Kids Planet Heaton Mersey

Inspection of Kids Planet Heaton Mersey Blade House, Battersea Road, Stockport SK4 3EA

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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

Staff provide a calm and nurturing environment where children thrive. They are highly in tune with the needs of the children. Consequently, children are happy, well settled and secure. Staff skilfully role model the high expectations they have for children. Using toys, staff talk about feelings and displaying kindness. As a result, children demonstrate care and concern for others.

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The provision is good

Through well-planned and thoughtful experiences, children rapidly learn new words. They excitedly recite their understanding of words, such as 'fragile', during story times. Staff regularly encourage children to recall their learning experiences. Children securely embed the knowledge they have learned. Staff incorporate imaginative play and singing into each child's day. This helps children's communication and language development effectively. Developing children's curiosity is a key strength of this setting. Babies excitedly develop a sense of oneself as staff play peekaboo with them using mirrors. Staff help toddlers to use their senses as they eagerly explore mint jelly. Purposely chosen resources in the pre-school role-play area prompt children's intrigue and encourage them to test out their own ideas. Children demonstrate extremely positive attitudes to learning new things.

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need to do better?

n Staff help children to think critically. They use well-thought-out questions to encourage children to describe their understanding. For example, during children's spontaneous play, staff help them to test out and fluently explain their ideas of how objects balance. Children are becoming skilful communicators. n The manager has designed a curriculum that considers the developmental needs of the children. Overall, staff use their interactions with children well to build on children's prior learning and implement the intended learning outcomes. However, this is not consistent throughout the setting. For example, children who are developing their self-care skills are occasionally not shown how to use their cutlery correctly. This does not consistently support children to make the highest levels of progress in their development. n Staff successfully support children with special educational needs and/or

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disabilities (SEND) to make good progress. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) and staff work closely with parents and external agencies to help ensure targets are precisely tailored to develop children's individual needs. Children are making vast improvements from their starting points. n Experiences to develop children's large-muscle movements are embedded throughout the setting. Staff create a stimulating and purposeful environment for babies. This encourages babies to develop the skills they need to learn to walk. Staff help older children understand how to manage risks. Children climb

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8 December 2023 ladders to build 'skyscrapers', and they actively explore the local woodlands on their outdoor learning trips. Children are developing positive attitudes to being active. n Staff develop children's interest in books. Their enthusiastic approach to storytelling captures children's engagement. This helps children develop their concentration for longer periods. Younger children excitedly choose books to sit and read with their key person as they point to pictures and say key words. Children are developing a love of reading. n The manager and her staff promote healthy living. Children have daily access to fresh air in the engaging outdoor area or during walks in the local community. Staff talk to children about the importance of staying hydrated and choosing appropriate clothing for the weather. This helps promote children's health and well-being. n Children are treated as individuals. Parents express how staff make every child

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feel special and unique. For children who become slightly overwhelmed during the day, staff seamlessly adapt routines to support their individual needs. This helps children feel secure. n The key-person system is highly effective in meeting the needs of the children. Staff know all the children extremely well. They understand the importance of forming strong bonds with both the children and their families. As a result, children settle quickly. For example, staff gather detailed information from parents to help support the emotional development of babies when they first start attending the setting. n Leaders have high ambitions for all children. This has created a team that continually reflects on its practice and assessments of children's learning. Staff quickly realise when certain skills, such as toilet training, need additional support and swiftly put strategies in place to promote this. This helps children make

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good progress in all areas of their development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager ensures staff keep their knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children up to date. Staff have a good understanding of the signs that may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. The manager and her staff carry out regular risk assessments of the environment and equipment to help ensure that these are safe for children. Staff teach children how to keep themselves safe. For example, they teach children how to walk down the stairs safely. Children are developing the skills to keep themselves safe and assess appropriate risks independently.

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should:

8 December 2023 n support staff to implement the intended learning intentions consistently during everyday experiences to extend children's skills and knowledge even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2670579 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10312867 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 97 Number of children on roll 118 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 222 6151 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Heaton Mersey registered in 2022 and is located in Stockport. The nursery employs 29 members of childcare staff. Of these, 18 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above and two hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. 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 nursery 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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 carried out a joint observation of a communication and language

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activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views on the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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