Kids Planet Bredbury

Inspection of Fledglings Ltd Bredbury Osborne Street, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 2EX

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children have many opportunities to explore and gain new skills in the well- resourced learning environments. For example, children and staff sit in cosy areas reading favourite stories, such as 'Dear Zoo', which entices children to repeat words and phrases. During focused activities, children enjoy listening to a story about the life cycle of a frog as they explore the textures of pretend frogspawn. This helps them to consolidate their learning and gain a wide vocabulary.

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The provision is good

Staff are nurturing in their approach and want the best for every child. They make very effective use of home visits to help build a relationship with children from the onset. All staff do their utmost to ensure children are settled and assured. As a result, children and babies are happy and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. Children are kind and show consideration towards others. For example, they speak quietly because they know some of their friends do not like loud noises.

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The provision is good

A strength of the nursery is how well staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff think carefully about what children need to learn and in what order. They work tirelessly to ensure that children with SEND get the right support to help them succeed.

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n Leaders and managers create a caring environment for both staff and children. Staff say they enjoy working at the nursery. All staff and managers work well together, which provides a happy environment for children. This is reflected in children's smiles and eagerness to explore the exciting resources on offer. This view is also shared by parents, who comment that 'the nursery provides a loving and caring environment'. n Children develop a can-do attitude as they navigate the balancing beams and obstacle course in the outdoor play area. Leaders have also used early years pupil premium funding to support outdoor learning. This means disadvantaged children benefit from lots of outdoor play opportunities, which enhance their big- muscle movements and physical development. n Leaders and managers have introduced a 'sequenced curriculum' that is ambitious and provides children with a good range of opportunities for learning.

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However, at times, some staff do not know exactly what children need to learn and in what order. As a result, they do not consistently provide activities that build on what children know and can do. For example, children are sometimes encouraged to complete activities where the intentions for learning are not pitched at the right level. This does not fully support children's individual learning needs.

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12 April 2023 n Despite minor gaps in the curriculum, this is not the case for children with SEND. The nursery's special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is highly skilled and works harmoniously with staff. The SENCo uses a raft of support and strategies to make sure that children with SEND benefit from a bespoke curriculum. For example, she supports staff to make sure that learning intentions are broken down into smaller sequenced steps. The SENCo also ensures that barriers to learning are removed. As a result, children with SEND make optimum progress. Parents are delighted. As explained by one parent 'my child has gone from being non-verbal to speaking sentences.' n Staff use knowledge from training to support specific aspects of children's learning. For example, following recent training on behaviour management, staff introduced strategies to help reinforce positive behaviour. This works very well

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in practice. During the inspection, as two children began to squabble over a coconut, a member of staff sensitively intervened and offered support. As a result, children managed this minor conflict and agreed to share the coconut. Children throughout the nursery are genuinely thoughtful and show consideration towards others. This positive attitude helps them to learn well. n Mealtimes are a pleasant experience for children. Staff and children sit together and devour the wholesome meals provided. Children also use cutlery that is appropriate for their stage of development. This experience enhances children's good social skills and physical development. For example, older children take responsibility as they carefully pour their water from the glass jug and hand out plates to their friends. They enjoy this responsibility. Several parents commented that their children, who are 'fussy eaters', are now willing to try new foods.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children's safety is of great importance. Leaders ensure that staff are thoroughly inducted and understand the nursery's policies, such as the rules for using social media. If there are any gaps in the nursery's procedures these are addressed immediately. For example, during outdoor play a child was not in sight of staff for a very short period of time. Although the child was in an enclosed area and safe, leaders acted responsibly. They tightened the procedures for supervising children during outdoor play. These procedures work effectively in practice and help to keep children safe. Staff have a sound understanding of child protection matters and the action to take should they have a concern about a child's welfare.

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should:

n support staff to embed the intended curriculum securely and consistently across the nursery

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should:

12 April 2023 n improve staff knowledge of how children learn to enhance the teaching of the curriculum.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454709 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10285179 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 90 Number of children on roll 150 Name of registered person Fledglings Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 01614060808 Date of previous inspection 19 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Fledglings Ltd Bredbury registered in 2013 and is situated in Bredbury, Stockport. The nursery employs 26 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate qualification at level 6, one holds level 5, three hold level 4, 10 hold level 3 and one holds level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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 leaders and managers and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n This inspection was carried out following our risk assessment process. n The managers and inspector completed a learning walk around the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of education and the impact this has on children's learning. n Discussions were held with the leadership and management team. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n Consideration was given to parents' written testimonials. The inspector also spoke to two parents. n The inspector viewed a sample of documentation, including staff suitability checks.

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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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