Kids Corner Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children arrive eagerly at the nursery and are greeted warmly by the staff.

Children confidently settle into the daily routine. Staff engage and challenge children in well-planned activities throughout the session. For example, staff encourage babies to explore the texture of paint and cornflour as they scoop and paint it onto paper.

Babies notice how it runs through their fingers and discover the marks they can make. Staff offer praise and encouragement, which motivates them further.Children's well-being is promoted through activities that help children to share their feelings.

Staff are aware of the impact t...hat the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic can have on children's emotional development. For example, when children are discussing their worries, staff offer sensitive discussion with the children. They then help them to send their worries to the 'magic worry fairy'.

Children understand what is expected of them and, as a result, their behaviour is extremely good. Children happily hand their own paintbrushes to their friends who do not have one. They also willingly help their friends after a fall.

Children show excellent consideration towards others.

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

Partnership with parents is very good. Staff ensure that parents are kept informed about their children's day via a private social media account.

Parents understand what areas of their children's learning and development are currently being supported by the nursery. Transitions into the nursery and between rooms are excellent. Children become very familiar with staff, especially their key person.

This enables them to settle quickly and confidently.Staff expertly support children's communication and language skills. Staff introduce new words to the children at every opportunity.

They explain the word and how to use it. Staff then revisit the word later to make sure that children have remembered.Staff regularly check the impact of teaching by encouraging children to recall what they have learned.

Children learn about healthy foods and where these come from. For example, they explain to the inspector that the apple grows in the tree, the carrot grows in the ground. They also know why cucumbers and tomatoes grow in a greenhouse.

As a result of building on what children know and can do, children are making good progress in their learning and development.Staff encourage children to count and recognise amounts and quantities through their play. Children confidently match domino counters to the corresponding number shown on an activity.

Children confidently use number, shape and measurement in their play. For example, they seek out a ruler and go on to correctly measure a jigsaw.Staff and children take full advantage of the nursery's rural location.

Staff encourage daily access to the wide open playing fields and wooded areas, which helps to promote children's good health. Children show their good physical skills as they climb in the lower tree branches.Managers have high expectations and aspirations for their staff.

A wide selection of training is offered to staff. Staff are supported to further their professional qualifications. This has resulted in a highly experienced and qualified staff team.

Staff receive an induction into the setting on their first day. Although this covers a wide variety of information, including roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, staff do not always retain this due to the amount and complexity delivered in a short period of time.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

The manager and staff are clear about their responsibilities to keep children safe. Staff complete comprehensive training on all aspects of safeguarding to ensure that they understand local and wider issues, including the 'Prevent' duty. All staff hold a 12-hour paediatric first-aid certificate to ensure that they are able to care for children in the event of an accident or incident.

The manager completes regular supervision meetings with staff to offer support and guidance and to check on staff's well-being. There are procedures in place to keep staff and children safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: build on the existing induction programme to ensure greater consistency in staff's understanding of their roles and responsibilities, policy and practice.