Kids Planet Heswall

Inspection of Kids Planet Heswall 1 Milner Cop, Wirral CH60 5RJ

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Inspection date: 7 February 2025 - 31 March 2025

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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 are happy, settled and secure. They clearly enjoy attending this welcoming nursery, having developed warm and trusting relationships with those that care for them.

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The provision is good

Leaders have designed a well-planned curriculum that is ambitious and builds on what children know and can do. Staff have high aspirations for children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff provide many opportunities for children to be vocal and learn new vocabulary. For example, toddlers take great delight in practising their loud and quiet voices as they sing the nursery rhymes. Children are immersed in a learning environment full of chatter and song. Babies listen to rain sounds as they dip their toes in water. Staff use this as an opportunity to introduce new words, such as drip and splash. Older children are taught the word 'bind' when making their play dough. Children are making good progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

Staff set high expectations to help children manage their behaviour. Children know what is expected of them. For example, when walking down the stairs, children know they need to hold the banister to keep themselves safe. Staff provide children with praise and encouragement throughout the day. Consequently, children's self- esteem and confidence are increasing.

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need to do better?

n Staff are provided with opportunities to improve their knowledge and skills through frequent supervision sessions, observations of practice and purposeful training. However, leaders do not robustly monitor staff's understanding and implementation of some of the policies and procedures. This means that some areas of practice are not consistent with expectations. n Staff create exciting opportunities for children to explore and learn from. Children are quickly developing into inquisitive learners who are keen to try out their new ideas. However, during child-initiated play, on some occasions staff do not adapt their teaching to support children's curiosity and learning. This means that staff's interactions do not always enable children to develop their ideas. n Staff promote children's knowledge of mathematics well. They take many opportunities to support children to count and match colours and shapes

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throughout their daily routines and planned activities. Children estimate which car will move through the tunnel the fastest according to its weight. Additionally, children follow recipes to make their own play dough. These activities help develop children's understanding of mathematical concepts. n Staff provide many opportunities for children to be physically active. Staff have carefully considered the use of low-level equipment in the baby room to help

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7 February 2025 babies to learn to stand. Toddlers enjoy being loud and energetic in their action songs as they work up an appetite for lunch. Furthermore, when outside, pre- school children skilfully use a range of equipment to build structures. These activities help develop children's small and large muscles. n Staff model language effectively. Babies babble in response to adults' interactions and singing. Toddlers learn to say 'more please' at the snack table. The oldest children engage in deep and meaningful conversations with their friends and those that care for them. Staff instil a love of books and stories and talk about the world around them. These strategies enable children to develop appropriate language skills. n Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their environment and are motivated to learn. This is because staff support children to develop a 'can-do' attitude and actively encourage children to try things out for themselves. Children are

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developing resilience and are proud of their achievements. n Children develop well personally, socially and emotionally. Staff support children to learn how to become independent in dressing, toileting and eating. Furthermore, children draw self-portraits to explore their emotions, such as feeling excited and sad. Staff also encourage children to talk about their portraits to help them understand what makes them unique. The excellent key-person system ensures that children are well prepared for the transition to their next room or move to school. Children are developing the skills they need for future learning. n Parents and carers speak positively about the nursery. They recognise that their children have made progress since attending. This is because leaders, managers and staff work closely with parents. They listen and reflect on information from parents to make any necessary changes. This promotes a shared approach to

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need to do better?

ensure how best to meet the needs of their 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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should:

n enhance the teaching of the curriculum to allow children to develop their own ideas to help extend their learning n strengthen monitoring to check staff's understanding and implementation of policies and procedures so that practice is consistent with expectations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2748085 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10383596 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 93 Number of children on roll 123 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0151 342 7709 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Heswall registered in 2023. It is situated in Wirral, Cheshire. The nursery employs 27 members of childcare staff. Of these, 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 7 February 2025. The inspector returned on 31 March 2025 to gather additional evidence in line with 'Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy'. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with one of the registered individuals about the leadership and management of the setting. 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 joint observations of group activities with the deputy manager. n Parents and carers shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum.

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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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