Club 4 Kids Childcare

Inspection of Club 4 Kids Childcare Mobile unit, Fitzgerald Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 8NB

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

All children thrive in this exceptional nursery where staff put children at the heart of everything they do. Staff warmly welcome children and families as they arrive. They build strong relationships with parents, and work together to provide the best outcomes for children. Children demonstrate a high level of understanding about what emotions mean and what might influence how they are feeling. Staff talk to children about their emotions, and use picture cards for younger children or children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children say when they feel sad or angry and, with staff encouragement, they think of what will make them feel happy again.

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The provision is outstanding

Children demonstrate superb attitudes to learning. Staff create a positive, calm and stimulating learning environment for children. This helps children of all ages to remain focused, engaged and enthused to learn. Staff know each and every child exceptionally well. They listen very carefully to children's ideas and respond enthusiastically. Children beam with excitement as staff help to extend and create their ideas in play. For example, they squeal with joy as staff turn the room into a sensory exploration of the planets, with telescopes, torches and light projectors.

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The provision is outstanding

Leaders create an ambitious and inspiring curriculum that incorporates children's individual interests. Staff interactions with children are of a consistently high quality. Staff go above and beyond to ensure that children with SEND are included at all times. They focus very precisely on what children need to learn next to continue to build on their existing skills and knowledge. Leaders use additional funding to provide resources to support every child to make exceptional progress across the curriculum.

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n Staff provide a highly ambitious, broad and rich curriculum for all children. It is clearly sequenced, planned and delivered to help children build on prior knowledge, deepen their understanding and rapidly acquire new language. For example, staff support babies to crawl and stand by using gentle encouragement and offering exciting activities within their reach. They superbly teach babies how to make different sounds while exploring books and singing rhymes. Babies faces light up as they point and listen to the sounds in nature, such as bird song, dogs and rustling leaves. n All staff have the highest expectations of children, including children with SEND. Experienced staff expertly adapt their teaching and practice so that all children benefit from an inclusive and challenging curriculum. They implement precisely targeted plans to support children with SEND to close the identified gaps in learning and development. For example, staff provide one-to-one time and

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18 March 2025 resources such as a sensory 'peanut ball', tunnels and stepping stones to offer sensory comfort and core-muscle training. n Staff effortlessly present learning in a fun, engaging way. They expertly use questioning and allow children to explore for themselves, providing them with a greater understanding and improving problem-solving skills. Throughout the day, children remain purposefully engaged and highly motivated. For example, older children concentrate intently as they mix paint to create new colours. They exclaim in awe, 'Look! Yellow and red make orange!' Babies focus for long periods on jigsaw puzzles. Staff praise them as they persevere, slowly and carefully rotating the pieces until they fit. n Children have consistently high levels of respect for others. Staff are excellent role models, demonstrating kindness and care towards children. Older children help their younger friends to complete certain tasks. Furthermore, they

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spontaneously praise and cuddle younger children for achieving new skills. Staff support children to understand about the rules for behaviour, and children show an excellent understanding when using a 'good choices' book for the garden. n Staff support children well to develop their confidence and independence. Children relish in being the 'leader of the day'. They enjoy choosing some resources and sharing their interests and ideas with their friends. Staff help and encourage children to listen to each other and to share their news from home. n Leadership and management are extremely strong. Leaders are reflective and constantly evaluate practice, using feedback from parents and other professionals to continually develop and improve the provision. n Parents are included in every part of their children's learning. They report feeling valued and listened to and particularly appreciate the shared ideas for furthering

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their child's development at home. Parents contribute ideas for their children's goals and achievements and how these can be supported. This brilliantly supports continuity of learning for every child.

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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 127117 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10392106 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 55 Number of children on roll 85 Name of registered person Booty, Kerry Lee

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reference number

Telephone number 07802 738256 Date of previous inspection 2 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Club 4 Kids Childcare opened in 1998 and operates from a self-contained building in the grounds of a school in Herne Bay, Kent. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round. The nursery receives funding for the provision of early education for children aged from nine months up to four years. The nursery employs 10 members of staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the curriculum provided. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n Children told the inspector about what they enjoy doing when they are at nursery. n Parents shared their views on the nursery with the inspector.

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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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