The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision requires improvement Staff identify the essential knowledge that they want children to learn. They provide learning activities linked to children's interests. However, the content of the curriculum is not well sequenced to help staff consistently build on what children already know and can do.

On occasion, staff are unclear when children should learn some key information to ensure that they are fully prepared for their future learning. That said, children are happy and settled at the setting. Staff are warm and caring, which helps children to feel safe and secure.

Overall, children behave well. However, on some occasions when children argue a...nd disagree with one another, staff do not consistently implement agreed strategies to help children to understand the expectations for behaviour. Staff provide meaningful opportunities for children to use their imagination.

They provide a range of resources to help ignite children's interest. For instance, children delight in re-enacting 'making dinner' in the setting's role play area. Children enjoy exploring malleable materials.

They use their hands to manipulate and squash dough. Staff talk to children as they play, introducing some mathematical language such as 'big' and 'small' as children roll the dough into balls.

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

Overall, staff know what key information they want children to learn.

However, consideration has not been given to how the curriculum is ordered to continually build on children's existing skills. As a result, staff do not always understand how to support all children to make the progress they are capable of.Staff sing songs and rhymes to the children.

They use stories with children skilfully. For example, they discuss the plot and characters in the story of Sleeping Beauty with children. Children develop a keen interest in books and stories.

Most of the time children behave well. Staff teach children about the language of feelings. Children learn how to name the emotions that they experience.

However, the setting does not ensure that all staff implement a consistent approach to supporting children to understand staff's expectations for behaviour, particularly those who need more support. Sometimes, when disagreements occur, staff do not always help children to learn key skills, such as how to resolve conflict or to regulate their emotions.Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive effective support from staff overall.

The setting works with parents and welcomes advice from other professionals. This enables children to be fully included in the setting.The setting supports children's personal development.

For example, staff have recently supported some two- and three-year-olds to become independent when using the toilet. Children know to wash their hands after using the bathroom.Staff talk with children about their interests and invite them to choose what they would like to play with.

Staff know the needs and interests of the children in their key-person groups in exceptional detail. They act on this knowledge to plan meaningful learning activities. Staff use key information from parents about their children when they first start at the setting.

This helps children to settle quickly.The setting promotes children's physical development well. It provides children with many opportunities to develop their small- and large-motor skills.

For example, children adore jumping in and out of the tyres outdoors. They enjoy using their hands to scoop, fill and pour. Children develop excellent coordination and core strength.

The setting provides supervision meetings for staff. It makes sure that staff are supported effectively to develop and improve their work. Staff enjoy their roles.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date ensure the curriculum is well sequenced and staff understand how to support children to continually build on their knowledge 11/07/2024 ensure that staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management so that all children are clear how to behave.

11/07/2024