Kangaroo Kids Pre-School

Growing food, preparing it and talking about it gave learning a practical thread at Kangaroo Kids Pre-School in September 2025. Children also made marks on floor-level paper and explored outdoors on bikes: everyday activities connected conversation, movement and independence.

At its 15 September 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the pre-school Good, found that children progressed well and judged safeguarding effective. Children attending at that time were aged 1 to 4. The setting is based at Yeadon Westfield Infant School in Yeadon, on Westfield Grove, Leeds LS19 7NQ.

In September 2025, home corners, sensory spaces and play dough supported imaginative and exploratory play. Outdoors, children built with blocks, played with animal toys and used bikes. Indoors, drawing on paper laid on the floor brought whole-body movement into early writing practice.

The early years foundation stage is the framework for children's learning, development and care; here, play provided opportunities to practise movement, communication and social skills. In September 2025, these were central areas of the curriculum.

Chop and chat sessions connected food preparation with discussion. Children grew fruit and vegetables, prepared and tasted their produce, and shared it with parents. That gave conversations about food a concrete starting point. In September 2025, targeted training, including movement play, had helped staff adapt teaching to children's needs.

In September 2025, key workers knew children's individual needs and provided care around those relationships. Staff joined stories, songs and construction play, while helping children share toys and recover when upset. Clear expectations and adult examples of kindness gave children practical ways to manage social situations.

Snack time offered small steps towards independence: children chose drinks, poured them, helped distribute cups and plates, and cut fruit with support when needed. Progress updates went to parents each term, alongside help with funding, healthy lifestyles and learning at home. Regular supervision and targeted training supported staff.

In September 2025, opening hours were 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, during term time. That timetable made the length of the day and the school-holiday calendar important considerations for working families.

At that date, the pre-school provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds. Its address is Yeadon Westfield Infant School in Yeadon, on Westfield Grove, Leeds LS19 7NQ. Attendance at the pre-school does not guarantee a Reception place.

• Clearer learning targets. The September 2025 improvement priority was to make curriculum goals more precise, ambitious and measurable for each child. Ask how these goals now shape activities and termly progress discussions.
• Term-time timetable. The September 2025 opening pattern ran from 9am to 3pm on weekdays during term time. Families needing care around work should discuss the current attendance arrangements during a visit.

Kangaroo Kids suits families drawn to practical early learning, with food growing, preparation and physical play giving children things to do and discuss. The September 2025 picture combined close adult relationships with opportunities for children to manage small tasks themselves. The September 2025 timetable was term-time only, while clearer individual learning targets were the central improvement priority at that inspection.