Partou Kids Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Partou Kids Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School 120 Congleton Road, Sandbach CW11 1HF

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Staff have created a safe place for children to flourish and thrive. They provide children with a curriculum that builds on what they already know and can do. For example, younger children show a fascination in living things. Children beam with delight while taking part in a bug hunt. They search under trees and soil until they find insects. Staff support children in gaining a good awareness of how to look after wildlife. They are excellent role models. Staff provide children with clear expectations for their behaviour and teach them about kindness. Children are courteous and polite. They form strong friendships and they behave well.

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The provision is good

Children's laughter is truly infectious across this vibrant setting. The outdoor area is a hub of excitement and adventure. Staff encourage children to participate in ring games. They play hide and seek, sing songs and cheer their friends on while completing races. Staff support children to take on new challenges in their play. For example, they encourage children to build assault courses. Children show excellent physical dexterity while using climbing apparatus.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children to be independent from a young age. They teach children how to take care of their personal belongings. Children hang their own coats up and tend to their own physical needs. Children develop the necessary skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school.

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need to do better?

n Since the last Ofsted inspection, the setting has welcomed support from the local authority. It has been relentless in its pursuit to raise standards and aspirations for children, staff, parents and carers. Self-evaluation is accurate. For example, through reflection, the setting has identified that children needed extra support with managing their own feelings and emotions. Staff training has been highly successful in helping children to understand their own emotions, such as through yoga and other relaxation activities. Children behave remarkably well and form trusting relationships with their friends. n Overall, the setting has designed a curriculum that is broad and balanced. It has identified the knowledge that children should learn and the order that this should follow. For example, younger children giggle with delight while splashing in water. Toddlers enjoy learning dance routines. Pre-school children complete

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puzzles and attempt to write their names. Children get off to a flying start in their early education. n The setting gives staff's well-being high priority. It ensures that their workload is managed well. Staff morale is high and they reported that working at the setting is 'fantastic'. Overall, staff receive the relevant support and guidance during supervision and appraisal meetings. However, the setting has not been

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need to do better?

9 May 2025 consistent in its approach to providing staff with more incisive feedback about their practice, to help to raise the quality of education. n The setting supports children's love of reading effectively. Children listen with interest while staff read their favourite stories with animation. Staff encourage children to talk about characters and to anticipate what might happen next in the story. Children share books with their friends and they are excited to take books home to share with their families. n Overall, partnership working is effective. Links with external professionals are robust. However, the setting has not thought about how it can include parents in supporting their children's learning at home. This means that some parents are not always clear on how they can better support their children to make even better progress in their learning at home. n The setting supports children's personal, social and emotional development

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need to do better?

incredibly well. Staff spend time getting to know children and their families during the settling-in period. Children are given a bespoke transition into the setting. This supports children's emotional well-being effectively. Children settle quickly and they have a strong sense of belonging. n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. They introduce new vocabulary to children during their play and listen to them with interest. Children develop into confident and competent communicators. n Staff teach children well about the world that they live in. They talk to children about similarities and differences between themselves and others. For example, children discuss what makes them unique, such as hair and eye colour. Children are well-rounded individuals who develop a good awareness of what life is like in modern Britain. n The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or

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need to do better?

disabilities (SEND) is excellent. Early identification and external support means that these children get the support that they need. Gaps in learning close and children with SEND make good progress.

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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 refine the ways that staff are given feedback about their professional practice, to raise the quality of education n provide parents with more information on how they can better support their children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY551217 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10402073 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 132 Number of children on roll 112 Name of registered person Just Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01270 759257 Date of previous inspection 15 November 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Partou Kids Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School registered in 2017. The setting employs 25 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold qualifications at level 2 or above. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The setting offers government-funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and deputy manager joined the inspectors on a learning walk and talked to the inspectors about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspectors viewed the setting and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and deputy manager carried out joint observations with the inspectors. n The inspectors talked with staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspectors. n The manager showed the inspectors 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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