Kindred Durrington

Inspection of Kindred Durrington School Road, Durrington, SALISBURY SP4 8HJ

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children are welcomed warmly into the setting by staff. Babies enjoy a nurturing environment in which they form warm and trusting relationships with staff. Key persons meet their care needs and routines consistently and with respect. Staff provide close and consistent support to help new babies feel safe and secure. Toddlers and pre-school children move between the indoor and outdoor play areas, choosing from a range of interesting activities under staff supervision.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff plan a balanced curriculum to support children's learning, including regular outdoor activities throughout the day. However, they do not all interact effectively to encourage children's learning and development. As a result, some children wander around and are not encouraged to talk or communicate for periods. Some children do not benefit from challenges to help them to build further on their learning.

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy exploring and creating with different materials and using their imaginations. They construct models, create pretend games with animals and make pretend ice creams with coloured sand. Staff involve older children in agreeing their golden rules. However, children do not get the consistent guidance they need to learn how to behave positively, such as not running or shouting indoors or pushing others. While some staff guide children when they behave inappropriately, this is not consistent.

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need to do better?

n The quality of teaching is variable. Staff know what they want children to learn next. Some staff build further on children's development, such as introducing numbers and shapes to support their understanding of mathematics. However, this is not consistent. Other staff do not inspire children to learn more, which does not help or motivate them to learn and develop further. n At times, the toddler and pre-school rooms become chaotic with children running around and shouting, when their behaviour is not addressed consistently by staff. This prevents other children from engaging in and benefiting from activities, which staff then end prematurely. n Staff encourage babies' communications, babbles and first words. Staff create fun story sessions with older children to encourage them to act out and re-tell favourite stories together. However, this practice is not consistent and some children are not encouraged to answer questions, to contribute to discussions

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and are not heard when the rooms become noisy. This does not help to encourage their communication and language further. n Staff encourage children of all ages to manage tasks for themselves from a young age. Babies learn to feed themselves and pour their own drinks. As

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need to do better?

9 June 2025 children develop, staff encourage them to manage their clothing and to serve themselves at meals. This helps to develop children's independence in readiness for starting school. n Children develop healthy lifestyles. They benefit from lots of outdoor play and physical activities. Babies roll and use their early mobility in safe spaces. Older children run, climb, balance and build large constructions outside. Staff organise games for children to develop new physical skills, such as balancing beanbags on their heads and jumping in sacks for the sports day. Children enjoy healthy meals and snacks throughout the day and staff manage baby milk feeds hygienically. n Staff develop effective working relationships with parents and other professionals. They ensure they understand children's needs and routines from the start and keep parents informed of their children's development. Parents share positive feedback regarding their children's provision. Staff seek external

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need to do better?

support when they identify a child might be at risk of falling behind. They use any additional funding for children in order to have the most impact on their learning. n Staff have a good understanding of their safeguarding roles and responsibilities. They understand the risks to children and the correct procedures to follow in the event of any concerns about a child or adult to safeguard their welfare. Staff maintain secure play spaces for children. n The provider follows effective recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children. They nurture staff well-being and provide opportunities to undertake training. However, staff supervision and coaching are not effective enough to ensure all staff know how to support children's learning and development well and to manage children's behaviour effectively.

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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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Due date

9 June 2025 improve the quality of staff interactions in the toddler and pre-school rooms to support children's learning, particularly their communication and language development and understanding of positive behaviour 21/07/2025

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Due date

improve staff supervision and coaching arrangements to help all staff to improve their teaching skills. 21/07/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460589 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10406461 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 52 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person Kindred Education (Wiltshire) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01980655228 Date of previous inspection 10 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Kindred Durrington registered in 2013. The nursery operates from Durrington, Wiltshire. It opens each weekday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery offers government funded places. It employs 16 staff, 9 of whom hold appropriate qualifications at levels to 5.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The deputy manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what they intend children to learn. n The inspector observed activities and the quality of staff's interactions with the children. She discussed the effectiveness of an activity with the deputy manager. n The inspector sampled the documentation and discussed the deputy manager's knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage. n The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Inspection activities

9 June 2025 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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9 June 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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