Kiddie Capers, Ardingly

Inspection of Kiddie Capers, Ardingly The Heathfield Suite, South Of England Agricultural Society, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath RH17 6TL

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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 at the setting are happy and settled. Younger children lead their own play with staff support. For example, they start their own games of hide and seek, and the other children and staff join in. Children laugh with delight during their game.

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The provision is good

Older children enjoy cleaning laminated teeth with toothbrushes and water. Children learn about healthy foods and how to look after their teeth. The activity prompts children to make links to their own family routines. Staff allow children time to voice their thoughts and ideas. Children share the resources well with their friends and staff praise them for this.

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The provision is good

All the children come together to play in the outside area. They have access to a variety of resources. Children choose which activities they want to do, such as drawing, digging in the sand and manoeuvring ride-on toys. Children take part in a wide range of experiences, which helps to prepare them for their future learning and development. They visit the local shops, feed the ducks, go on picnics, take part in forest school, and watch the showground events being set up.

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The provision is good

Children write letters to themselves, which they post together. This promotes their literacy skills. They enjoy looking at their own letters once they have collected the post from the office. Overall, children make good progress in their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n The strong manager has a clear vision on how to further develop the provision. Leaders support the manager well in her role. They listen to the manager's ideas and support her to put these in place. n The manager plans an ambitious curriculum to support children's learning and development. Children have many opportunities for rich and diverse experiences that extend beyond the setting. Staff plan activities based on the interests of the children. They assess children to track their progress and identify next steps. The manager encourages staff and parents to give feedback about the positives of the setting, and areas where it could improve. This enhances communication and informs best practice. n Staff say they are happy at work and feel they can talk to the manager about any concerns that they have. The manager helps staff to balance work and study commitments. She talks to college trainers to see how they can help staff

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need to do better?

by easing the burden of meeting coursework deadlines. n Staff communicate well with parents, through face-to-face discussions, the parent app and noticeboards. Staff are flexible and support parents in many ways. Parents say their children are happy at the setting and they are making

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need to do better?

14 October 2022 good progress. n Staff use the library to support children's home learning. Children are able to choose and exchange books on a weekly basis. This helps to promote a love of reading. Children have their own notebooks to take home with their choice of book. This gives parents and their children the opportunity to read, and mark make together. n The manager takes all reasonable steps to offer a learning environment that is suitable and accessible for all children. Staff receive appropriate training to care for children with specialist care plans. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and additional funding meets the individual needs of children. n Children are well behaved and interact well with staff and friends. Staff take appropriate action to help children to resolve conflict and manage their feelings. Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, they support children

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need to do better?

to register themselves, find their own named water bottles, and put their shoes on the right feet. n Staff build good relationships with children. Sometimes staff are unclear about their roles and responsibilities when they are supporting children who are not their key children. This means that sometimes they do not meet the needs of all children. n Staff generally have good knowledge about children. Occasionally, they do not gather information quickly enough to meet the needs of new children when they start at the setting. This means that sometimes staff delay implementing strategies to support children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have secure safeguarding knowledge, including county lines, female genital mutilation and the 'Prevent' duty. They demonstrate that they recognise signs of abuse and how to respond to these. Staff have a good understanding of effective risk assessments to ensure the safety of children. This includes appropriate staff deployment and relevant safety notices for members of the public. The manager has robust systems in place for checking staff suitability. This includes a six-month probation period for new staff, obtaining the relevant documentation, and having regular meetings and supervision with staff where safeguarding is discussed.

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should:

n strengthen the key-person system to ensure that all children's needs are consistently met when their primary key person is not available n ensure that information is promptly gathered about a child when they start at

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should:

14 October 2022 the setting to be able to support them effectively from the outset.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2600392 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10251559 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

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inspection

Total number of places 47 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Kiddie Capers Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01444635022 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddie Capers Ardingly registered in 2020 and operates from The Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex. The provision is open from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. It receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provision employs nine members of staff, five of whom hold an appropriate qualification.

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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 Two joint observations were carried out between the manager and the inspector. n Feedback was sought from parents and staff about their views of the setting. n The inspector observed children and staff during planned and unplanned activities.

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Inspection activities

14 October 2022 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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