Smart Kids Day Nursery

Ofsted rating for Smart Kids Day Nursery

Last inspected 11 October 2023

What it's like to attend

• Children are happy to attend and those needing support to separate receive appropriate assistance from attentive staff.
• Babies quickly settle into new routines and form strong attachments with their key persons.
• Some staff share traditional songs from their own cultures with children.
• Toddlers show high levels of enjoyment during weekly music sessions and move rhythmically to songs from around the world.
• Staff provide babies with frequent sensory opportunities, allowing them to explore different smells and textures.
• Children become independent and confident learners who are proud of their achievements.
• The recently appointed manager effectively monitors the service and implements changes that contribute to children's good development, such as 'talking tents' for less confident children.
• The manager supports staff development through regular supervision and training, focusing on parental engagement to enhance children's learning at home.
• The manager shares curriculum aims with staff, leading to planned learning experiences that consider children's interests and regular engagement with core books.
• Staff provide well-sequenced learning opportunities, from strengthening small hand muscles in younger children to developing dexterity in older children for writing preparation.
• Enthusiastic staff read to toddlers dressed as book characters, and active learners benefit from 'Wake up, shake up' physical activity sessions.
• Children behave well, with staff encouraging them to manage emotions, share resources, and interact respectfully.
• Staff complete home visits before children start, fostering positive attachments from the outset.
• Staff discuss the benefits of fruit during snack time and help children understand and manage risks outdoors.
• Senior leaders are responsive to parents' needs, providing nursery policies, health information, and advice, and encouraging parental involvement in social events.

• 1Strengthen existing training and support for staff so that they better understand how to adapt teaching to consistently engage children in learning.
• 2Broaden opportunities for children to recognise and value their home languages and backgrounds and to understand what makes them unique.