Kids Planet Barkston Ash

Inspection of Kids Planet Barkston Ash London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster LS24 9PW

p.1

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

p.1

The provision is good

The friendly staff at this welcoming nursery develop strong relationships with children and families. Children and babies demonstrate they feel happy and safe. They separate from their parents and carers with ease and settle quickly. All are eager to join in with the activities and experiences on offer. For instance, younger children enjoy playing with dough and being introduced to simple shapes in a cornflour mixture. Older children have enormous fun creating a 'bungalow' out of a giant cardboard box, because 'it can't have any stairs'. Staff, in each of the nine rooms, provide a calm, interesting learning environment where children's natural curiosity, independence and social skills blossom. Leaders are ambitious to provide an effective curriculum for all children. This covers all areas of learning. Staff plan well for children's individual next steps and make focused observations to help children build new skills.

p.2

The provision is good

Children behave well. The manager and staff are very positive role models. They take many opportunities throughout daily routines and activities to praise children's good behaviour. For example, children beam as they are praised for helping a friend or remembering to use good manners after receiving their food. Staff consistently support children as they learn to take turns and think about other people's feelings.

p.2

need to do better?

n Staff interactions with children, particularly in the pre-school rooms are very effective. This helps prepare children well for their eventual move to school. Staff have a good knowledge of what children need to learn next and respond well to challenge them. For example, staff provide a stimulating activity to cut and explore real vegetables as they had observed children's interest in the home-corner. Staff support the children to safely use safety knives and graters to cut the vegetables. When children ask for help, because this is tricky, staff suggest they cut the vegetable in half to make it safer and easier. This provides excellent challenge for children to build on their new cutting and slicing skills. n Staff support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles consistently. For instance, they discuss the benefits of healthy eating and good dental hygiene at meal times and during role play. Children copy staff messages saying, 'fruit and

p.2

need to do better?

vegetables are good for our bodies and teeth'. Staff share this information with families through home learning bags. For example, parents have recently received an oral health bag and another with healthy recipe ideas. n All staff focus very effectively on supporting children's communication and language skills. They routinely talk to children and sing songs and rhymes while children play. Staff use props, actions and exaggerated voices to hold children's engagement in listening to stories. Additionally, they support older children

p.2

need to do better?

10 September 2024 interested in letter sounds to prepare well for early reading. n Children engage well in imaginative play based on their own experiences, such as pretending to read a bedtime story and creating a pizza for tea. Similarly, children continue to embellish their models in an exciting construction area. This helps children widen their vocabulary and increase their recall skills. n Although staff strive towards consistently high standards of teaching, occasionally, some planning lacks the necessary focus to ensure staff help support children's growing knowledge and understanding of the world. For instance, some staff do not consistently talk to children about similarities and differences between themselves and others in their local and wider communities. n Staff work well with parents to support those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The manager ensures any additional funding the nursery

p.2

need to do better?

receives is effectively spent to ensure it has the biggest impact on children's learning and development. n The experienced leadership team and manager demonstrate effective leadership. For example, they have regular staff supervision sessions to ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe and to extend children's learning. Leaders are sensitive and respectful in supporting staff's well-being, including apprentices. Staff say they feel valued and are encouraged to undertake training for their own continued professional development. n Parents comment how happy they are with the progress their children are making. They express heartfelt gratitude for staff and value the regular communication they receive, especially how to help their children learn at home. They describe the manager and staff as amazing and say they go above and beyond for their children.

p.3

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

p.3

Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interest first.

p.3

should:

n plan further opportunities for children to learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others in their local and wider communities.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number 2678432 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10340142 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

p.4

Registers

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

p.4

inspection

Total number of places 215 Number of children on roll 212 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

p.4

reference number

Telephone number 01937557115 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

p.4

Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Barkston Ash registered in March 2022 and is based in Barkston Ash, near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. It is one of several owned by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. It operates from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery employs 48 members of staff. Of these, 40 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The provider offers the government funded places for childcare and receive specific funding for disadvantage children.

p.4

Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 spoke to children, to find out about their time at the nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection, viewed feedback messages and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the manager and several members of the leadership team about the leadership and management of the nursery.

p.5

Inspection activities

n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

p.5

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.

p.5

Inspection activities

10 September 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.5

Inspection activities

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

p.6

Inspection activities

You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk

p.6

Inspection activities

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.6

Inspection activities

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.6