Kids Planet Nook Barn

Inspection of Kids Planet Nook Barn Nook Barn, Nook Lane, BLACKBURN BB2 4SN

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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

Communication and language are a focal point throughout this nursery. Babies babble and bop along to songs during play. Older children describe the ice cream they are making with staff using a range of words, such as 'spicy' and 'freezing'. Staff model clear language to children, which helps them build their repertoire of vocabulary. Children are confident communicators. Staff encourage children to develop their physical and investigation skills from a young age. Babies enjoy painting using their hands and brushes to explore their senses and practise body control. Older children learn to manipulate dough around pine cones and use small tools to chop and create patterns. In turn, this helps to support children's early writing skills.

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The provision is good

Staff help children to understand simple rules and boundaries. They encourage children to follow a 'hands up' approach when they wish to choose an activity or answer a question. If children have disputes during their play, staff gently guide them to find a solution and regulate their emotions if they are struggling. This helps to keep the environment a happy and safe space for children to thrive. Children love splashing in puddles in the outdoor area. They learn how to use equipment safely. For example, children stand away from each other as they play with golf clubs, so as not to hurt each other. Children enjoy a wide range of home- cooked meals and snacks. They love to choose a piece of fruit to take home when they leave the nursery. This helps to continue children's healthy eating out of the setting.

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need to do better?

n Leaders understand the importance of supporting children and their families. They offer information to help parents and carers access support and advice on topics such as toothbrushing, online safety and child development. However, parents do not consistently receive clear messages about their child's current stages in development and next steps in learning. This limits the opportunities for parents to continue this support at home, if they wish. n In the main, children are happy, content and engaged in play. However, on occasion, staff do not recognise when to respond to children's emerging needs. This occasionally limits children from remaining focused or getting the most out of the curriculum on offer and the learning that they enjoy. n Leaders have clear aspirations for the nursery and its growth. They carefully consider the needs of the children that attend. Leaders have adapted and embedded new schemes to help children's progress continue from the start, and

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need to do better?

they have broadened their curriculum further into the natural world. This helps children to explore and develop their imagination skills. n Staff are well supported to develop their skills and maintain their well-being in

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15 September 2025 the nursery. Staff feel valued and know they can seek support if they wish. They are happy and settled within their roles and are motivated to learn in order to improve outcomes further for children. n Children practise their mathematics skills during their play. They work out how to build tricky train tracks where they negotiate objects. Furthermore, children build magnetic structures where they identify shapes and count. They compare the size of their constructions. n Staff monitor children closely from the start. They swiftly address any gaps in children's learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities benefit from targeted learning plans that help them continue to make progress. When necessary, staff bring external support agencies into the nursery to increase intervention. This ensures that children keep up with their development and remain integrated in the nursery's family.

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need to do better?

n Staff embed equality and diversity into the curriculum throughout spontaneous play, planned learning and outings into the local community. Children draw portraits of themselves and others. They begin to compare their similarities and differences. This helps children to learn about other people and respect their peers. n Children receive good support to transition through the nursery and then on to school. Their learning is sequenced from the start. Staff know how to progressively extend children's activities and resources. Children become confident to take part in focused tasks. This helps children to build their concentration and confidence towards learning.

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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 provide more consistent messages to all parents, to help them to understand their child's development and next steps in learning to support continuity of learning at home n continue to coach staff to increase their knowledge and skills so they can independently respond to all children's emerging needs and interests during their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2812148 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10416758 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 55 Number of children on roll 67 Name of registered person Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01254 207676 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kids Planet Nook Barn registered in 2024 and is located in Blackburn. It operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, the manager holds a level 6 qualification and 11 staff hold suitable level 3 qualifications. The nursery offers government funded childcare for children aged from nine months.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection, including how they support children with their development. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector viewed the nursery and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation together during a mark-making activity in the baby room. 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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