Kidz Kabin@ Shropshire Hall

Inspection of Kidz Kabin@ Shropshire Hall Shropshire Hall, Gladstone Avenue, London N22 6LD

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Leaders provide a safe and nurturing environment that promotes children's emotional well-being. They focus on supporting children to be independent and learn fundamental life skills, such as sharing, turn taking and being kind to their friends. Children behave well.

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The provision is good

Staff provide ample opportunities for babies to practise a wide range of physical skills, as they climb on and over large soft equipment. Staff support young children to take turns stacking bricks to create a tower and count with them as the towers get taller. The curriculum for communication and language development is a strength at the nursery. Leaders have clear intentions to promote children's good speaking skills and staff implement these effectively. Staff in the baby room adapt their practice well to support babies and young children. For instance, they use single key words and repeated refrains, such as 'ready, steady, go', which children then copy. Throughout the nursery, staff sing to children a lot. Children join in with words and phrases they remember and eagerly anticipate key parts of songs. This helps children to hear a wide range of vocabulary and become confident communicators.

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n Leaders have a secure understanding of how to plan an ambitious and well- sequenced curriculum. Staff follow children's interests and information from their assessments to help inform their planning. Staff get to know children well and understand their unique needs. n Staff engage in lovely interactions with children. Children are motivated to play and engage with staff. Staff consistently model correct language and engage in discussion with babies and children. They encourage children to engage in conversations and they introduce new language alongside their play. Staff ask open-ended questions that promote older children's thinking skills and encourage them to share their own ideas. n Children show good levels of independence. Babies learn to feed themselves, while older children access the water dispenser and confidently use knives and forks at mealtimes. Children are developing important skills needed for the next

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stage in their development, particularly the move to school. n Staff implement the curriculum for mathematics well. Younger children learn to count with one-for-one correspondence. Older children use building bricks to measure towers to check how tall they are. They develop the skills of simple addition and subtraction. Staff use various new words, such as 'tiny' and 'huge', to extend children's understanding of 'big' and 'little'. This helps to develop children's mathematical language and broadens their vocabulary. n Staff incorporate opportunities for mark making across the whole nursery.

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2 September 2024 Children are motivated to make marks for a purpose and develop early literacy skills. For instance, toddlers use chalks on the garden floor, while pre-school children use brushes in coloured salt, to form simple letters in their names. n Outside, children have lots of fun. Toddlers play with water and sand and use spades and scoops to fill various containers. Children choose from a wide selection of scooters and bicycles and thoroughly enjoy experimenting with percussion instruments, such as using wooden sticks to bang on large cymbals. This develops their physical skills well. n Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They praise positive behaviours and are consistent in supporting children to feel confident to make choices and feel valued. Children develop positive relationships with the staff that care for them. Staff in the baby room have nurturing relationships with the

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children in their care. Children are helpful and polite while at nursery. n Parents are very happy with the quality of care children receive. Leaders provide them with a range of information about children's development and progress. However, parents do not receive the targeted support necessary from staff, to understand how they can support their children at home or help them progress towards their specific next steps. n Overall, leaders have a strong understanding of their strengths and areas for continued development. They prioritise staff's well-being. Staff comment that leaders are highly approachable and supportive. Leaders make strong use of supervision sessions to support staff. However, they do not focus professional development and their support to ensure that there is consistency across the staff team and to raise staff's expertise even further.

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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 tailor home learning further, so parents can support their children with their individual learning at home n seek further ways to identify professional development opportunities for staff that focus on developing a deeper knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536918 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10351870 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 91 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Kidz Kabin Pembroke Studios Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02088155922 Date of previous inspection 26 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Kidz Kabin@ Shropshire Hall registered in 2016. It is located in Wood Green, London. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am until 6.30pm for 50 weeks per year, excluding public holidays. There are 31 staff employed. Of these, 17 hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 7 to level 2. The nursery receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 nursery. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to 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 to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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