Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in North Yorkshire

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children are at the heart of this inspirational childcare setting. Staff provide a welcoming and truly inclusive environment, where each child's uniqueness is highly valued. Children are extremely settled and content as they confidently explore their environment. They feel emotionally secure due to the strong bonds and relationships that have been built with the caring and attentive staff team.

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The provision is outstanding

Children benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum, which places a high priority on maximising children's learning through their interests. Staff place a great emphasis on inspiring children to be curious by creating opportunities to play and explore. For instance, staff expertly support children to be creative and explore their senses as they make their own creations using water and fruits. Children use the small muscles in their hands to squeeze the juices from oranges and lemons. All children thrive and make exceptional progress in preparation for their eventual move on to school.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff act as excellent role models and have very high expectations of children, whose behaviour is exemplary. The extremely well-thought-out routines are deeply embedded. For example, children collect their mats and sit down on them ready for morning group time. Staff provide children with gentle reminders throughout the day. Children receive regular praise and encouragement for their efforts. This helps to build their self-esteem and confidence.

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n Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum that is extremely well sequenced for all children. The experienced staff team plans an inspiring range of activities that captivate children's curiosity and enhance all aspects of their learning. Children take part in smaller group sessions to concentrate on specific activities planned for their individual next steps in learning. Consequently, all children benefit from consistently high-quality and meaningful interactions. n Children enjoy a wealth of opportunities to learn about their local community. They take part in visits to the library, woodlands and local soft-play centres. Children enjoy visits to the local community hall to visit older people and interact with them. Staff take children on regular trips to the setting's allotment to plant and grow different vegetables. This helps children to have a sense of their local community and knowledge of the world around them.

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n Staff expertly support children's language and communication skills. Children acquire new words rapidly. For example, staff model new words, such as 'vine', as children cut open pumpkins to explore the insides. They encourage children to repeat the words back to demonstrate their understanding. Children are exposed to a language-rich environment where they engage in high-quality

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26 September 2024 conversations. They delight as they listen to stories, which staff read with intonation and expression. Children recognise and join in with familiar phrases. n The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent. Leaders work closely with and take account of advice from parents and other professionals. This includes speech and language therapists, who visit the setting and offer guidance and support to the staff team. As a result, children with SEND make the best possible progress and have support in place in readiness for school. n Staff support children to develop a good understanding of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. They grow and eat fresh fruit and vegetables each day and enjoy home-made and nutritious meals. Children have daily access to the garden area, which offers them excellent opportunities to explore, discover and develop their physical skills. Leaders work with parents to make sure that all

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children are registered with a dentist and know about cleaning their teeth. n Leaders provide outstanding support to the staff team. They provide regular supervision opportunities to discuss individual children and staff's continuous professional development. Leaders complete regular observations of staff during their interactions with children and link this with training opportunities. Staff feel valued and appreciated and say they love working at the setting. They fully appreciate the ways that leaders support their well-being. n Partnership with parents is exceptional. Staff ensure that there are regular opportunities for parental involvement through daily conversations and an online platform where they share photos and observations. Parents know their child's next steps in learning and how they can help them at home. They describe the setting as a highly creative, safe and outstanding environment where everything

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2758532 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10349487 Type of provision Childcare on 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 21 Number of children on roll 38

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kim's Kiddiecare registered in 2023 and is located in Leeds. The setting employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, seven staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The setting operates all year round, from 7am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. It offers the government funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n A joint observation was carried out by the manager and the inspector. n Parents shared their views with the inspector through written feedback. n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including evidence of safer recruitment, paediatric first-aid training and public liability insurance.

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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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