Kids Planet Blackburn

Inspection of Kids Planet Blackburn Jack Walker Way, Blackburn BB2 4JJ

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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 nursery uses the natural landscape to provide adventure and challenge for children. For example, tree roots and sloping hills allow children to develop their physical skills and strength. The nursery offers children a wealth of opportunities to support their development. For example, staff take babies on walks around the locality. They take older children on the bus to the local town, visiting the library and shopping for fruit at the market. Children visit the zoo. Staff use these experiences to enhance the strong curriculum. Children develop their physical skills and get ready for school as they take part in sports coaching. They gain a wide variety of sporting skills and knowledge. All children make good progress.

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The provision is good

Staff have warm relationships with children. Babies enjoy cuddles and snuggle into staff as they settle, which supports their well-being. Children make lots of choices about their day. For example, younger toddlers choose what snack they would like as they learn about colours and textures. Children learn about recycling and take steps to separate their waste, helping them to become thoughtful and reflective. Children are happy and generally behave well. They have positive attitudes towards learning. For example, babies giggle as they splash in water and listen to nursery rhymes. This helps children to become highly engaged in the variety of activities they take part in.

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need to do better?

n There is good support for children's communication and language development. Staff narrate activities for babies, and older children learn lots of new words. However, occasionally, staff ask younger toddlers lots of questions in quick succession, without giving them time to respond. This means some children do not always have the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas. n Children become highly engaged in their play. For example, they become explorers as they search for insects with magnifying glasses. They observe with delight as the insect crawls on their hands. Children work together to decide where would be a good home for it. Learning is meaningful for children. n The nursery places high priority on developing children's health and well-being. For example, pre-school children have visits from a dentist, which helps them to learn about dental hygiene. They brush their teeth at the nursery daily. This

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helps them to learn about some of the different ways they can keep themselves healthy. n Staff do not consistently implement the curriculum intentions for children's personal, social and emotional development. For example, they do not always teach toddlers the importance of sharing and taking turns. This means that children do not always learn the social skills they need to maintain positive relationships with others.

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3 July 2024 n Parent partnerships strongly support children's development. For example, children take home 'learning bags' with resources to support their development at home. This allows children to embed the skills they learn at nursery. n Partnership working is exceptional. Staff work closely with other professionals and the local authority to support children, including those with complex medical needs. This means staff have the expert knowledge they need to meet children's needs. n Additional funding is used to purchase resources tailored to children's needs and interests, for example additional books for children who require support with their early literacy development. This helps children who are allocated funding to make good progress. n Staff regularly read and sing to children. For example, staff sing nursery rhymes with younger toddlers, who join in with puppets and actions. Older toddlers

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eagerly listen to books about dinosaurs, counting them as they go. Older children listen intently as staff read engaging stories. This helps to support children's communication and language skills. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) access an ambitious curriculum. The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator is knowledgeable and works closely with staff and parents to support children. The nursery works closely with the local authority to access support for children. Children with SEND make good progress. n The nursery operates a range of programmes to support staff well-being. Staff report high levels of support from managers. This helps them to perform their roles to the best of their ability. n Staff undertake a variety of training to help them to develop their practice, for example training in communication and language screening. They use what they

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need to do better?

have learned to track children's progress robustly. This helps them to quickly close any gaps with targeted interventions.

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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 allow children time to respond to questions they are asked so they are able to share their thoughts and ideas n help staff to implement the curriculum intentions more precisely to support children's personal, social and emotional development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2670575 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10339470 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 80 Number of children on roll 123 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01254693444 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Blackburn is based in Blackburn and opened in 2022. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, apart from bank holidays. The nursery employ 25 members of staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate qualification at level 7, five hold qualifications at level 6, three hold qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification at level 2. One member of staff holds early years teacher status. The nursery provide funded 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 and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated 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 observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views with the inspector. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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