Kids Planet Great Boughton

Inspection of Kids Planet Great Boughton Vaughans Lane, Great Boughton, CHESTER, Cheshire CH3 5XF

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Staff create exciting learning environments that children explore with curiosity. They skilfully play alongside the children, modelling play and extending learning. Leaders have designed an aspirational curriculum that places high importance on supporting children to be active. Staff arrange low-level furniture to encourage babies to pull up to standing as they play 'peepo' in mirrors. Children spend lots of time outdoors in the fresh air. They confidently climb up steps and giggle as they use their strength to push their friends along in wheelbarrows. Children show high levels of engagement and make good progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Children develop positive behaviours as they are supported by staff who are calm and consistent in their expectations. Children follow the established routines and respond respectfully to instructions from staff. Children who require some support to manage their emotions are provided with cuddles and reassurance. Children play cooperatively together as they initiate games and remind each other to take turns. As older children find a long tube, they work together to carry this around the garden and take turns to talk to each other through the tube. They scream with excitement as they hear their friend's voices. Children have formed strong bonds with the staff and each other at this nurturing nursery.

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need to do better?

n Leaders accurately evaluate the quality of the education and care provided. They have recently introduced new systems for staff supervision and coaching. Although these systems are in their infancy, they are having a positive impact on the setting. Staff that have received this incisive feedback demonstrate extremely strong practice. However, not all staff have received this targeted support. This results in some minor weaknesses in the implementation of some policies such as the hygiene practices. n Staff provide many fun experiences to support children's fine motor skills. Babies make marks and grasp their favourite toy animals out of foam. Older children use their hand muscles and imagination as they squeeze and roll dough into creations such as volcanos. They use a range of mark making equipment to draw and paint pictures. Older children talk with pride about the marks that they make. Children become eager mark makers.

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need to do better?

n Staff instil a love of books, stories and rhymes. Young children instigate story telling. They take their story books to the seating area for adults to read to them, while others cuddle up with staff outside to read their favourite book with their friends. Consequently, children develop their language structures and vocabulary well and are becoming confident communicators. n Children ooze confidence as they hang up their belongings and serve their own meals. They proudly exclaim 'I did it!' as they put on their own coats. Children

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8 November 2024 talk about being brave as they touch worms for the first time. They giggle as they wriggle on their hands. Staff place high importance on supporting children to be independent and self-assured. n Staff have a good knowledge of what each child knows and what they need to learn next. Staff use their knowledge of children's interests to support their learning. For example, children who pretend to be superheroes use 'superhero' hands to count 4 fingers. However, when planning activities staff do not do this as effectively. They focus on the nursery priorities rather than building on children's specific next steps. This said, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are provided with specific activities to meet their individual needs. n Leaders and staff place great value on forming relationships with parents and carers. Their effective communication strategies ensures that parents have a

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need to do better?

good understanding of their children's learning and development. Parents are extremely complementary of the love and care their children receive from the friendly staff team. Partnership with parents is strong.

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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 the children's interests first.

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should:

n continue to embed the coaching and mentoring of staff to support all staff to consistently implement the setting's polices n support staff to refine the planning of activities so there is a sharper focus on the intentions for children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2574448 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 10370341 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 170 Number of children on roll 299 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01244 343247 Date of previous inspection 4 July 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Great Boughton registered in 2020 and is situated in Great Boughton, Chester. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff, 18 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm. The setting offers government-funded places for children aged nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspectors discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with leaders and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager joined the inspectors on a learning walk and talked to them about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Parents shared their views of the setting with one of the inspectors. n The inspectors held discussions with senior leaders to assess the effectiveness of leadership and management. n The manager and one of the inspectors carried out an observation together of a group activity. n Leaders provided the inspectors with a sample of key documentation on request, including documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n The inspectors considered the comments and views provided by staff. n Leaders spoke to the inspectors about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspectors viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of

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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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