Kids Zone

Inspection of Kids Zone Watergate Bay Hotel, Watergate Bay, NEWQUAY, Cornwall TR8 4AA

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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

The manager and staff prioritise children's emotional well-being from the start of each session. They welcome children warmly and spend time patiently and sensitively helping the children who need more time and reassurance to settle. The staff team works with parents to tailor the settling-in period for each individual child. For instance, they allow children to keep comforting items from home with them until they feel more emotionally secure. Staff are playful and imaginative, which helps children to feel at ease. For example, staff see children pretending to play the drums using tin pots, so join in enthusiastically by imagining they are playing a guitar using a tennis racquet. Consequently, all children settle well and feel contented and comfortable with the friendly staff.

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The provision is good

The staff make clear their expectations for the children's behaviour and explain to children the reasons for the rules. For example, they remind children that they might break the toys if they play roughly with them and that they must only use the woodwork tools when an adult is sat with them. Children learn to respect their environment and to keep themselves and each other safe. They listen to and follow staff's instructions, such as to bring their play to an end temporarily to come together as a group and to tidy up at the end of the session.

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The provision is good

The staff team provides a broad range of resources and activities, which they plan according to the information parents share about their children's likes and interests. Older children develop their leg strength when they climb and balance on the large equipment. Toddlers pretend to make hot drinks for staff at the role-play kitchen, and babies enjoy looking at books with staff.

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need to do better?

n The manager is clear in her intentions for children and shares her vision with staff so they understand how to support children during the short time they attend. In particular, they focus on children's personal, social and emotional development, to help children to settle in, make friends, take care of themselves and learn to share and take turns. n The staff team promotes children's communication and language development effectively. Staff model a broad vocabulary, such as talking about 'exercise' and 'weight' during the children's play. Staff organise whole-group activities to provide new children with the opportunity to introduce and talk about themselves, which they do confidently with encouragement from staff. n Staff are friendly and kind and build positive relationships with children. For example, they refer to children affectionately as 'my friend'. Children enjoy the company of the staff and draw and paint them cards and pictures as gifts.

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need to do better?

n The manager reflects on how well the provision meets children's individual

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24 August 2023 needs. For example, she has reduced the length of sessions for babies and toddlers after recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on younger children's emotional well-being. This has helped these children to become more confident and develop attachments with staff more quickly. n The manager provides good support for staff's professional development. She considers the impact of training on staff's confidence and practice and acts on their ideas when they request help to develop specific skills. n Staff follow children's interests when considering what activities to set out for them. For example, after children request to make play dough, they thoroughly enjoy mixing the ingredients together. On occasion, staff do not realise when the school-aged children take a lead role in activities and overshadow the younger children, who are subsequently unable to join in and engage fully. n Staff encourage children to be independent, including deciding what toys and

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resources they want to play with. However, at times, new children follow the older children around. Although they are contented, staff do not support them to follow their own interests and become engrossed in games and activities of their choosing. n The staff team works closely with parents to find out about children's special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They provide flexibility with session times and staffing to meet the children's individual needs and to allow them to settle in their own time. n Parents talk about the setting and staff very positively. They value staff's sensitivity and nurturing manner and comment that their children love attending. Staff display photos to keep parents informed about which staff will be working with their children each day and share information with parents about their children's time at the setting.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe. They carry out and implement risk assessments effectively to ensure that the premises and environments for children are kept clean, safe and secure. The staff team shows a good knowledge of safeguarding issues and knows how to respond promptly and appropriately when concerns arise about the welfare of a child. The manager implements safer recruitment processes and conducts the relevant checks on new staff to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n develop strategies to build new children's confidence to make independent choices and to engage them more deeply in their play

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should:

24 August 2023 n review the organisation of planned activities to involve and engage each child who wishes to take part.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY377287 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10280579 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 16 Number of children on roll 937 Name of registered person Watergate Bay Hotel Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01637 860 543 Date of previous inspection 29 August 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Zone registered in 2008. It operates from a designated suite of rooms situated in The Watergate Bay Hotel, at Watergate Bay, near Newquay in Cornwall. The setting is open every day of the year, except Christmas Day, and offers multiple sessions of between 1.5 and 3 hours each day, between the hours of 8.30am and 9.30pm. Only the children of hotel guests attend and parents are expected to stay in the resort. There are 10 members of staff, including the manager. Of these, two hold degrees in early years education and seven hold qualifications at level 3.

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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 manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector held discussions with the manager at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting. n The inspector and manager completed a learning walk together to discuss how the manager and staff intend to support children and meet their needs. n The inspector observed and spoke with children and staff. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation together. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including staff's suitability checks and training certificates. n Parents spoke with the inspector during the inspection to share their views.

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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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