KatieB Kids

Inspection of KatieB Kids KTB Kids St Luke's Chapel, Chapel Drive, Dartford, Kent DA2 6FF

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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 are happy in this welcoming nursery. Children receive excellent opportunities to create through drawing, painting, building and making sculptures. The environment creates interesting learning opportunities for children, and staff adapt activities so every child can explore and learn. The outdoor area has been developed well by leaders and staff to ensure that children have chances to practise their gross motor coordination. The careful consideration and placement of resources ensures that children learn to run, jump and balance.

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The provision is good

Children have lots of opportunities to explore nature and the wider world. Even the youngest children have chances to attend daily visits in the local community. They develop their understanding of their senses, as they explore the seasonal changes and observe the wildlife. Staff guide children to be curious and positive learners. They celebrate children's achievements, and children know they are valued.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and happily try out the activities on offer. For example, during outdoor play, staff support children to explore the cause-and-effect action of carefully rolling golf balls down narrow ramps. They encourage the children to keep on trying and not to give up. This develops children's resilience and creates a can-do attitude to learning.

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n Leaders work well together and provide an effectively planned curriculum across all areas of learning. For example, staff skilfully provide an excellent range of experiences for children to explore through creativity, songs and opportunities to think critically and solve problems. The area of personal, social, emotional development is weaved within these activities. Children learn to collaborate, share, take turns and understand how others may be thinking and feeling. n Children receive obvious care and nurture from staff. The children are confident and extremely happy as a result. As children arrive, they smile as they wave goodbye to their parents before confidently exploring their environment. Quieter children are supported by staff to gain confidence, as they give them one-to-one support and encouragement to engage in activities. However, on occasion the support for new starters is not always implemented effectively. This means that

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particularly for babies, it takes slightly longer to settle and therefore engage in the abundance of learning experiences available to them. n Staff share stories with children and engage in the many conversations that occur. For example, when children recognise fish bones in a book, staff skilfully engage them in conversations about these. This encourages children to make links and talk about other experiences they have had, such as seeing dinosaur bones at a museum. Children enjoy sharing their familiar experiences and

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24 May 2023 demonstrate that they can take turns to respectfully listen and respond. For the most part, children maintain high levels of sustained concentration, particularly outside. However, at times inside the nursery, the noise levels become so high that children struggle to hear each other. This means that children can quickly become disengaged and unsettled in their play and routines. n Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported. Staff say words and sing songs in in both languages. They ensure that children have opportunities to see and use their home language. This means that children who start with a very limited understanding of English become confident communicators. n Staff form very close relationships with parents. They make them aware of their children's progress and ways to continue their learning at home. Staff work with parents and other agencies to provide support and agree how they can help

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children further, especially children with special educational needs and/disabilities (SEND) and those with identified gaps in their speech development. n Staff report that the leaders are very supportive and that they all work well as a team. The manager has extensive knowledge of her staff's strengths and where they need extra support and understanding. This adds to quickly improve the quality of interactions between staff and children. Training is offered to support staff to further develop their practice. For example, staff are receiving additional information about how to give children time to listen and respond, so that they feel like they are making a valid contribution during conversations.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders understand their responsibility to keep all children safe from harm. Staff demonstrate a very good understanding of all aspects of safeguarding, and how to protect children. For example, they know the procedure if an allegation is made against a colleague. They know the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm or abuse. Leaders work closely with other professionals and agencies, working with families to share information and safeguard children. Staff are vigilant about children's safety and carry out daily checks to ensure the premises and outdoor areas are safe.

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should:

n review the organisation of support for children who are new to the setting, to ensure children settle well and engage in learning n develop further strategies to help reduce the noise level in the indoor area, to allow all children to be heard and maintain their concentration.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2676687 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10287224 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 79 Number of children on roll 79 Name of registered person KTB Kids Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01322 277 200 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

KatieB Kids registered in 2022. The nursery is located in Stone, in Dartford, Kent. It opens each weekday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 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 22 members of staff, of whom 14 hold an appropriate early years qualification from level 2 to level 6.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the nursery. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The leaders showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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