Kids Planet Duston

Inspection of Kids Planet Duston Duston Community Centre, Pendle Road, NORTHAMPTON NN5 6DT

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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

Staff develop strong bonds with children. They spend time getting to know children and their families before they begin at the nursery. Staff plan a curriculum that includes daily visits to local parks and areas of interest. They make sure that all children learn about road safety and how to keep themselves safe outdoors.

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The provision is good

Leaders focus on ensuring that all children access a broad and interesting curriculum. They use additional funding effectively to make a positive impact on disadvantaged children's progress. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Staff work successfully with other professionals to smooth children's transition on to school when the time comes.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children to develop their listening and attention skills. As a a result, children develop positive attitudes to learning as they focus on activities for extended periods of time. Staff teach children how to share and play cooperatively with their friends. Staff encourage children to express their thoughts and feelings. Staff are attentive to children's needs while encouraging their independence. Children show genuine affection for staff and snuggle in for a cuddle as they listen to a story. Children are happy and settled at the nursery.

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need to do better?

n Leaders make sure that all those working with children are safe to do so. Leaders follow safer recruitment policies and make sure all staff undergo appropriate checks before starting work at the nursery. Staff are well supported and access a range of professional development opportunities. Leaders make sure that staff fully understand their roles and responsibilities. n Staff teach children good manners and manage their behaviour well. For example, toddlers wait patiently for their turn to serve themselves lunch. They are respectful of others and listen well to staff instructions. When any disputes arise, staff manage these effectively and remind children how to be kind. Children behave well and share toys with their friends. n Staff support children to become increasingly independent and to manage risk effectively. During a visit to the park, babies are supported to climb up steps to a slide while staff hold their hands. Babies enjoy the physical challenge and learn

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to climb carefully as they develop strong balance and control. They shriek with excitement as they slide down and are caught at the end by staff who praise their efforts, Children are learning how to develop their own sense of risk through play. n Children are provided with a wealth of opportunities to develop healthy lifestyles. They receive freshly cooked, healthy meals each day. Parents state that children who speak English as an additional language, have developed an understanding

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11 June 2025 of the word 'seconds' as they enjoy their food so much they ask for another serving. Children have access to fresh air and exercise each day at local parks. All children are gaining a confident understanding of how to keep themselves fit and well. n Staff demonstrate a well-embedded knowledge of equality and diversity. They understand that children attend the nursery from a range of different families and backgrounds. Staff know families well and make sure that all are included in celebrations and events. This helps to foster a strong sense of community and cohesion. Children learn that families can be different but that all are valued. n Children's language and communication skills are well supported. Staff take time to get to know children's first language when this is not English. They develop a working knowledge of key words and phrases that children may use in their home language. Children beam as they join in with the words and actions to

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nursery rhymes and are able to begin to hold back and forth conversations as their language skills progress. Staff use a range of effective strategies to help children to learn how to communicate with their friends. n The curriculum is appropriately sequenced and becomes more challenging as children begin to get ready to leave the nursery for school. Older children are well prepared for the next stage in their education. They enjoy learning about our sense of smell as they add lemon juice to play dough. Sometimes. activities are not closely linked to what children need to learn next. On these occasions, children are not always clear what is expected of them.

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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 strengthen planning in order that activities consistently focus on what children need to learn next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2835049 Local authority West Northamptonshire Inspection number 10404350 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 36 Number of children on roll 98 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07702 542721 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Duston is located in Duston, Northampton and registered in 2025. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and 3 hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to 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 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 deputy manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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