Smiley Kidz Nursery

Inspection of Smiley Kidz Nursery Ground Floor, Room 4 and 5, Melbourne Centre, Melbourne Road, LEICESTER LE2 0GU

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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 enter the nursery happily and are ready to play with a wide range of resources. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they independently make choices of activities at the start of the session. The staff ensure that children practise their social and communication skills as they sit at a large table together for a snack. Children are encouraged to chat about the foods they eat and how they help them be healthy and strong. Staff also talk to children about how they are feeling and why. Children willingly help to tidy away when they are finished. This sociable time is an example of how staff promote children's physical and emotional well-being and independence throughout the day.

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The provision is good

Books, stories and rhymes are used extensively by staff to support the development of children's communication, language and early literacy skills. Children show that they listen and remember as they enthusiastically recall a story about three little pigs. They excitedly join in as staff tell the fairy tale, pretending to huff and puff like the wolf. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress. They gain the basic skills they need for the next stage of learning.

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n Staff plan activities that hold children's interest well. For instance, children concentrate and develop their small-muscle skills as they create models of houses using straw, sticks and bricks. They learn to handle tools, such as scissors, as they cut up straw for their creations. The staff talk with children about the different homes they live in and what they might be made of. This helps children to understand more about the world around them. n Staff support the children's independence skills. On entry, children learn to hang up their bags and coats and find their photograph and name card to add to the display alongside their friends. They learn about the routines they need to follow and are helpful towards each other. For example, at snack time, children hand out plates and serve themselves cucumber, carrots and hummus using spoons. n Partnership working with parents is strong. Parents say that they know about

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children's experiences and developmental achievements. This is because the staff communicate frequently and in detail with them. This exchange of information enables parents to understand how to continue children's learning at home. Staff links with other professionals and schools are well established to support children's well-being and future learning. n The nursery has a shared and ambitious vision for children in their care. Staff benefit from continuous professional development, mentoring and supervision. Staff interactions with children are good overall. However, the next steps in learning staff identify for some children are not always precise enough to help

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5 December 2024 children build on what they already know and can do. n The staff skilfully weave mathematical language throughout activities. Young children practise counting to three as they point at masks representing the little pigs. The staff ask them if the pieces of straw for their houses are long or short. They talk about sizes, shapes and colours as children play. This support helps the development of children's early mathematical skills. n Staff plan activities to support children's physical development. Children play outdoors in the fresh air every day, whatever the weather, wearing appropriate clothing to help keep them warm and dry. They relish running, jumping, climbing, twisting and turning as they complete obstacle courses outside. Inside, children dance to music and join in with vigorous actions to their favourite songs. These activities help children to develop their large-muscle skills,

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coordination and balance. n The staff are warm and welcoming to children. They provide plenty of praise and encouragement and model good manners. Children learn to share and take turns during their play. The staff support children effectively to understand what they expected of them. For example, they sing songs to signal changes in routines, such as time to tidy up. They show children real objects, for instance, a bowl, to tell children it is snack time. n There is a strong focus on the development of children's vocabulary, listening and understanding skills. The staff repeat words clearly for children to hear and remember. They use children's home languages to reinforce understanding while promoting the new words that children need to learn. This helps children to make good progress from their starting points. The staff identify where children need additional help and provide one-to-one activities to help narrow any gaps.

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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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n support staff to identify consistently precise next steps that focus on building on what children already know and can do.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2686317 Local authority Leicester Inspection number 10360139 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Smiley Kidz Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0116251-4960 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Smiley Kidz Nursery registered in 2022 and is located in Leicester. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 12 midday and 12 midday until 3pm.

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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 Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and the children. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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5 December 2024 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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