Adventure Play Daycare

Adventure Play Daycare

Unique reference number (URN): 2866769 Address: 3b The Wilson Building, Wilson Way, Poole, TR15 3RU Type: Childcare on non-domestic premises Registered with Ofsted: 25/11/2025 Registers: EYR, CCR Registered person: Wills, Toni

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Safeguarding standards met

The safeguarding standards are met. This means that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed. As a result, children are made safer and feel safe.

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How we evaluate safeguarding

When we inspect settings for safeguarding, they can have the following outcomes:

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How we evaluate safeguarding

Met: The setting has an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not met: The setting has not created an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not all legal requirements are met.

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Achievement Expected standard

Children, including those with any potential barriers to their learning, typically achieve well across all areas of the curriculum from their individual starting points. They are confident to explore new activities and make connections between new learning and their existing knowledge. For example, children independently choose the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and use resources from the role-play area to recreate the story with staff.

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Achievement Expected standard

Children persevere when faced with new tasks, show pride in their achievements and are eager to share their success with others. For example, children happily tell staff they 'did it' when completing a collage of a jellyfish. From a young age, children develop independence and manage their own needs in an age-appropriate way. Babies practise self-feeding skills, while toddler and pre-school children independently wash and clear away their plates after lunch.

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Achievement Expected standard

Children typically develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to support the next stage of their learning. For example, children in the baby room access scooping activities that support the development of fine motor skills. This helps to prepare them for the more complex skills they will require as they move into the toddler and pre-school room.

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

Leaders have created a caring and positive environment in which children are typically given consistent and clear expectations of behaviour. Staff speak to children at eye height and give them specific praise. This helps to build children's confidence, self-esteem and understanding of their own learning. Children generally behave well and respect and enjoy supporting each other. For example, toddler and pre-school children instinctively hand out plates during snack times and children enthusiastically share books and toys with each other. Children understand expectations and follow familiar routines. For example, they happily follow the lunchtime routine and demonstrate increasing independence. For instance, children manage tasks such as collecting their food, eating with their peers and joining in with adult-led discussions about healthy eating.

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

Relationships between staff and babies are nurturing, allowing babies to feel safe, happy and secure. For example, staff support babies to persevere as they learn to push balls through a hole. They respond warmly to babies' successes and provide time for them to practise and build their confidence. Parents and carers share positive comments about the bonds formed between children and their key persons. Leaders promote the importance of regular attendance. They work with families to support children to return and settle back into the setting if needed after longer periods of absences.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Children receive nurturing care that meets their individual needs. As a result, children across the setting feel safe, secure and happy to explore. For example, children in the baby room reach for familiar adults when seeking comfort and children in the toddler and pre-school room bring books to staff and invite them to share stories together. Leaders place an emphasis on the emotional wellbeing of both children and their families. For example, leaders tailor the length of settling-in sessions to best meet the needs of individual children.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Mealtimes provide valuable opportunities for social interaction. Children from both rooms eat together, while staff join them to model positive table manners and healthy eating behaviours. Staff encourage children to explore and taste new foods at mealtimes. Children receive specific praise for trying unfamiliar foods, while familiar options remain available to ensure that they eat well and enjoy a positive mealtime experience. Leaders ensure that children are offered a broad variety of healthy foods at both snack time and lunchtime.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Leaders and staff understand the importance of physical development and ensure that children have access to daily physical activity. For example, children spend time in soft play and take part in walks in the local community.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Children benefit from regular outings into the local community that broaden their understanding of the world and support learning through direct and meaningful experiences. For example, when learning about different animals, children visit a local zoo to experience this first hand. Leaders and staff consistently promote children's communication and language development through meaningful interactions and conversations. Staff in the baby room respond conversationally to babies' babbling and narrate their play. Staff in the toddler and pre-school room extend children's vocabulary. They model more complex language by repeating and expanding on children's sentences.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Children typically engage well in adult-led activities that support their learning and development. However, it is not always clear which member of staff is leading the activity. As a result, some children become distracted by interactions with other adults. This means that children do not fully benefit from the intended learning opportunities.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Staff incorporate mathematical learning throughout children's day. Opportunities for mathematical learning are embedded in children's play and daily routines. For example, children receive encouragement to count their friends during circle time and calculate how many scoops are needed to fill containers in the sand tray.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Children typically access activities that support their development. However, staff do not consistently understand how these activities contribute to the sequential development of children's knowledge and skills within the curriculum. Consequently, children do not always receive learning experiences that help them develop and deepen their understanding over time.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Children benefit from a warm and welcoming environment where they are valued and respected. Leaders and staff recognise children as unique individuals and generally tailor learning to meet their specific needs. Leaders and staff communicate effectively with parents and carers, listening to them and sharing children's next steps. For example, staff gather information from parents about the words babies are learning at home. They typically reinforce these through planned interactions and experiences throughout the day.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Leaders and staff have an in-depth knowledge of each child in the setting. This enables them to understand each child's strengths, interests and any potential barriers to their learning. Leaders understand the next steps of their most vulnerable children and use funding effectively to provide experiences and resources that support their development. Leaders and staff provide meaningful opportunities to assess children's learning through naturally occurring daily routines. For example, staff use snack times to check children's understanding of colours.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Leaders and staff build positive relationships with families, ensuring that they work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for children. This approach is reflected in positive feedback from parents. They praise the setting's home-from-home ethos and the tailored support provided to families during settling-in sessions.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Leaders are proactive, committed and passionate about providing a setting in which children are respected, cared for and valued as unique individuals. Staff speak positively about working at the setting. They report that they feel supported and valued as members of the team. Leaders provide staff with ongoing opportunities for training and professional development. Professional development is typically purposeful and aligned with the needs of the setting. For example, leaders ensure that staff working in the baby room have completed relevant training to strengthen their knowledge of the care and development of babies before taking on responsibilities in the room. Leaders also ensure that staff receive frequent supervision sessions, which supports their wellbeing. However, leaders do not consistently use supervision to support staff's professional development. Consequently, staff do not always receive targeted support to deepen their understanding of the curriculum, which

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

means that children's knowledge and skills are not consistently built upon as effectively as they could be.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Parents and carers speak positively about the warm and supportive environment in the setting. They comment their children develop friendships, empathy, independence and confidence. Parents feel there is an effective open line of communication. Leaders generally work closely with parents to share information about their children's learning and development. Leaders seek parents' knowledge of their children. They use this information to provide a consistent approach between the home and setting.

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Compulsory Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Compulsory Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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What it's like to be a child at this setting

Children arrive at the setting settled and happy. They benefit from warm and nurturing relationships with staff. This helps children to feel safe and secure as they access the activities and experiences available to them. Leaders and staff have clearly put children's wellbeing at the heart of their setting. This allows children to be happy, confident and valued members of their community. Children have access to a wide variety of trips, either exploring local parks or visiting local zoos. This allows children to develop a rich understanding of the wider world.

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What it's like to be a child at this setting

Leaders and staff work closely with parents and carers to establish a routine that benefits children and their families. Staff see children as unique individuals and have an understanding of each child's needs, likes and interests. This helps children to typically make progress from their starting points. Children benefit from an environment that is well resourced to support their current age, learning and development. Children in the pre-school and toddler room have access to several role-play huts that spark curiosity and allow children to explore their imaginations. Children in the baby room practise throwing and climbing out of a ball pit, developing their physical skills.

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What it's like to be a child at this setting

Children typically have clear boundaries and expectations. As a result, they feel safe and secure to explore new activities during their play. Children are kind to their friends and readily help one another during daily routines. For example, children happily share resources and support staff to hand out plates at snack time, adding to the sense of belonging that children feel. Children develop independence from a young age. Babies

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Address:

3b The Wilson Building Wilson Way Poole TR15 3RU

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Address:

Type: Childcare on non-domestic premises practise self-feeding skills, while older children confidently manage tasks such as washing their hands and clearing away after meals.

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Address:

Children show positive attitudes to learning. They persevere with new tasks and take pride in their achievements. Staff celebrate children's successes, which helps to build their confidence and self-esteem. As a result, children develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that support the next stage in their learning.

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Next steps

Leaders should strengthen staff deployment during adult-led activities, to help children to remain focused, engage more consistently and benefit fully from the intended learning experiences. Leaders should strengthen staff's understanding of how activities contribute to children's learning, to help to ensure that children's knowledge and skills are consistently built upon across the curriculum.

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About this inspection

The inspector spoke with leaders, staff, parents and carers, children and the special educational needs coordinator during the inspection.

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About this inspection

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. Registration date: 25/11/2025

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About this inspection

Operating hours: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 08:00 - 17:00

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Facts and figures used on inspection

This data was available to the inspector at the time of the inspection.

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Exceptional

Practice is exceptional: of the highest standard nationally. Other settings can learn from it.

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Strong standard

The setting reaches a strong standard. Leaders are working above the standard expected of them.

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Expected standard

The setting is fulfilling the expected standard of education and/or care. This means they are following the standard set out in statutory and non ‑ statutory legislation and the professional standards expected of them.

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Needs attention

The expected standards are not met but leaders are likely able to make the necessary improvements.

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Urgent improvement

The setting needs to make urgent improvements to provide the expected standard of education and/or care.

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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