Kiddies Playhouse Ltd

Inspection of Kiddies Playhouse Ltd Arundel Street, Walsall WS1 4BY

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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

The manager and staff place a strong focus on providing children with a rich set of experiences that build on what they have learnt from home. The manager continuously adapts the curriculum and their teaching approach to reflect the current learning needs of the children. Children progress well from their starting points. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They gain a secure foundation in readiness for school.

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The provision is good

All the children speak English as an additional language and the manager has tailored the communication and language curriculum to specifically support children in their home languages and English. Some staff are bilingual and when children first start, staff frequently use children's home language alongside English. As children progress, English language becomes the main focus.

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The provision is good

Staff focus on supporting children's sense of belonging and provide children with nurturing interactions. This helps children to form close attachments with them. The manager has rigorous procedures in place to keep children safe, such as at collection and drop off times. Staff share clear expectations for children's behaviour and help them to understand the rules that are in place to keep them safe.

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need to do better?

n The manager has a clear vision for the nursery and a strategic plan that she regularly reviews. She completes ongoing research to ensure that her knowledge is continuously updated to provide the staff team with strong leadership. n The manager diligently supports children who are in receipt of additional funding. This includes effective used of funding to support children's individual learning targets. She engages with the local area SENCo and health professionals to ensure that the needs of children with SEND are met. n The manager provides staff with frequent training, guidance and coaching, particularly to support children's communication and language development. She provides new staff with a thorough induction and review process to ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities, particularly for keeping children safe. She ensures that apprentices receive the targeted support they need. However,

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need to do better?

the manager now needs to monitor staff practice with greater precision to identify all aspects that need to be enhanced further. n Overall, the manager's curriculum is progressive and builds on children's knowledge and skills with the focus on communication and language within all the areas of learning. Staff design the learning environments to ensure children in each room receive challenging play experiences. The learning environments engage children well and motivate them to play and learn. n An effective key person system is in place and staff know the children and their

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need to do better?

18 April 2024 families well. Staff are skilled in analysing their observations of children's play and use this information to plan for their individual learning. n The manager has implemented effective daily interventions to ensure that all children receive targeted support to progress well in their language development. Children are now taking dual language books home to support their continued language development at home. They understand the meaning of words and explain that a cavity is a hole. n The manager and staff are currently looking at how they can bring more mathematical learning opportunities into children's everyday play. Staff provide younger children with effective models to support their early mathematical language. However, the mathematical curriculum and teaching for the pre-school children does not identify a broad enough range of knowledge and skills to provide children with a fully secure foundation in their learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff consistently help children learn about making healthy choices. This includes promoting good oral hygiene routines and nutritious food choices. Children explain how they clean their teeth after they have eaten chocolate. n Children develop good social skills and staff help them to manage their feelings, such as to share. Older children develop story lines together in their role play and younger children are interested in what their friends are doing. Staff skilfully support new children to feel emotionally secure in the new environment. n Staff value the diverse cultural backgrounds of the children. Children make links with their home experiences as the role play cooking. Staff encourage children to talk about the Mehendi patterns on their hands and their Eid celebrations. Children explain about the special clothes they wore. n Parent partnerships are excellent. Parents speak very highly of the service

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need to do better?

provided and the dedication from the manager and staff to the care and education of their children. The manager and staff provide parents with continuous support to help their children's learning at home. Parents appreciate the frequent workshops that the manager provides for them.

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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 extend the monitoring of staff practice even further to securely embed the highest quality teaching across the nursery n enhance the mathematical curriculum for the pre-school children to support children to gain a depth and breadth of knowledge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2661788 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 10339406 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Kiddies Playhouse Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01922 915472 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddies Playhouse Ltd registered in 2021. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm during term time only. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate qualification at level 7, one at level 6, one at level 4 and two at level 3. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years 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 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 to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children interacted with 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 inspector spoke with the nominated individual/registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Inspection activities

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 joint observations with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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