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Kids Planet Waterfront

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
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4.9(32 parent reviews) ·Kids Planet Day Nurseries, The Waterfront, Brierley Hill, DY5 1XA · Dudley
Number of places
85 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Dudley

About this day nursery

Kids Planet Waterfront operates as a full-day care setting, open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. Registered in 2024, the nursery provides care for children aged 0 to 4 years.

The Ofsted report, dated March 7, 2025, rated the nursery as "Good" in overall effectiveness, highlighting its commitment to providing a positive learning environment. Leaders and staff adeptly use both indoor and outdoor spaces to deliver a well-balanced curriculum, offering rich and varied play experiences.

Children are encouraged to practice skills and apply knowledge, sustaining their interest in activities for extended periods. The outdoor area is particularly noted for enabling children to self-regulate their feelings and provides a space for distraction if needed.

Staff are skilled in supporting children to manage their emotions, with quiet spaces available for readjustment. The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with staff demonstrating a thorough understanding of each child's interests and developmental targets.

The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) plays a key role in ensuring tailored support. Kids Planet Waterfront also fosters effective parent partnerships through various communication methods, including an online app and parents' evenings, to support children's learning at home.

What it's like

Leaders and staff effectively use the indoor and outdoor learning environments to implement the curriculum, providing rich and varied play experiences that help children practice skills and apply knowledge. Children sustain interest for extended periods, and staff enable mark-making in diverse ways. All children progress well, and the setting supports children in managing their feelings, with a focus on self-regulation outdoors and providing quiet spaces for readjustment.

Good Ofsted rating0-4 years age rangeAll-year, 8am-6pmStrong outdoor learningEffective SEND supportWell-balanced curriculum

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Waterfront

Last inspected 7 March 2025

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

Leaders and staff effectively use the indoor and outdoor learning environments to implement the curriculum, providing rich and varied play experiences that help children practice skills and apply knowledge. Children sustain interest for extended periods, and staff enable mark-making in diverse ways. All children progress well, and the setting supports children in managing their feelings, with a focus on self-regulation outdoors and providing quiet spaces for readjustment.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders reflect well on the quality of the provision and make strategic changes that benefit children and have recently focused on improving the outdoor learning opportunities.
  • Leaders carefully monitor the quality of teaching and learning, providing staff with ongoing training and coaching to extend their knowledge of child development and teaching skills.
  • Leaders and staff have designed and effectively implemented a well-balanced curriculum that provides rich and varied skill development, with communication language and personal development particularly well mapped out.
  • Parent partnerships are effective in helping to support children's continued learning at home through various communication methods including an online app and parents' evenings.
  • Staff know all children well, including their interests and targets for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and complete ongoing assessments of children's achievements.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the curriculum for physical development to establish a progression of knowledge and skills that further supports children's ongoing progress
  • 2plan precisely for each child's learning needs to help them to make accelerated progress
Inspection #10389668 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know all children well, especially their interests and targets for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

The outdoor learning environment particularly provides children with rich and varied play experiences that help them practise their skills and apply their knowledge in different situations. Leaders and staff make use of the indoor and outdoor environment to support children to manage their feelings. They have noticed that some children self-regulate particularly well outdoors and so make full use of the space when children need a distraction.

Parent Reviews of Kids Planet Waterfront

4.9
(32)
chantelle adderley
a year ago

Lovely nursery and lovely staff! I always recommend this nursery to my friends and family who have small children. Hannah (management) went above and beyond when me and my partner visited the nursery for our child to join, she’s so friendly and welcoming! Thank you

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Bethan Wrench
a year ago

Fantastic nursery, my daughter absolutely loves it there and has built great relationship with staff. I know she can communicate well with them and receive amazing care from them too. She loves all the activities which are provided by the team, and loves telling me about how much fun she’s had. Thank you so much kids planet waterfront team!!

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Holly Pargeter
a year ago

Hannah Mateer was exceptional at providing support and exemplary at offering guidance, as a manager she seems to go above and beyond. Thanks to her I would greatly recommend Kids Planet Day Nursery!

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Holly Lunn
11 months ago

Brilliant nursery and the staff are all lovely and very welcoming has helped my boy come along way.. highly recommend

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Jayne Bickford
5 years ago

Live this nursery! Vicki (manager) is always so happy to help me and really friendly. Emma, Abbey and Cal are an absolute delight, both my boys have learnt so much from them and they're always friendly and welcoming. My boys always have a smile on their face after nursery and sometimes dont want to leave! The nursery is very open and bright and very clean! Nothing is too much trouble for these ladies and they really do a great job!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

7 March 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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