Kids Planet Blackrod

Inspection of Kids Planet Blackrod 580 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton BL6 5SN

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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

Leaders have high expectations for children's learning. They ensure that staff support children skilfully and sensitively to learn the curriculum. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), gain much new knowledge.

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The provision is good

Children experience a calm and caring atmosphere at the nursery. For example, staff create spacious and safe areas for babies to explore and investigate their surroundings. They are attuned to the needs of very young babies and give them lots of skilful care and attention. Babies show that they feel safe, such as when they gaze into the eyes of their key person who gently cradles and sings to them. Older children are eager to take on special responsibilities, for instance to help staff to prepare potted plants to be planted outdoors. Children relish the opportunities to try challenging tasks, supported by the watchful and encouraging staff.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of how children should behave. Children learn to be respectful and kind to each other. They play happily in each other's company because of staff's expert role modelling of how to play. Children, including those with SEND, make many friends. They feel a great sense of belonging while at the nursery. Children are motivated and keen to learn.

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n Leaders' well-designed curriculum starts with a careful focus on children's personal, social and emotional development. Leaders and staff build children's self-assurance. They support children to make relationships and help them to communicate effectively with others. Children gain a confident foundation for their future learning. n Staff use assessment strategies to check on children's progress carefully. They plan precisely what knowledge children will learn next in the curriculum. Children's learning is well matched to their needs, development and interests. n Staff support the needs of children with SEND well. For example, they help children with language difficulties by modelling key words and instructions to them clearly. Staff work with external experts effectively and tailor children's individual learning plans. Children with SEND experience success in their learning. n Babies receive the very best care from highly trained staff, especially their key

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person. Staff are very attentive and tuned in to children's needs. For instance, they notice babies' cooing when they want attention. Babies flourish in their confidence and learning. n Most of the time, staff support children's physical development effectively. Children climb, run, balance and swing when outdoors. Staff provide meaningful

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7 February 2024 learning opportunities, such as learning to catch a ball. However, some staff are less clear about how children develop their physical skills. This affects how staff deliver the curriculum for physical development in a logical order. For example, staff focus on developing children's small muscle movements before large muscle movements. Children develop some gaps in their learning. n Mostly, children behave well. At times, staff tidy up by themselves and do not include the children in this important task. As a result, some children wander around the nursery, unclear of what they should do and begin snatching toys from one another. At these times, children do not behave sensibly or learn well. n Staff help children to learn important concepts. For example, they demonstrate to babies how to post wooden balls through holes and then look to see where the balls have gone. Babies delight in finding the balls under the table. They

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begin to learn that objects still exist, even when they cannot see them. n Leaders and staff help children to learn about what makes them unique. For example, they provide books about the different makeup of families. Children are encouraged to bring photographs of their families from home. They learn to respect that families may be different from their own. n Staff help children to become independent. For instance, they provide opportunities for children to practise using utensils during play to scoop and lift in readiness for serving themselves at lunchtime. Children become confident and learn how to do tasks for themselves. n Leaders make certain that staff share information with parents and carers about their children's learning routinely. Staff build trusting relationships with parents. They offer valuable suggestions to support children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n strengthen staff's understanding about the building blocks of knowledge that children will learn in the curriculum for physical development n monitor more closely how staff implement the curriculum so that children behave well and remain engaged in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2683678 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 10331737 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 120 Number of children on roll 147 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01942 832820 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Blackrod registered in 2022 and is situated in Blackrod, Bolton. It is one of a number of nurseries operated by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited. The nursery employs 27 members of childcare staff. Of these 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. They are open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7am 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 manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk, talked about the curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked with staff during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke with the inspector about how they and staff support children with SEND. n The inspector observed children's learning of the curriculum and assessed the impact that this has on their learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of an outdoor activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation provided by the manager and

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reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working at 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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