Kidsparadise

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Staff help children to settle well at the nursery and build close relationships with them. They take time to find out about children's interests and value each child highly. Staff link activities to the things which children enjoy and this helps children to feel secure and motivated to learn. They have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour well. Staff share their expectations with children and use praise to promote their positive behaviour. Children behave well.

The curriculum is comprehensive and all children make good progress. Children learn useful skills in preparation for school. Staff support children's physical development well. Children enjoy steering wheeled toys and going down slides. They enjoy racing against each other and staff play ball games with children to support their physical coordination. Children develop good physical skills.

Staff support children's mathematical development effectively. They sing number rhymes and count objects with children as they play. Children make simple patterns using coloured pegs and develop good mathematical skills. Staff help children to gain an understanding of difference in effective ways. For instance, they read stories about different skin colours and celebrate special cultural events, such as Lunar New Year. Children gain a good understanding of difference.

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

• Staff support children to have good creative skills. They encourage children to explore the texture of cassava and grated exotic fruit, which they scoop to fill containers. Children use brightly coloured paint to make pictures and enjoy exploring sound using musical instruments.
• Staff support children's communication, language and literacy skills effectively. They teach children new words, such as 'roll' and 'knead', as they use play dough. Children develop an interest in books as they browse through a wide variety of interesting stories. Staff support children's language skills by singing songs and rhymes and children have good language and literacy skills.
• Children gain good independence skills, for instance they learn to put on their coats and shoes. Children wipe their own noses and hygienically dispose of tissues. They take responsibility for tidying away toys at the end of play. Staff help children to learn to take turns and share. For example, children use a sand timer to wait for their turn to have a toy.
• Staff work well with parents and provide regular updates on children's progress in effective and flexible ways. They help parents to support their children's learning at home, such as by providing links to early years websites for ideas for activities. Staff work closely with parents to support children's development in areas, such as potty training.
• Leaders support staff well. They ensure that staff have regular opportunities to discuss their work and receive support in supervision meetings. Leaders are committed to the development of their staff and provide regular training opportunities. For example, staff have attended a course on behaviour management, which has led to better outcomes for children.
• Leaders review all aspects of the nursery and set goals to build ongoing improvements. For instance, they plan to enhance children's understanding of the world further to promote best outcomes for children.
• Staff view children's safety with paramount importance. The premises are secure and have an electronic video buzzer entry and visitor's signing-in book. Staff carry out comprehensive health and safety checks covering all parts of the nursery, including the garden. This is to help reduce the risks of hazards.
• Staff promote children's awareness of good oral hygiene well. They teach children how to brush their teeth through discussion and creative activities. Staff talk to children about foods that support healthy teeth and gums and children develop good awareness of this.
• Children gain good understanding of the world. For example, staff take children out on walks to gather leaves in autumn and observe seasonal changes in nature. They plant sunflower seeds in the garden with children and teach them how things grow.
• During group times and story times, children are sometimes distracted by noise from nearby group activities, which occasionally affects their concentration skills.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• review the organisation of group times to maximise children's concentration and listening skills.