Kids Adventures Prestwich

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Children arrive happy, confident and ready to learn at this friendly setting. Children look out of the window with excitement to see their friends arriving. Even very young children point excitedly and name their friends. Children are happy and safe. They learn to make friendships. Children of all ages are enthralled and listen well to stories, which are read by skilled and enthusiastic staff. They join in with well known phrases and regularly choose books to read with friends. Children are engaged in learning. They develop their language, listening skills and a love of reading.

Expectations for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are high. The curriculum supports children to test out and try new activities. For example, children try several ways to fit blocks into a box and are encouraged to persevere. This develops resilience and builds their self-esteem as they are praised for new achievements. Children's physical and emotional well-being is well considered. They are supported to understand how physical exercise makes their heart beat faster and children talk about the importance of hydrating to keep well.

Children learn about good health. They are encouraged to wash their hands regularly. Staff explain carefully about washing hands well and getting rid of germs before eating. This helps keep children safe and children understand the importance of hygiene. In general behaviour is good. Staff support children to understand the importance of kind behaviour.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

• The setting has recently had a change in management. Managers ensure training opportunities are regularly available to staff. This means staff professional development and practice is continuously improving. This impacts positively on the quality of care for children. Staff comment that they feel well supported with regular focused supervision and team meetings. These help staff to plan a curriculum that meets children's learning needs.
• Staff know the children well. They follow children's lead in play, which means children are engaged in learning. However, during adult planned activities staff do not always focus sharply enough on children's specific targets. Therefore, at times children are not engaged to the highest level.
• Partnership with parents is strong. The setting runs workshops on requested topics. This gives consistency in learning for children between the setting and home.
• Children learn self-care skills. They are encouraged to put on their own shoes and coats and feed themselves. This supports children's independence skills.
• Behaviour is generally good. Children have developed friendships and show care for each other. They share and turn take well. Children are building skills that will support them as they transition to pre-school or school.
• The setting follows clear processes for ensuring food allergies and choices are adhered to. This ensures parents choices are met and keeps children safe.
• The setting considers children's needs well and adapts the provision to support individual children. For example, the setting has reduced the number of children in the outside area at one time. This ensures that individual children are not overwhelmed and promotes positive behaviour.
• Children confidently join in with songs. Those with little spoken language engage with the actions. Children are developing their motor skills and are enjoying being part of a group. This is evident as they clap hands and smile at each other at the end of the song.
• Children's additional needs are quickly identified by staff. Clear and sequenced targets are put in place for these children. Therefore, children with SEND make good progress.
• Children's language development is generally well promoted. However, sometimes staff do not give children enough time to think before responding. On these occasions, children do not develop thinking skills.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• enhance adult-led activities to focus more sharply on children's specific targets to promote their engagement to the highest level
• provide children with more time to think and answer questions to further develop their language and communication skill.