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The Kids Playhouse Day And Afterschool Care

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
·2B Sydervelt Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9EG · Essex
Number of places
55 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

The Kids Playhouse provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, focusing on their innate curiosity and resilience. The facility emphasises a holistic approach to learning, where children, their surroundings, and educators collaborate harmoniously.

The team is dedicated to fostering a love for learning through child-led, play-based experiences, encouraging exploration and challenging emerging ideas. The day nursery values strong partnerships with parents, viewing them as integral to a child's development.

They maintain an open-door policy, inviting parents to participate in nursery life through stay-and-play events and daily updates on their child's progress and interests. The Kids Playhouse aims to create an inclusive atmosphere where every child and family feels respected, heard, and confident in expressing their thoughts and emotions, ensuring outstanding care by building relationships with the entire family.

Our ethos

At The Kids Playhouse we value our children as strong, capable and resilient learners; full of wonder and curiosity. We support children’s natural urge to explore and encourage children to challenge emerging ideas and concepts. As practitioners we sensitively nurture this love to learn; extending and supporting your child’s knowledge through child-led, play based experiences. We believe that children flourish when the child, environment and educators work in harmony, enabling a holistic approach to learning. It is vital to us that our children, and families, feel heard and know they are respected. That they have confidence to express their feelings, always knowing that their thoughts, questions and emotions are valued.

What it's like

Children settle easily. They are confident, happy and eager to explore the inviting activities and resources. Children make good progress in relation to their starting points.

Child-led play-based learningStrong parent partnershipsHolistic approach to learningAfter-school and holiday club

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 07:00 – 19:00

Age range

6 weeks to 11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

After School Club, Holiday Club

Registered with Ofsted

2020

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Kids Playhouse Day And Afterschool Care

Last inspected 1 November 2022 · Sue Buckingham

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 settle easily. They are confident, happy and eager to explore the inviting activities and resources. Children make good progress in relation to their starting points.

Inspector highlights

  • Children settle easily and are eager to explore.
  • Staff use a range of teaching methods that ignite children's natural curiosity and imaginations.
  • Children behave well, share, and take turns.
  • Children develop good communication skills and use increasingly complex language.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good levels of support.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and develop ways to enable children to complete self-chosen play prior to daily routine changes
  • 2build further on staff's questioning techniques to encourage children to think about and respond to questions in their own time.
Inspection #10258419 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that they are happy with the care and learning opportunities their children receive.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good levels of support. Staff follow children's individual learning plans. They work closely with parents and relevant professionals to share children's achievements and plan for what they need to learn next.

Outdoor space

Older children decide whether to play inside or outside in the garden. They recognise when it is raining and fetch their coats, so they can continue to play in the fresh air.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

1 November 2022

Good

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

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