Kiddies Kingdom Day Care

Inspection of Kiddies Kingdom Day Care Kiddies Kingdom Nursery, 2 Jews Lane, Dudley DY3 2AB

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety is compromised. Staff, including leaders and managers, do not have a good enough understanding about their responsibilities to safeguard children. Recruitment and vetting procedures are not rigorous enough in checking the suitability of staff who work with children.

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The provision is inadequate

Some children who have been attending for a longer period of time arrive and settle in quickly. However, newer children sometimes struggle to settle. Although staff try to offer activities to distract children who are upset, they rarely offer emotional comfort or support to help them to feel secure. They do not recognise when children might benefit from comforters they use at home. This results in some children spending unnecessarily long periods of time upset.

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The provision is inadequate

The quality of teaching is variable. Staff have inconsistent expectations of children. At snack time, they encourage children to use tweezers to pick up their own slices of apple and ask them to use jugs to pour their own drinks. However, the provider explains that, on other occasions, staff do this for them. This leaves children confused and unclear about what is expected of them. Staff provide some activities they know children will enjoy. For example, children play with toy animals. They recognise a frog and recall that they make a 'ribbit' sound. Children choose their favourite songs and enthusiastically join in with singing and dancing.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have failed to use self-evaluation effectively since the last inspection. They do not monitor the quality of provision closely enough. There is a significant number of breaches to the requirements set out within the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'. As a result, the quality of provision is inadequate. n Leaders and managers do not ensure that safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented effectively. They lack understanding of the action to take if an allegation is made against a member of staff. Staff's knowledge of signs of possible abuse is limited. They do not understand their responsibilities to make a referral to other professionals if they have a concern of a safeguarding nature. This means that children are not properly safeguarded. n Leaders and managers do not implement effective systems to check the suitability of staff who work with children. Although they have procedures in

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place, these are not consistently followed. Leaders and managers do not assess the risk posed by staff who do not have the appropriate vetting checks completed working with children. This impacts on the safety of children. n Although each child has a named key person, staff do not fully understand their role to support children's emotional well-being. They do not recognise when

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14 August 2023 children need comfort. Staff give confusing messages to children who are missing their parents. This does not help to manage children's understanding and expectations so that they build trusting and settled relationships with staff. n The quality of education that children receive requires improvement. The curriculum, particularly for younger children, is too narrow and does not help to sequence their learning from an early age. That said, staff do implement some aspects of the curriculum for older children. For example, they support children to recognise two-dimensional shapes, such as a square or triangle, to support their mathematical development. n Although children join in with different experiences throughout their day, staff do not support their learning needs well enough. Despite knowing what each child needs to learn next, this is not always considered when planning and providing activities. As a result, children are not consistently challenged or

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motivated to make the progress of which they are capable. n Children's health and well-being are not fully supported. Food provided to children is not always healthy or nutritious. Staff do not promote healthy eating well enough. Some children consume foods with high salt or sugar content, and staff have not considered the impact of this on their oral health. Children do not always access the outdoor environment daily to gain fresh air and exercise. n Leaders and managers have established effective partnerships with other professionals. They use assessments of children to promptly identify gaps in their learning. Referrals are made in a timely way to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to obtain the support they need. n The arrangements for the supervision of staff are not rigorous enough. Opportunities for supervision meetings with managers are too infrequent. This means that managers do not identify and address weaknesses in staff's

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knowledge and practice swiftly enough. Furthermore, staff do not have opportunities to raise any concerns they may have about children in a timely way in order to promote their interests. n Parents are complimentary about the setting. They welcome the feedback they receive from staff. Parents praise staff for being proactive in getting children the support they need from other agencies in response to gaps in their learning. n Children generally behave well. They follow staff's instructions when it is time to tidy up or wash their hands for mealtimes. Staff offer frequent praise to children in recognition of their positive behaviours.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and managers lack understanding about the action to take in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. Although there is an appropriate policy and procedure in place, this is not always followed. Staff have a very limited knowledge of signs of possible abuse, meaning they may not recognise when a child is at risk of harm. They do not understand their responsibility to refer child protection concerns to the relevant agencies, and they are not familiar with the procedure for doing this. Leaders and managers fail to implement effective

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Safeguarding

14 August 2023 systems to check the suitability of staff before they work with children. That said, there are appropriate systems in place for the safe use of mobile phones and cameras.

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Due date

ensure that the lead practitioner for safeguarding understands and implements an effective policy and procedure to safeguard children, with particular regard to the action to take if an allegation is made against a member of staff 31/08/2023

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ensure that all staff have a secure understanding of signs of possible abuse and the procedures to follow if they have concerns about the safeguarding of a child or the conduct of a member of staff, in line with the procedures of the local safeguarding partners 31/08/2023

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ensure that all staff receive effective supervision, which provides opportunities to discuss sensitive issues and support and coaching, to raise the quality of teaching to at least a good level 31/08/2023

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implement effective systems to make sure that all practitioners, and any other person who may have regular contact with children, are suitable 31/08/2023

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ensure that the key-person system is effective in supporting children's emotional well-being to help them form settled relationships 31/08/2023

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take action to promote children's good health, including oral health, by providing and promoting food that is healthy, balanced and nutritious. 31/08/2023

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14 August 2023 provide all children with opportunities to access the outdoor environment daily 31/08/2023

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ensure that staff plan challenging activities and experiences that take account of the individual needs, interests, and development of each child 29/09/2023

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implement an ambitious curriculum that provides all children with a rich variety of opportunities to make progress in their learning and development. 29/09/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496789 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10302656 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 36 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Kiddies Kingdom Day Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01902 680033 Date of previous inspection 31 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddies Kingdom Day Care registered in 2016. It is located in Dudley. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. There are seven members of staff who work directly with children. Of these, one holds a qualification a level 6, one holds a qualification at level 4, one holds a qualification at level 3 and two hold qualifications at level 2. 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 the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The provider and inspector completed a learning walk to gather information about how the provision and curriculum are organised. n The provider and inspector carried out a joint observation to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching to assess the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the provider and manager about the leadership and management of the setting.

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Inspection activities

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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