Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Bradley Stoke

Inspection of Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Bradley Stoke Great Park Road, Bristol, South Gloucestershire BS32 4RU

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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

Children's emotional well-being is given priority. The nursery holds parent sessions prior to children starting to beneficially help children and parents to become accustomed to staff and environment. Children form close relationships with their key person and other staff working with them. New babies are sensitively helped to settle. Staff pick up on their interests and inspire babies' curiosity, offering them lots of reassurance and support to encourage babies to build their confidence to explore. Parents are very positive about the nursery. They say staff show genuine kindness and make sure children are happy, know and understand children and make meeting their needs a priority.

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The provision is good

The nursery curriculum is well planned and led by the company's pillars of learning. Staff have programmes of support to help them focus learning intentions into experiences for the children, and they link these closely to children's learning needs and interests. Older children greatly benefit from the creative opportunities available to them and develop many other skills as they do so, such as their dexterity and coordination and a positive attitude to learning. They relish making play dough, selecting the items independently. Staff encourage them to follow their ideas, mixing in fresh herbs and experimenting with different consistencies. Staff join children in their imaginative play and encourage their thinking and discussion. Children construct with large items and link to their experiences, using terms such as 'safety first' and laying out cones and boundary lines. Children make good developmental progress. Children in receipt of additional funding and those with

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The provision is good

special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported to reach their potential.

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need to do better?

n Babies and children's care needs are well promoted. Staff ensure that children are comfortable and happy. Babies and toddlers are sensitively supported to get the rest they need. Staff follow children's dietary requirements closely, implementing the nursery's robust procedures. n Staff give children patient support when they are struggling to manage their emotions or understand expectations. Children enjoy staff's company and show respect for them, listening and adapting their behaviour appropriately. Children learn about the needs of others and the boundaries in place for their safety. They share toys and learn to play cooperatively. Staff offer timely and effective help for children who require perceptive intervention and additional support. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents appreciate the nursery's online communication app and the information that staff share on this, keeping them

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need to do better?

up to date with what their children are doing throughout the day. Regular conversations are also undertaken with parents to help support children's learning at home. However, staff do not forge links with the other settings

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need to do better?

28 November 2024 children attend to share information for future planning and a consistent approach for children. n Staff encourage children's interest in books. They read stories to the children, and babies love to snuggle in to look at a book with staff. Children enjoy borrowing books from the nursery's lending library, looking at these with staff as they settle in for the day or taking one home to share with their parents. n Staff use clear speech to help develop children's communication. They supplement this with actions and signs to ensure that they gain babies' and children's attention and help their understanding. However, at times, staff do not plan their focused group times and ensure that daily routines are well- coordinated to fully support children's attention, engagement and learning. n Children develop their independence skills. Older babies learn to feed themselves using their cutlery. Toddlers pour their own drinks, and staff give them useful

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need to do better?

tips and time to try to help their success. Older children serve themselves food, enjoying the responsibility of doing these tasks themselves. n Young children develop their physical skills age-appropriately. Staff encourage babies to crawl about and pull themselves up to stand, beneficially building their strength. Toddlers develop their coordination, copying yoga positions that staff model. They balance on equipment in the garden, with encouragement or a helping hand from staff, building their confidence to tackle challenges. n Management have led the staff team strongly since the takeover of the nursery by the new parent company, very closely supporting enhancements to practice and the provision. Staff feel listened to and supported in their roles. Senior staff are undertaking leadership training to help them lead their new teams. However, this is in the early stages. The management appreciate more is still needed to

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need to do better?

help staff evaluate their effectiveness and bring about further change.

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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 build links with other settings children attend, sharing information for future planning and a consistent approach n support staff to more effectively plan routines and group times to ensure children's continued listening, attention and engagement n continue to support staff skills and their ability to reflect on and enhance their practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2734102 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10374727 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 103 Number of children on roll 44 Name of registered person The Childcare Corporation Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01454 617111 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Bradley Stoke registered in 2023 and is located in Bradley Stoke, near Bristol. It operates from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are 13 members of staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate qualification at level 7, two at level 6 and five at level 3. There is also an apprentice, two support staff, a cook and a housekeeper. The setting provides government funded places.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed all areas and discussed with the manager how these areas are used. n The manager and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and staff and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector discussed the leadership and management of the nursery with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the provision with the inspector. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications.

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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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