Kids Planet George Perkins

Inspection of Kids Planet George Perkins 94 Edgbaston Road, Birmingham B12 9QA

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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 are flourishing at the nursery. Staff are very nurturing towards all children. They immediately notice and respond to the children when they show signs of tiredness or hunger. Staff shower the children with love and cuddles when they become slightly unsettled. This helps children to feel safe and secure. The curriculum is rich and stimulating. Children of all ages enjoy a range of sensory experiences. For instance, they build sandcastles or pretend to cook food while they play in the sandpit. Children smile and laugh as they move their bodies to music.

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The provision is good

Older children explain that they like to play with their friends at nursery. Some of them eagerly help their younger peers ride on the bikes outside. Staff share key information about the children as they transition through the nursery. They also share information with other settings the children are due to attend. This helps to ensure children receive the consistency they require. Staff immediately go over to children when they display undesired behaviours. However, some staff do not talk to the children about their actions. This does not fully support children to start to understand right from wrong.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are passionate about their role and knowledgeable. They have secure knowledge of their local community needs. Leaders use their own evaluations alongside the views of children, parents and other professionals to help make improvements over time. They are keen for children to leave their nursery as confident and independent learners. n Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that builds on what children know and can do in sequence. Staff use what they know about the children to help plan a range of stimulating child-led and adult-led learning experiences. However, there is scope to improve the arrangements of adult-led activities to ensure all children fully benefit from them. For instance, some children quickly join and leave adult-led activities. Consequently, staff are not fully able to provide each child with the specific support they require. n Staff know their key children extremely well. They work well alongside parents

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and other professionals to ensure that each child receives the specialist help they require. Consequently, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress from their starting points. n Parents state that their children receive high levels of care from their key person and that they can see the progress their children have made in their development. Staff provide parents with lots of opportunities to engage in their children's learning, including by offering play-and-stay sessions and workshops. n Leaders place focus on children's communication and language development.

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8 May 2024 Staff speak clearly to the children and at times they provide children with new vocabulary. Children of all ages help themselves to a range of books. They smile and laugh as they look at the pictures. n Leaders have effective systems to monitor the overall quality of the setting. They complete regular observations and review meetings with staff. They encourage staff to reflect on their own practice, and they provide tips on where improvements could be made. Staff have lots of opportunities to attend training to help enhance their knowledge and skills. n There are some inconsistencies in staff's knowledge and implementation of how they manage children's behaviour. Staff use distraction when children display some unwanted behaviours. However, they do not support children effectively to understand how their actions affect others. n Staff provide the children with lots of opportunities to learn about their local

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community and the wider world. They talk to the children about their similarities and differences. n Staff ensure that all children have access to water throughout the day. They apply sunscreen to the children and ensure the children have shaded areas to play, particularly on hot days. Children have lots of opportunities to practise their climbing, balancing and running skills outside. They are offered a range of balanced and nutritious meals throughout the day. All this supports children to understand how they can stay healthy. n Staff deploy themselves well to ensure children are supervised effectively. They respond quickly to children if they suffer an accident, and they keep thorough accident records. Staff are very attentive to the children, noticing quickly when children need a nappy change. n Leaders investigate any complaints and complete detailed records of these. They use this information to help develop actions or recommendations on where

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need to do better?

changes can be made. Leaders keep parents informed about outcomes from complaints in a timely manner.

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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 review and improve the arrangement of adult-led activities to ensure that all children benefit fully from these experiences n support staff to manage children's behaviour consistently with the aim to help children to understand right from wrong and how their actions affect others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2678468 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10343537 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 63 Number of children on roll 106 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01214464143 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet George Perkins registered in 2022 and is located in Birmingham. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 or above. Two of these staff are also qualified teachers. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.45am until 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. 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 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 told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents and staff and took account of their views. 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 looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of it.

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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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