Kids Planet Little Lever

Inspection of Kids Planet Little Lever Chapel Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire BL3 1HP

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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

Leaders strive to offer the highest quality provision. Children arrive eager and ready to learn. They access an environment that encourages exploration and investigation. As young children confidently move between indoors and outdoors, they examine the many natural resources. These include, for example, vegetables which staff provide to enhance children's play and stimulate their senses. Pre- school children excitedly make a mud pie and add the leaves they have collected to the soil. They talk about the leaves being wet because of the rain and shake the branches. The children laugh in delight as water sprinkles on them. They are learning about the natural world around them.

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The provision is good

Children access a rich and varied curriculum. They are developing a love of reading and feel confident to ask adults to share books with them. Older children access the outdoor library and enjoy books independently or with their friends. This is supporting them to recall stories and introduce their own narrative. Younger children enjoy yoga sessions which staff provide as a way to help develop their physical skills. Older children carefully use their fine motor skills to cut up vegetables to make a soup. They show perseverance in achieving their task and proudly place their potato into the pot. Adults have high expectations for the children and offer lots of praise and encouragement. As a result, children are developing confidence and resilience.

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need to do better?

n The highly skilled manager, along with the leadership team, has clear and ambitious plans to promote continuous improvement. They inspire staff to become highly reflective practitioners, who continually look for new ideas and ways to develop their practice. Leaders support their staff exceptionally well, prioritising their well-being as well as targeting their training and development. They understand there is more to do before all staff are able to consistently implement the exciting and challenging curriculum in a way that delivers the best possible outcomes for all children. n Regular information-sharing ensures that parents and staff know about children's care needs and interests. Staff make effective use of this information to promote children's next steps. They keep parents well informed of children's development and ways they can contribute to their good progress. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported

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need to do better?

extremely well. The experienced special educational needs coordinator works closely with families and other professionals. Swift referrals, when concerns are identified, enable the setting to access additional support and funding for children who are eligible. This is targeted well, so that all children are provided with high-quality support to make the progress they are capable of.

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need to do better?

21 July 2022 n Staff provide children with some rich experiences which promote speaking and enhance vocabulary. For example, children are keen to talk about the woodlice they found during a bug hunt. Staff extend this by encouraging children to think about what other insects the next group might find. However, staff do not consistently use effective methods to help children think for themselves. At times, they suggest, as opposed to modelling wonder and thought. This can limit children's ability to develop their own creative ideas. n In the main, children's behaviour is very good. Many children understand the routine and some of the high expectations that staff have for them. For example, children wait their turns and queue nicely when preparing for lunch. Leaders intend for staff to reinforce wanted behaviours positively. However, sometimes, staff focus on reminding children of the behaviours they do not want

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need to do better?

to see. This does not consistently help all children understand the kinds of behaviour expected. n Adults know their key children well and offer high-quality care while taking into consideration their individual needs and interests. Babies have built strong attachments with the staff who care for them. They demonstrate how safe they feel as they confidently explore the environment. This supports their personal development well. However, when children are upset, although staff quickly look for solutions, they do not consistently encourage children to talk about how they are feeling. This means children are not always best supported to understand some of their emotions.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders understand their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. Robust recruitment and induction procedures ensure that all adults are suitable to work with children. Detailed policies and procedures are easily accessible and well understood by the staff team. Staff understand the signs and symptoms of abuse and know the procedure to follow if they feel a child is at risk of harm. Frequent staff training also ensures they are clear about the procedures to follow if they have concern regarding the inappropriate conduct of an adult. Children have safe and trusting relationships with adults and show they feel protected.

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should:

n enhance the support for staff to consistently implement the curriculum in a way which promotes the characteristics of effective learning, particularly children's creative and critical thinking n support staff to consistently implement intended methods to help children understand the kinds of behaviours expected in the best possible way

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should:

21 July 2022 n further develop practitioners' skills in supporting children to understand their own feelings and emotions 'in the moment'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2537357 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 10208607 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 74 Number of children on roll 126 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01204412756 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Little Lever registered in 2019. The setting employs 39 members of childcare staff. Of these, 23 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including one with early years teacher status. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The setting 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 inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took into account their views. n The experiences for children were tracked during the inspection. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation.

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Inspection activities

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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