The Garden at Kingswood Kingswood Preparatory School, College Road, Bath, Somerset BA1 5SD

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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 nursery environment provides an exciting and welcoming space for children to explore. Resources in all areas are planned to maximise the learning potential and offer the widest choice for children. Staff nurture the children and take time to get to know the needs of all children. Children are happy and thoroughly enjoy the time they spend at the nursery. They quickly form close attachments to staff and feel confident to play and explore their new surroundings. Children play cooperatively. They show consideration for others and learn to share and take turns. Children behave very well. Toddlers play happily alongside others. Babies handover toys to their friends. Staff offer lots of praise, which helps to build babies' self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Babies giggle with delight while exploring sensory toys. They show good coordination as they climb using low-level apparatus outdoors. Toddlers show good concentration skills while they build towers and beam with delight while singing. Children spend a lot of time outdoors, exploring the large variety of outdoor spaces. Children and babies are given lots of opportunities to develop their early writing skills. For example, babies make marks in flour, while toddlers enjoy painting.

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n The early years headteacher is passionate about her role and is committed to providing the best outcomes for children. She has worked hard to secure a good team of practitioners who share her enthusiasm. The early years headteacher, supported by the senior school team, has a clear vision of how to provide high- quality care and education. Practitioners feel valued and speak highly of the early years headteacher. Their morale is good. Practitioners are supported in their own professional development. There is a culture to evaluate and share new ideas with the team. n The leadership team has a strong understanding of the curriculum intent and regularly reflect upon the quality of the provision. They make changes to the environment to suit children's learning needs. For instance, in the outside area they have added a forest school and chicken coop. The leadership team gather the views of parents, staff and children about the setting. They use this

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information effectively to drive improvements and enrich outcomes for children. n Partnerships with parents are well established and they speak highly of all aspects of care and learning. Parents comment that the communication is very good and they are fully involved in their children's learning and progress. Parents comment that the practitioners are amazing and highly professional. They express their gratitude and feel supported to continue their children's learning at home.

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15 September 2022 n Children develop good relationships with their key person. Staff know their key children well and have a good understanding of their levels of development and what each child needs to learn next. They plan effectively, based upon children's interests. Staff understand that learning occurs through age-related experiences, and for children to move on to their next stage this must be successfully planned for. This enables children to make the progress that they are capable of. n Promoting children's health is a clear priority. Children benefit from healthy and nutritious meals that are freshly prepared on site. Staff plan and sequence a range of activities for children to help reinforce the importance of keeping their teeth and bodies healthy. Babies have good care routines. They are encouraged to wash their hands and staff take care to monitor children at sleep times. Babies benefit from a dedicated well-developed outdoor space. Staff provide lots

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of opportunities for babies to develop their physical development. For example, they use slides, slopes, steps and climbing equipment. Toddlers also have access to a well-developed forest school. n Babies and toddlers follow their own interests and make choices for themselves, such as pointing to resources like bubbles that they want to play with. There is a good balance of individual, small group, and large group play. However, at times staff take too long to organise the next activity, such as snack and lunch. Children and babies become unsettled and lose interest while they are waiting. n Staff speak to babies and toddlers in calm, caring voices during play. However, occasionally the language used with young children is too complex for their level of understanding. This has an impact on children's speech and language development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The early years headteacher and staff demonstrate a secure knowledge of safeguarding practices and how to keep children safe in their care. They are knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms that might indicate that a child is at risk from harm. Staff confidently discuss local safeguarding procedures and the steps to take, should concern for a child's well-being arise. They attend regular safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge is current. Staff are aware that some families may be vulnerable to extreme views or ideas. There is an extremely robust recruitment procedure in place to ensure appropriate checks are completed to determine an employee's suitability.

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should:

n review the organisation and length of time of group activities for babies, particularly at snack times and changes in routines, to ensure children do not

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15 September 2022 become unsettled and distracted n enhance opportunities to extend the way staff develop younger children's speech and language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY561450 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10237794 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 28 Number of children on roll 52 Name of registered person Kingswood School Trustee Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01225 734460 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Garden at Kingswood registered in 2018. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 3 to level 6, including three members with qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year from 8am to 6pm. The nursery takes babies aged from nine-months old to two-years old.

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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 setting. n The inspector held discussions with the early years headteacher and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of documents. This included evidence of suitability and training. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and through feedback forms available on the day. n The inspector completed a learning walk across all areas of the setting and gardens to understand how the provision is organised. n The inspector carried out two joint observations with the early years headteacher to assess the impact of interactions between staff and babies in each room. n The inspector observed staff interactions with the children indoors and outdoors

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to assess the impact this has on children's learning.

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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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