Playdays 4 Kidz C.I.C

Inspection of Playdays 4 Kidz C.I.C Grindon Young Peoples Centre, Grindon Lane, SUNDERLAND, Tyne & Wear SR4 8HW

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this friendly, welcoming setting. They benefit from warm interactions from nurturing, caring staff. Babies seek out their key worker for cuddles and reassurance. This helps to develop their confidence and raise their self-esteem. Babies crawl to find their favourite toys and pull themselves up to stand on equipment. Staff encourage them to shake and rattle musical instruments as they sing familiar songs. This sensory experience fascinates babies and promotes their listening skills and concentration.

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The provision is good

Children play outdoors every day. Younger children roll and throw small balls to each other. Older children throw bean bags at felt-shaped targets. Staff encourage children to name the shapes as they throw. This helps to develop their coordination and early mathematical skills. Overall, children's behaviour is good. Managers and staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children are courteous and say 'please' and 'thank you' without prompting.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning as they become fully engrossed in activities. For example, children concentrate as they adjust the height of wooden planks to see how fast they can send bangles and cars down in different ways. Children spend time developing their creative ideas as they explore paint, sand and slime. This helps to develop children's creativity and hand-to-eye coordination.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide children with a language-rich environment. Children develop their vocabulary by learning new words, such as 'Apatosaurus' and 'Iguanodon'. Staff encourage children to join in with familiar rhymes and songs. Children develop a love of books as staff read familiar stories. Children giggle with delight as they shout 'shark in the park' throughout the story. This helps to develop children's listening and speaking skills. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported very well. Staff refer children swiftly when they need additional support. Children benefit from individual learning plans. Staff collaborate with a wide range of professionals, such as speech and language therapists, social workers and local authority advisers. This helps children to achieve the best possible outcomes. n Managers are clear about what they intend children to learn. Staff use observations and assessments to find out what children know and can do. They

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plan exciting activities to support children across all areas of learning. For example, staff support children to learn about numbers and counting during group time. However, at times, children's individual next steps are too broad and do not always focus on what children need to learn next.

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16 November 2022 n Parents are very complimentary of the setting. They say that they are kept up to date about their children's development, activities and routines. Parents appreciate how supportive the staff team are. They comment that staff are 'amazing'. n Overall, children's behaviour is good. Children are familiar with what behaviour is expected. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, staff have placed an emphasis on developing the curriculum for children's personal and social development. Staff are good role models and encourage children to share and take turns. However, staff are not always consistent in their approach to managing children's behaviour. For example, not all staff explain the impact of children's negative behaviour on other children. n Staff support children to learn about festivals, and parents are invited into the nursery to share cultural food and stories with children. Children see positive

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images of people in books and on posters. Staff teach children about the similarities and differences that make them unique. This helps children to learn about the wider world and the diverse community which they are part of. n Staff attend regular supervision sessions with the managers. This gives them opportunities to discuss their roles and key children. However, the managers recognise that staff need further opportunities to extend their professional development, to help raise the quality of education in the setting. n Staff support children to learn about being healthy. For example, children know that they must wash their hands before eating. They get to try a variety of fruits and vegetables at snack time. Staff provide a healthy lunch for children and discuss the benefits of eating healthily. Staff talk to children and parents about the importance of oral health.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The managers and staff are aware of their role in protecting children. Staff attend training so that they can recognise children who may be at risk of harm. They understand safeguarding issues, such as the risks to children of being exposed to extremist views or county lines. They know the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Staff know what action to take if there is an allegation against a member of staff. Staff regularly risk assess the indoor and outdoor environment to ensure that it is free from hazards. This helps to keep children safe.

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should:

n enhance the planning for children's next steps in learning to ensure that they are more finely tuned to suit the individual needs of each child

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should:

16 November 2022 n support staff to teach children the impact that their unwanted behaviour has on themselves and others n focus on professional development opportunities to raise the quality of practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437889 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 10229587 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 30 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Playdays 4 Kidz Community Interest Company

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reference number

Telephone number 01915284092 Date of previous inspection 26 January 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Playdays 4 Kidz C.I.C registered in 2011 and is located in Sunderland. The setting employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including two that hold level 6 qualifications. The setting opens from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 48 weeks of the year. It receives funding for the provision of 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The managers and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing at the setting. n The inspector spoke with the nominated managers about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with one of the managers. n Parents shared their views of the setting.

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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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