Kids Planet Carrington

Inspection of Kids Planet Carrington 315-317 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG5 2DA

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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 develop strong bonds with the staff, who know them well. This helps them to settle quickly as they come into the nursery. Children are happy and enthusiastic to learn and staff support them to become independent with their personal skills. For example, older children learn to use cutlery at lunchtime. Younger children wash their hands themselves before they eat lunch. These important skills prepare them for their next stage in learning, such as their eventual move on to school.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to learn about healthy lifestyles and provide them with daily access to the outdoors. Babies enjoy splashing in puddles and older children practise their physical skills on balance bikes and while pedalling on the tricycles.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a well-sequenced curriculum, which staff use to support children's learning. For example, toddlers explore resources from a familiar story and talk about where the bear is hiding. Staff support the development of children's emotional well-being with gentle and kind interactions. Babies show they feel secure as they go to staff for comfort and reassurance when they feel upset. Staff sensitively guide children's behaviour and gently explain about being kind to others. They help children to understand their emotions and learn to regulate their own behaviour.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff implement an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that considers the needs and interests of the children. They monitor and assess children's progress to identify what children need to learn next and plan activities that offer children opportunities to learn and develop. For example, babies spend extended periods of time exploring sensory experiences as they mix potions with petals and smell the coriander and mint in the play dough. Older children look for insects as they complete a scavenger hunt, talking to staff about the insects they have found. n Children are highly engaged as they freely explore the resources that have been well planned to ignite their curiosity. Staff use their interactions to support children to investigate and develop their own ideas and thoughts. However, at times, staff in the pre-school room do not give children further challenge or allow them time to think for themselves. For example, staff read familiar stories

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but do not challenge children to recall the story or talk about the characters in the story for themselves. n Staff use a variety of strategies to support children's communication skills, such as using signs and symbols to help children's understanding of key vocabulary. They model new words to develop children's early language skills. For example, they name the features of tadpoles children are watching grow. However, staff

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7 May 2025 do not consistently use age-appropriate skills, such as expecting toddlers to put two words together as they talk in the role-play area. n Children behave well, follow instructions and listen to staff. They show respect for their friends and willingly share resources and involve each other in activities. For example, children share buckets and spades as they build sand castles so that their friends can join in, helping children learn how to build strong and meaningful relationships. n Staff provide children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and English as an additional language with a learning environment supportive of their needs. They work closely with outside agencies and parents to ensure that children receive the best support. Funding is used effectively to extend children's experiences. For example, staff support children's physical development and core strength with weekly yoga sessions. Children enjoy stretching their legs,

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standing on one leg being as tall as a tree and showing their friends their cat stretch as they curve their back. n Parents speak highly of the staff at the nursery and express gratitude for the support and advice they offer them. They benefit from activities to support children's learning at home and staff share children's development and what children need to learn next at regular meetings. Parents value settling-in sessions and appreciate how staff adapt these to meet their needs. They say children are supported in their transitions to new rooms in the nursery and when they finally move to school.

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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 support staff to challenge older children to think for themselves and build on what they already know n strengthen how staff use their skills and understanding of when and how to further extend children's communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2723460 Local authority Nottingham Inspection number 10388639 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 98 Number of children on roll 98 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0115 9691170 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Carrington nursery registered in 2023 and is situated in Nottingham. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and two at level 2. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm all year round. The pre-school provides places for children in receipt of government funding. It supports several children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Inspection activities

n The manager talked to the inspector about activities provided at the nursery to share what the staff provide and how this assists children in their learning and development. n The quality of interactions during activities was observed, and the inspector assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with management, staff, parents and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of 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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