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Kids & Co

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews)
·Kids & Co, St John Street, Hanley, ST1 2HP · Stoke-on-Trent
Number of places
49 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent

About this day nursery

Kids and Co Day Nursery, located in Hanley, Stoke on Trent, offers a welcoming and family-oriented childcare environment, distinguished by its 'Good' rating from Ofsted. This family-run nursery caters to children aged 0-11 years, providing a service focused on quality and ensuring parents can trust their children are in safe and experienced hands.

The nursery prides itself on its dedicated team of highly trained practitioners, all of whom are kept up-to-date with relevant training, including Paediatric First Aid and Safeguarding, and undergo DBS checks. Kids and Co has built a strong reputation for delivering quality childcare and early years education within a safe and nurturing setting, allowing children to flourish and develop their individual personalities.

Following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, the nursery prepares children for school and future learning. Open 51 weeks a year, closing only for four days over the Christmas period, Kids and Co encourages prospective parents and carers to visit and experience their loving care and attention firsthand.

Our ethos

Our commitment is to provide you and your family with a service of quality. We pride ourselves on creating a safe, loving environment where children can flourish and be themselves. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework that we follow for children up to the age of five.

What it's like

Children happily engage in daily routines and activities staff provide, confidently choosing what they want to play with and actively seeking out others to share experiences. Staff are respectful and foster a sense of pride in children through positive praise and encouraging their involvement in activities. Leaders and staff know children well, gathering information on their needs and challenges to identify specific areas of learning that require greater focus, such as communication and language and personal, social and emotional development.

Ofsted GoodFamily-runEYFS CurriculumOpen 51 weeks a year

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday : 7:30am - 6pm

Age range

0-11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids & Co

Last inspected 21 January 2025 · Mikaela Stallard

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children happily engage in daily routines and activities staff provide, confidently choosing what they want to play with and actively seeking out others to share experiences. Staff are respectful and foster a sense of pride in children through positive praise and encouraging their involvement in activities. Leaders and staff know children well, gathering information on their needs and challenges to identify specific areas of learning that require greater focus, such as communication and language and personal, social and emotional development.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are highly reflective and gather feedback from parents to drive improvements and engage them in children's learning.
  • Leaders are extremely passionate and have a clear vision for the nursery, arranging in-house training to enhance staff skills and monitoring practice through peer observations.
  • Parents are highly satisfied with the nursery and appreciate the extensive progress their children have made and the ideas staff provide to enhance learning at home.
  • Leaders make effective use of early years funding to meet the needs of eligible children and plan to provide broader learning opportunities through community activities.
  • Staff ensure children hear plenty of spoken words, using commentary, simple questions, signing, and pictures to reinforce language, which helps children who speak English as an additional language progress to forming sentences.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to reflect on staff practice to identify areas where teaching can be improved, such as by providing children with more opportunities to practise their speaking skills.
Inspection #10370458 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly satisfied with the nursery, highlighting the extensive progress their children have made across many areas of learning.

They appreciate having the opportunity to spend time in the nursery with their children and the ideas that staff give them to enhance learning at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use visual aids to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to understand important practices such as washing their hands after sneezing, promoting their health and hygiene. Staff confidently support children with SEND, helping them to engage successfully in play and learning alongside their peers, and use speech and language tools to monitor communication skills and identify gaps in learning. Staff seek additional training and support from external professionals to improve children's outcomes.

Outdoor space

The report does not contain explicit information about how children use outdoor space.

Parent Reviews of Kids & Co

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: October 2010

  • January 2025Good
  • April 2019Good
  • August 2015Good
  • October 2010Outstanding

Frequently asked about Kids & Co

About the setting

Kids & Co registered in 2010 and is located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff, five of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6. The nursery is open Monday to Friday all year round, 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children and also offers a holiday playscheme as required.

URN
EY410078
Registered person
Kids & Co (Stoke) Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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