The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool

Inspection of The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool 43 Church Street, Accrington BB5 2EN

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Staff identify the essential knowledge that they want children to learn. They provide learning activities linked to children's interests. However, the content of the curriculum is not well sequenced to help staff consistently build on what children already know and can do. On occasion, staff are unclear when children should learn some key information to ensure that they are fully prepared for their future learning. That said, children are happy and settled at the setting. Staff are warm and caring, which helps children to feel safe and secure. Overall, children behave well. However, on some occasions when children argue and disagree with one another, staff do not consistently implement agreed strategies to help children to understand the expectations for behaviour.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff provide meaningful opportunities for children to use their imagination. They provide a range of resources to help ignite children's interest. For instance, children delight in re-enacting 'making dinner' in the setting's role play area. Children enjoy exploring malleable materials. They use their hands to manipulate and squash dough. Staff talk to children as they play, introducing some mathematical language such as 'big' and 'small' as children roll the dough into balls.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff know what key information they want children to learn. However, consideration has not been given to how the curriculum is ordered to continually build on children's existing skills. As a result, staff do not always understand how to support all children to make the progress they are capable of. n Staff sing songs and rhymes to the children. They use stories with children skilfully. For example, they discuss the plot and characters in the story of Sleeping Beauty with children. Children develop a keen interest in books and stories. n Most of the time children behave well. Staff teach children about the language of feelings. Children learn how to name the emotions that they experience. However, the setting does not ensure that all staff implement a consistent approach to supporting children to understand staff's expectations for behaviour, particularly those who need more support. Sometimes, when disagreements

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need to do better?

occur, staff do not always help children to learn key skills, such as how to resolve conflict or to regulate their emotions. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive effective support from staff overall. The setting works with parents and welcomes advice from other professionals. This enables children to be fully included in the setting. n The setting supports children's personal development. For example, staff have recently supported some two- and three-year-olds to become independent when using the toilet. Children know to wash their hands after using the bathroom.

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need to do better?

25 June 2024 Staff talk with children about their interests and invite them to choose what they would like to play with. n Staff know the needs and interests of the children in their key-person groups in exceptional detail. They act on this knowledge to plan meaningful learning activities. Staff use key information from parents about their children when they first start at the setting. This helps children to settle quickly. n The setting promotes children's physical development well. It provides children with many opportunities to develop their small- and large-motor skills. For example, children adore jumping in and out of the tyres outdoors. They enjoy using their hands to scoop, fill and pour. Children develop excellent coordination and core strength. n The setting provides supervision meetings for staff. It makes sure that staff are supported effectively to develop and improve their work. Staff enjoy their roles.

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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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Due date

ensure the curriculum is well sequenced and staff understand how to support children to continually build on their knowledge 11/07/2024

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Due date

ensure that staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management so that all children are clear how to behave. 11/07/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY550673 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10354576 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 29 Number of children on roll 51

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Name of registered person

The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Pre School Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07734883955 Date of previous inspection 8 December 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool registered in 2017. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 5 and one holds a qualification at level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the setting. n The manager and the inspector discussed how the manager organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years curriculum. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held discussions with leaders, staff, children and parents. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including the suitability of staff and evidence of first-aid qualifications.

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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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