Club Kingswood Nursery

Inspection of Club Kingswood Nursery Club Kingswood, Clayhill Lane, BASILDON, Essex SS16 5JP

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision requires improvement

Children are generally settled and comfortable in the nursery environment. They begin their day by waving a cheery goodbye to their parents and carers when they are met at the main door by one of the kind and caring staff. Older children gain a sense of belonging when they place their coats and bags on their dedicated peg before entering the main playrooms. They form small friendship groups and chat excitedly about what they are playing.

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The provision requires improvement

There has been some improvement in the delivery of the curriculum since the last inspection, and staff have completed training to help them to enhance children's learning opportunities. However, teaching remains variable. For example, staff do not always use effective questioning skills. They do not extend children's independence by encouraging them to have a go first. Younger children do not experience fresh air and exercise each day.

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The provision requires improvement

Babies receive warm, affectionate care. They enjoy exploring a range of resources, including many sensory activities, based around food that is safe for them to put in their mouths. Staff working with the younger children encourage them to develop their communication skills by speaking clearly, encouraging their babbles and providing a two-way flow of sounds and words.

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need to do better?

n The management team has worked well with the local authority since the last inspection, and staff have embraced the training offered to them. However, this is not yet embedded in practice. Despite this, there is now a more effectively delivered curriculum and staff have a greater understanding of how children learn and what the learning intentions are for the various activities they offer. n The management team has further developed its arrangements for supporting staff to understand their roles. Staff are now provided with more regular contact and constructive feedback to help them to enhance their practice. The management team is beginning to consider ways that it can build on this to create a consistently strong and cohesive team. n Some staff do not use effective questioning to enhance children's communication and language skills. They do not enable children to fully develop their independence as they do simple tasks, such as putting their coats on for them.

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need to do better?

Staff do not always notice when children need support to help them to use the resources effectively. For example, when staff notice that children are throwing sand at each other, they intervene and stop them from making the floor untidy. However, they do not explore why they are doing this or direct them to more constructive play. n Older children are provided with opportunities to use the nursery garden at

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need to do better?

27 February 2025 specific times each day. Managers explain that staff set the garden up in accordance with the interests of the cohort of children attending that day. However, on the day of the inspection, the resources available to the children outside were predominantly for younger children. As a result, opportunities for children to learn outdoors are limited. In addition, staff do not manage the transition between indoor and outdoor play well enough. As a result, children are left waiting for long periods of time while staff collect their coats from the pegs in the hallway. The ambience within the room becomes quite loud and chaotic during transition times as children become bored with waiting. n Some older children enjoy attempting simple mathematics tasks, where they count and record the number of similar pictures on a worksheet. Staff support them to count and to record their answers. Younger children are able to

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need to do better?

participate in this activity, generally using it as a mark-making opportunity. n Parents speak highly of the nursery staff and management. They comment that they chose the nursery because it has a homely feel and staff greeted them and made them feel welcome during their first visits. They feel that their children are happy attending the nursery and always want to attend. n Children enjoy exploring a range of sensory materials in their play. For example, they add herbs and spices when making play dough. Children are encouraged to smell the ingredients and talk about what the smell reminds them of.

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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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Due date

focus professional development plans on improving staff's skills and knowledge to help them to plan and deliver a high- quality curriculum that consistently motivates children to learn and builds effectively on what each child already know and can do 11/04/2025

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Due date

ensure all children have opportunities to experience fresh air and exercise on a daily basis. 21/03/2025

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should:

n review teaching in relation to the use of effective questioning techniques to enhance children's thinking skills to support their learning further n consider ways to organise transition times so that children are not waiting for long periods of time, for example to go into the garden to play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY440996 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10357821 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 49 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person Kingswood Sports Centre Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01268 535 911 Date of previous inspection 14 June 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Club Kingswood Nursery registered in 2012. The nursery employs 12 members of staff, of whom 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides government funded early years education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The acting manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times and took account of their views. 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 inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n Parents and carers shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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