K E S Childcare

Water experiments, outdoor games and daily yoga give K E S Childcare's June 2025 nursery day a practical, active character. Based at Kingstone High School in Kingstone, Hereford, the setting accepts children aged 20 to 60 months.

At its June 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged the provision Good, found children making good progress and assessed safeguarding as effective. The most useful detail lies beneath that judgement: activities were shaped around children's interests and next steps, with stories, movement and hands-on exploration doing much of the teaching.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning and care, bringing play and development together. In June 2025, staff used what they knew about individual children's abilities to choose activities that moved their learning forward.

Stories and action rhymes encouraged listening and vocabulary. Coloured rice, water and sand gave children textures to investigate, while adults introduced words for quantities during play. The water tray also became a place for preschool children to predict which objects would float or sink. These were concrete ways to connect language, mathematics and investigation.

Outdoor play brought cooperation into the same picture. Children worked together on a game involving large counters, practising turn-taking and thinking through their next moves. Staff had also revisited their mathematics teaching following training, connecting professional development to everyday activities.

At the June 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities made good progress through tailored plans developed with parents, health visitors and the local authority inclusion team. That gives families a concrete account of how additional support worked, rather than a general promise of inclusion.

In June 2025, daily yoga gave children opportunities to practise balance and strength and to relax. Personal care was handled gently, with handwashing encouraged and outdoor safety explained through sunscreen and sunhats. Teeth and online safety needed more attention, however, and both became improvement priorities.

Communication extended beyond brief conversations: staff spoke with parents at collection and drop-off and supplied progress reports each term. For children approaching school, teachers visited the nursery and received information about individual needs. Meeting a future teacher in familiar surroundings helped make the change less abrupt.

The address is Kingstone High School, Kingstone, Hereford, HR2 9HJ. In June 2025, the setting's session window ran from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; it operated throughout the year apart from a Christmas closure lasting one week. These are the arrangements at that inspection date.

At the same date, funded early education was provided for children aged two to four. Funding participation is useful for families weighing childcare costs, but eligibility and the attendance arrangement still matter to the individual booking.

• Online safety and teeth. June 2025 improvement priorities covered early understanding of digital safety and dental care. Ask how both have been built into activities since then.
• Attendance and funding. The June 2025 arrangements combined a lengthy session window with funded early education for two- to four-year-olds. Discuss how a proposed booking would combine attendance and funding.

K E S Childcare suits families who value practical play, regular movement and individual planning, with the June 2025 account providing concrete examples of each. Its work with visiting teachers and additional-support professionals also gives substance to care beyond daily activities. The balance is positive, with clear improvement priorities around dental care and digital safety.