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Kids Planet Whiston

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·2 Sandstone Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 7NJ · Knowsley
Number of places
76 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Knowsley

About this day nursery

Kids Planet Whiston, registered in 2023, provides childcare for children aged 0 to 4 years old. Open all year round, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, except for bank holidays, the nursery offers a welcoming and well-resourced environment in Prescot.

The nursery received a 'Good' overall rating from Ofsted on 8th March 2024. Leaders and staff at Kids Planet Whiston have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring all make good progress from their starting points.

The curriculum is designed to be aspirational, with staff collaborating with other professionals to provide additional support when needed. Children are encouraged to explore and express themselves, fostering strong relationships with both staff and peers.

Outdoor learning is also a key feature, with children enthusiastically making bird feeders and engaging in physical activities that promote large motor skills, such as balancing on planks and pushing wheelbarrows. The nursery prioritises the development of communication and language skills, physical development, and a love for reading, evidenced by a lending library.

Independence is nurtured from a young age, with children learning self-care skills and taking pride in their achievements. Staff work closely with parents, keeping them informed of their children's progress and offering home learning suggestions to ensure consistent support.

What it's like

Children receive a warm welcome and feel safe and secure, enthusiastically exploring the well-resourced environment. Staff encourage self-expression and imagination through role-play, fostering strong relationships among children and staff. Children demonstrate kind and considerate behaviours.

Warm WelcomeStrong RelationshipsSEND SupportPhysical DevelopmentLove for ReadingNurturing Independence

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Whiston

Last inspected 8 March 2024

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 receive a warm welcome and feel safe and secure, enthusiastically exploring the well-resourced environment. Staff encourage self-expression and imagination through role-play, fostering strong relationships among children and staff. Children demonstrate kind and considerate behaviours.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's communication and language skills are prioritised by staff, broadening vocabulary and supporting confident communicators.
  • Staff support physical development well, providing various opportunities for physical activity and fostering confidence in physical abilities.
  • Staff support all children to develop an appreciation for books, reading aloud in an exciting way and providing a lending library.
  • The manager's intent for children to become independent is implemented well, with children learning to wash hands, feed themselves, and take pride in their self-sufficiency.
  • Staff work effectively with parents, keeping them informed and providing home learning suggestions to support consistency and good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1monitor the impact of training and coaching to ensure staff's learning is implemented consistently
  • 2support staff to understand how to adapt routines and activities to consistently meet children's needs and enhance their learning.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The leaders and staff have high expectations for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders use assessment well and link with other professionals when they identify that children may benefit from extra help in their learning. All children make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

As they notice bird's nests in the trees outside, they eagerly gather resources to make bird feeders. Staff support children's physical development well. They provide children with a variety of opportunities to be physically active. Staff promote children's large physical skills as they encourage them to balance on small planks and as they push heavy objects in wheelbarrows.

Parent Reviews of Kids Planet Whiston

5.0
(7)
Jodie Kenworthy
a year ago

Such a lovely nursery! I feel confident that my child is cared for and safe everytime I drop him off, he has the best time at nursery and the staff are all so friendly and competent in their roles. He has come on leaps and bounds since he started here at 9months old and we're so grateful to all the staff who have watched him grow and nurtured his development.

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Dea Cronin
a year ago

The best nursery we could have imagined for our little boy. He started at 1 and has learned so much and made lovely bonds with the staff at Kids planet. So much patience and encouragement through every stage. I would recommend this nursery to anybody looking for a nursery for their little one x

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Marc Decker
a year ago

I can't fault Kid's Planet Whiston and their team. Since having to relocate my child from a previous nursery that fell well short of safeguarding, Kids Planet have been world's above from what we had previously experienced elsewhere. Now my child is encouraged to explore and further their curiosities and imagination, having a wide variety of meals (such as Greek Meze and Lamb Tagine) and also building incredible bonds with the workers there. The proof of how good Kid's Planet is clear with the actions of my child, from running in each day to the struggling to get him out afterwards to bring home. I would highly recommend.

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Emma Jones
a year ago

I cannot praise this nursery enough! The amount of time, effort & support the staff put into your child is second to none! I, 100% recommend them to anyone who asks. They are worth their weight in gold! :)

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Jasmine Ann Maddocks
a year ago

My Daughter loves kids planet nursery. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming. my Daughter always looks forward to her days at kids planet.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

8 March 2024

Good

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

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