Country Kids Day Nursery

Inspection of Country Kids Day Nursery House on Hill, Offoxey Road, Bishops Wood, Staffs ST19 9AP

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy at the nursery. Those who are a little unsettled or unsure due to being new and settling are soon reassured by nurturing and kind staff. Children form strong attachments with the staff, who support their emotional well-being very well. This makes children feel safe and secure. Young babies giggle with delight as staff place puppets on their hands and sing songs. They cuddle up to staff, who read them stories. Younger children enjoy exploring ice that has frozen in the shape of hands. They wash these with warm water and watch as they start to melt. Children learn about self-care and how to keep themselves healthy. They use shaving foam and toothbrushes to clean laminated pictures of teeth. All children benefit from freshly prepared hot meals and snacks.

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The provision is good

There is a strong focus on all children being outdoors in the wonderful and spacious garden. Staff support children's knowledge and understanding of the awe and wonder of nature. Children learn about wildlife and insects, such as bees. Staff teach children about growth as they plant and maintain their own fruit and vegetable garden. Children talk about how they need to eat their vegetables and fruit to grow big and strong. Older children can climb large tree trunks or navigate their way through an assault course made of tyres. This helps to enhance their physical skills as part of everyday play and fun.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff plan and implement a curriculum designed to continually build and enhance children's skills in preparation for their next stage of development and eventual move to school. n A long-standing and close-knit staff team works well together. Staff deliver the curriculum so that all children make good progress in their learning. Staff report high levels of morale. They have access to training to help support and deepen their knowledge. This helps to ensure that the quality of teaching is consistently good. n Children who may have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Staff complete detailed assessments and targets for what they would like children to learn and how to support them. However, they do not consistently work in partnership with outside agencies to swiftly obtain expert guidance to support children to be the best they can be. n Staff know their key children well. They gather detailed information from parents

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about children's likes and dislikes and use this to plan activities in line with children's interests. However, on occasion, the planned group activities do not always meet the children's differing abilities and individual needs. Consequently, some children disengage from the activity and can disrupt others in their learning. That said, overall, children behave well.

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need to do better?

2 July 2025 n Nursery routines support children to understand what is expected of them. For example, children know they need to wash their hands after playing outdoors or before eating. That said, sometimes, children are sitting patiently for prolonged periods, which means they lose out on their learning and access to the curriculum on offer. n Parents are extremely complimentary about the setting. They say the setting is very welcoming and that staff are exceptionally friendly and caring. Parents feel there is a genuine interest and love for each and every child. They especially like the extracurricular activities, such as playing in a paddling pool when the weather is hot or visits from the 'animal man' and his exotic animals. Information is shared with parents through an online app and any suggestions they give are always acted on. n Independence is promoted throughout the nursery. Young babies learn to feed

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themselves. Younger children are supported by staff to toilet train. Older children dress themselves and put their own shoes on. Staff support children to understand their feelings and those of their friends. They take turns and share. This prepares children well for school. n Children have lots of opportunities to practise the skills they are learning as staff positively interact alongside them and are good role models. Staff provide a variety of different activities for children to experience. Outdoors, young babies watch bubbles blowing in the air as more mobile children chase after them as they say, 'pop, pop' and jump on them. Children use chalk as they draw pictures on the ground, and this helps with later scissor and pencil skills. Older children make soup in their imaginary play in the outdoor mud kitchen. They recall past knowledge about the vegetables they use in their soup.

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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 professional relationships with outside agencies to seek swift guidance for children who may have SEND to help further enhance their plans of support n review the organisation of nursery routines so that children do not wait too long without accessing the curriculum on offer n support staff to enhance their planning and delivery of the curriculum during group activities, so that it meets the differing needs of the children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY251062 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 10410339 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 42 Number of children on roll 96 Name of registered person Frisby, Jane Angela

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reference number

Telephone number 01785 840372 Date of previous inspection 17 March 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Country Kids Day Nursery registered in 2003 and is based in Bishops Wood, Staffordshire. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 5. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children who are eligible.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector and manager carried out joint observations of group activities. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector, and written feedback was also viewed. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. 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.

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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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