Kiddies Corner Day Care

Inspection of Kiddies Corner Day Care 70 Stanley Road, Herne Bay CT6 5SJ

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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 are happy and flourish in this welcoming and stimulating environment. The effective settling-in procedures help them to feel secure from the start. Children form strong bonds with the staff, who have exciting and engaging activities ready for them on arrival. Children make friends, play together nicely and successfully solve problems. For example, children confidently find clues on each puzzle piece and work together to complete the puzzle successfully.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a varied curriculum that meets their needs and learning styles well. Toddlers explore while they develop their physical skills outdoors. For instance, they enjoy using the 'ride-on' bicycles and practising their balance on the various equipment. Children have access to resources that develop extended concentration and engagement. Staff show an in-depth knowledge of each child's character and sensitively encourage each one to flourish.

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The provision is good

Children are confident and independent as they select their own activities. They are eager to try new and interesting activities and show confidence in their achievements. For example, children 'paint' with coloured shaving foam. They make marks on a see-through acrylic screen and turn to smile at their key person, beaming with pride. Staff are good role models and remind children to use good manners and follow the expected code of behaviour.

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need to do better?

n Staff identify all children's next steps in learning. They use their knowledge of what children know and can do to plan fun and ambitious activities. All children are extremely well-prepared for the next stage of their education, particularly when they practise their independence skills. For example, younger children gain confidence when they use the stairs, such as going from sitting on the stairs and bumping down to walking, using the handrail. Older children are encouraged to persevere with cutting up cucumber for the resident African land snail. n Staff support the communication and language development of younger children, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and those with English as an additional language well. For example, they intentionally use repetitive and simplified language to scaffold communication. However, at times, staff working with the older children do not model the correct or more complex

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language, to fully extend the communication skills of these children. n Children with SEND are supported well. Staff are dedicated to implementing agreed strategies with parents and other early years professionals. An independent speech and language therapist is used to closely liaise with practitioners and parents, to develop targeted individual learning plans for children. Leaders have a good understanding of how children develop, and this

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2 March 2023 supports children to make good progress. n Children explore the outdoors and learn about nature. They enjoy activities that offer them challenge and learn how to manage risks. For example, they practise skills in woodwork using real tools. Staff celebrate children's completed designs by displaying them in the outdoor area. Children visit the local area. For instance, they make regular trips to the local shops and nearby wildlife park. However, children do not have many opportunities within the nursery to learn about diversity and the world beyond their own. n Parents value the daily communication that they have with staff. They receive regular updates about their child's endeavours while at the nursery. Staff work hard to document children's progress. They share special and 'wow' moments with parents, with the expectation that children continue to embed learning beyond the nursery. Parents are encouraged by ideas and strategies that they

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need to do better?

can use at home, to ensure a consistent approach to their child's development. n The leadership team have a high quality vision for the nursery, and lead in an inspirational way. They constantly evaluate the provision to make sure that the needs of all children are met. For example, staff have recently visited other settings as part of a review to strengthen group times in their own nursery. As a result, children benefit from bespoke activities that appeal to their age and stage of development, as well as help them to make good progress with their planned next steps in learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure knowledge of how to safeguard children to keep them safe from harm. Leaders ensure that staff have regular training in safeguarding to keep their knowledge up to date. Staff know how to identify potential signs of harm and abuse to children. They know how to record and report any concerns, to help protect the children. The manager and staff regularly conduct risk assessments of all areas that the children access. They take swift action to remove any identified hazards so that children remain safe. Leaders have effective systems in place to ensure that unauthorised people cannot enter the premises.

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should:

n increase the support for staff to effectively model correct and more complex language, to fully extend the communication skills of older children n review and improve ways to further develop children's understanding of the wider world and other communities beyond their own.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY468342 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10276520 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 35 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Nicola Payne & Nicola Wilson Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01227634080 Date of previous inspection 19 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddies Corner Day Care registered in 2013. The nursery is located in Herne Bay, Kent. It opens each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 16 members of staff, of whom 12 hold an appropriate early years qualification from level 2 to level 6.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of several group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of 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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