Super Kiddies Day Care

Practical play gives Super Kiddies Day Care its clearest character. At the May 2021 inspection, children counted brick towers, invented superhero stories and experimented with water in the garden. The sessional setting operates from Car Shipping House, 2a South Gipsy Road, Welling, DA16 1JB, with 30 places for children aged 16 to 59 months.

The recorded term-time day runs from 8.45am to 2.45pm on weekdays, with full-day and half-day attendance.

Ofsted judged the nursery Good in May 2021, with effective safeguarding. That inspection is now historic, so its observations describe practice on the day rather than guaranteeing the current daily offer. The clearest picture is of children settling readily, building close relationships and learning through practical, shared play.

In May 2021, younger children built and counted tall brick towers, persisting when their structures fell. Older children made superhero masks and capes, shared resources and developed stories with adults. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum could be seen through communication, physical development and personal, social and emotional skills, which grew alongside early mathematics and expressive play. The activities mattered because children had reasons to count, cooperate, solve problems and sustain an idea. Adults joined the play, extending vocabulary and helping children remain engaged when a task became difficult.

Outdoor learning was equally concrete. Children rolled balls down guttering, filled containers with water, cared for plants and made marks using paint, pens and chalk. Staff supported communication carefully, including sign language and visual timetables for children with SEND. Ofsted nevertheless asked leaders to improve how consistently staff sequenced children’s next learning and taught mathematics.

Leaders used assessment to identify gaps and supported funded two-year-olds, children learning English as an additional language and children with SEND. During pandemic disruption, staff kept in touch through online stories, signed-song sessions and tailored play packs. These details show a team trying to keep learning accessible and connected to home, rather than relying on a single standard activity for every child.

Relationships were a strength at the 2021 inspection. Children settled quickly, while staff knew them well and responded to individual needs. Younger children were asked whether they were ready for a personal-care routine, giving them a voice in personal-care routines rather than treating care as something done to them.

Ofsted found safeguarding effective in May 2021. Staff understood reporting, whistleblowing and risk-assessment procedures, and leaders followed safer-recruitment processes. Families received regular progress feedback and could use an online system to share learning from home. These dated findings offer reassurance about inspection-time practice, but families should ask how communication and settling work now.

Healthy routines and growing independence also featured. Staff encouraged children to communicate their needs and develop confidence, while supervision, meetings and ongoing training helped leaders monitor practice. The implication for parents is a care model that, at inspection, linked everyday routines with children’s voice and development.

The recorded weekday hours are 8.45am to 2.45pm, with the nursery closed during school holidays. Its subtype is sessional day care, and the available record shows both full-day and half-day attendance. The record gives an age range of 16 to 59 months and 30 registered places; the total number of places is not the number of children present in one session.

• Current daily arrangements. Confirm which full-day and half-day patterns are presently offered, including the exact half-day times and term dates.
• Learning priorities. Ask how the team now sequences next steps and maintains consistent mathematics teaching, the two areas identified in May 2021.
• Inspection follow-through. Explore how current practice compares with the strengths recorded in 2021, including parent communication, inclusive support and children’s independence.

Super Kiddies Day Care suits families seeking term-time, weekday childcare within a relatively short recorded day, whether through full-day or half-day attendance. Its 2021 inspection found warm relationships, effective safeguarding and lively practical learning, from brick towers and superhero play to guttering experiments in the garden.

Parents drawn to the term-time model should focus on how the nursery has addressed the inspection’s curriculum and mathematics priorities. The setting’s relatively short day may fit families wanting consistent weekday attendance around school terms rather than year-round, extended care.