The Kindergarten Nursery Schools Limited

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Staff help children to settle quickly and happily. They build trusting relationships and create a warm and friendly atmosphere. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Since the last inspection, the dedicated team worked tirelessly to make all needed improvements, so that every child gets the best possible start in life.

Leaders design a well-planned, broad, and stimulating curriculum, which children benefit from. Children enjoy meaningful learning experiences that staff carefully plan, taking into consideration children's individual learning needs and their next steps. This leads to children making good progress in relation to their starting points in development. This includes children who speak English as an additional language.

Children confidently make choices as they play. For example, they use a choosing box to tell adults which song they want to sing next. Staff often ask children what they wish to do next and follow their lead in play. This helps children to be more actively involved in their own learning and supports their communication and language skills. Staff have high expectations of children. They work closely with parents to support children to manage their feelings and to teach them right from wrong. Subsequently, children display positive behaviour and treat others well.

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

• Staff support children's communication and language development well. They provide opportunities for children to extend their vocabulary. For example, when reading a book, staff repeat more difficult and unfamiliar words, such as 'hedgehog' and 'peacock' and explain to children what they are.
• Leaders have a clear intent for what they want children to learn. Overall, staff sequence children's learning well. Their teaching is good. However, on occasion, staff do not plan group activities consistently well, to ensure that the learning of all children taking part is maximised.
• Children are developing good physical skills. They are able to jump, balance and move their bodies in different directions as they engage in outdoors physical activities. Children practise their scooter handling skills as they confidently take turns to avoid obstacles. Children further develop their stamina and coordination as they enjoy walks around the local community.
• Children learn about the importance of good health and the benefits of eating a balanced diet. The provider works with parents to ensure that packed lunches that children bring meet their dietary needs.
• Staff support children's independence well. For example, children follow the hygiene routines well and wash their hands before mealtimes. Staff build on children's personal care skills, for instance, by encouraging them to wipe their noses or put on their aprons before water play.
• Children are motivated in their learning and show curiosity. They often initiate role-play activities, such as being firefighters. They are excited when later in a day a fire engine parks in front of the nursery, and they can see it up close.
• Staff teach children about different cultural backgrounds. Children discover that some of their friends speak other languages. Staff use words and phrases as well as show children books written in a range of languages, to extend their understanding. They invite parents to the nursery, who help children learn about different festivals.
• Staff are good role models for children's behaviour. They are polite and courteous in their interactions. Staff help children to solve problems and share equipment. This leads to them being able to play cooperatively.
• Staff praise children consistently. However, children often miss the recognition of their achievements, as praise is not always offered in a meaningful way. For example, staff very often use phrases such as 'good boy' or 'good girl' and they do not always explain to children why they are being praised.
• Staff feel valued and benefit from regular supervision meetings. Leaders evaluate staff practice well and ensure that staff attend training, to further their professional development and enhance teaching skills even more.
• Parent partnerships are valued and are strong. Parents speak very highly of the nursery and praise the caring and welcoming staff. They comment how their children have made good progress and how happy they are to attend.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• review organisation of group activities to ensure that all children remain immersed in their learning
• ensure that praise is linked to children's achievements and that they are aware what actions they are being praised for.