KidsZone Day Nursery

Inspection of KidsZone Day Nursery 14 Church Street, London E15 3HX

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children are welcomed into a safe, clean and well-resourced nursery. The manager has a focus on what she wants children to achieve. For instance, she recognises the importance of children developing their communication and physical skills in readiness for school. Staff provide a suitable range of opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. However, staff do not have consistently high ambitions for children's language development. At times, staff do not interact with children effectively to ensure that children receive consistently good opportunities to build on their existing communication skills. This hinders the progress children make in their language development.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, children join in with the activities that are offered to them. Staff plan age- appropriate activities for children, which help to support most aspects of their learning. For example, children enjoy playing at the role-play area and develop their imaginative thinking. Staff join in while children play and encourage their involvement.

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The provision requires improvement

Most children settle into the nursery well when they are new and are happy to join in and learn. However, children who are overly upset and require extra support during their settling-in period, do not always get the help they need. Staff take turns to settle and calm new children who are upset rather than the children's key person taking responsibility to help establish a secure bond. Some children's emotional needs are not always supported effectively.

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n Staff are friendly and caring and most children settle in smoothly. Most children are confident to explore the activities set up for them. However, the key-person system is not always successful at helping all new children, particularly children who are more sensitive, to become familiar with the setting. Sometimes, key people do not offer their key children a consistent and settled relationship to help build children's confidence and secure attachments. Some new children are upset for prolonged periods of time. n Staff suitably check on children's abilities and any gaps in their development are identified. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities or who have delays in their development make adequate levels of progress. The manager and staff work well with other professionals to seek advice to ensure that these children get the support they need in their development. n Children develop their physical skills. Staff encourage them to use tools such as

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paintbrushes to paint pictures and help them to develop the muscle control in their hands. Children also build with different construction toys and develop their hand-eye coordination. Children use equipment inside to climb and balance.

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20 September 2023 n Staff provide some opportunities for children to develop communication skills. For instance, children begin to develop their listening skills while staff read stories to them. Staff read books with repetitive language to encourage children to join in and repeat the words. However, at times, staff do not consistently interact well with children to help them develop good language skills. For instance, staff do not frequently build on children's existing vocabulary and help them to practise using language in context. n Staff work with parents suitably well. They share regular information with parents to help inform them about what their children can do. They also discuss with parents how they can support children's learning at home and implement a consistent approach. n Staff receive mandatory training, such as for first aid and safeguarding, to help them know how to keep children safe. The manager has procedures in place to

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monitor staff's practice, such as through supervisions. However, current procedures have not been successful in helping the manager to swiftly recognise areas of practice that require development so that action can be taken to improve, such as providing staff with further professional development opportunities. n Children eat healthy foods at mealtimes and learn about healthy lifestyle choices. Staff encourage children to do things independently, such using cutlery to feed and serve themselves food. Staff consistently implement good hygiene practices. Children learn to manage their own personal needs, such as washing their hands before eating.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff understand their duty to keep children safe. Staff who take lead responsibility for safeguarding have had relevant training for their role and at least one of the lead members of staff are always on the premises to ensure that any safeguarding concern is dealt with efficiently. Staff know the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm or neglect and to whom to report their concerns. The manager implements effective procedures to check staff are suitable to work with children. The premises are safe and secure. Staff carry out risk assessments effectively to help identify and remove any possible risk to children to help maintain their safety.

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Due date

20 September 2023 ensure an effective key-person system is in place, particularly during children's settling-in periods, so that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs, to help them become familiar with the setting and to offer a settled relationship for the child 31/10/2023

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Due date

improve staff's interactions with children to ensure they make good progress in their communication and language development. 31/10/2023

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should:

n develop procedures to monitor staff's practice to help quickly recognise any weaknesses and take swift action to address these.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2672608 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10309270 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 18 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person KidsZone Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02082793855 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

KidsZone Day Nursery registered in 2022. It is located in Stratford, in the London Borough of Newham. It operates for 50 weeks of the year and is open each week day from 8am to 6pm. The setting employs five members of staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two members of staff hold a level 2. The manager holds a suitable early years qualification at level 3. The setting provides funded 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 The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. Parents also shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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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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Inspection activities

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