Kids Planet Halesowen

Inspection of Kids Planet Halesowen Waugh Drive, Hayley Green, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 1EN

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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's emotional well-being is given high priority by managers and staff. Children arrive happily at the nursery and receive a warm greeting from the kind and friendly staff. They settle in very quickly and rapidly build their confidence. Children are keen to approach new people and invite them to join in with their play. This demonstrates that they feel secure in their environment.

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The provision is good

Staff meticulously plan interesting and exciting activities and experiences that ignite children's desire to learn. Babies express delight as they use instruments to join in with songs and rhymes. They learn about different body parts and practise moving around in different ways. Toddler-age children develop their coordination skills as they use a variety of tools to manipulate dough. Older children thrive as they learn how to count while making 'potions'. They skilfully use pipettes to transport liquids, which develops their small hand muscles in readiness for writing.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of all children and encourage them to become independent from an early age. Children make choices about their own meals and use utensils to serve these onto their plates. They practise using jugs to pour their own water. Staff encourage children to manage their own self-care as they talk them through the steps to wipe their own noses.

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need to do better?

n The management team are committed and dedicated professionals who want the best for every child who attends. They have carefully planned a well- sequenced curriculum that gives children a breadth of knowledge, skills and experiences. The curriculum is monitored closely by managers to ensure it focuses on any gaps in children's development. This supports all children to make good progress in their learning. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good levels of support. Staff work swiftly to identify and respond to any delays in children's development. Individual plans are implemented in a timely way. All staff who work with children know and understand what they need to be supported to learn next. This means that children receive the help they need to reach their potential. n Staff continuously expose children to new language. They use a varied and rich range of vocabulary throughout their interactions. Staff frequently sing to

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children and engage them in reading stories, which helps to develop their love for reading. However, sometimes opportunities for children to practise and repeat the language they are exposed to are limited, which hinders their progress to become excellent and fluent communicators. n Children throughout the nursery behave extremely well. Staff are kind and

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23 October 2023 considerate when helping young children to regulate their emotions. They gently explain what is expected of them and encourage them to achieve this. Older children are eager to have their excellent and kind behaviours recognised through 'kindness leaves', which are displayed in the room. n Children's health and well-being are promoted by staff. Children learn to develop good hygiene practices from a young age. They know how and when to wash their hands. Children enjoy a varied range of healthy and nutritious meals and snacks. They benefit from plenty of opportunities to play outdoors, where they gain fresh air and exercise. n Staff comment that they feel extremely well supported by managers. Their well- being is important within the organisation, with ample recognition and support schemes in place. Managers provide staff with regular meetings to discuss their role, which helps to promote the interests of all children attending.

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need to do better?

n Managers are highly reflective individuals. They use self-evaluation and monitoring well and know where further development is needed. Managers take appropriate action when weaknesses or issues arise. Staff access a broad and varied range of training and professional development opportunities. However, the focus of this does not yet build enough on staff's teaching skills so that they can stretch and extend children's learning even further. n Parents are highly complimentary of the nursery. They praise staff and say that their children love attending. Parents build professional relationships with their child's key person. They receive clear information about what their child is learning next. Managers provide a vast range of resources, which are made available to parents to continue to build on children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff fully understand their duty to safeguard children. They complete regular training to keep their knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures up to date. Staff know how to identify signs of possible abuse. They understand how to report any child protection concerns to managers or other agencies. There are robust procedures in place for the safe use of mobile phones and cameras. Managers follow rigorous procedures to check staff's suitability to work with children. Staff deploy themselves well to closely supervise children, including when they are sleeping. Risk assessment is used effectively to provide children with a safe learning environment.

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should:

n support staff to identify more opportunities for children to practise and use their communication and language skills

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should:

23 October 2023 n focus more precisely on professional development opportunities that help staff stretch and extend children's learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2688089 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10314291 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 74 Number of children on roll 114 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 585 0397 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Halesowen registered in 2022. It is situated in Halesowen, Dudley. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery employs 22 members of staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 6, two hold qualifications at level 5, 13 hold qualifications at level 3 and four 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 The manager, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk to gather information about how the provision and curriculum are organised. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents spoke to the inspector and provided their views of the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors to assess the impact of this on children's learning. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager, deputy manager and several representatives from the organisation and looked at relevant documentation and

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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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