Kids Planet Hixon

Kids Planet Hixon received a Good rating across all four legacy framework areas (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management) in June 2024. This report has been mapped to the November 2025 seven-area framework. The setting demonstrates particular strengths in SEND support, parent partnerships, school transitions, and children's independence and social skills. The inspector identified one key area for development: extending children's communication and thinking skills to the highest level, noting that at times some staff do not give children sufficient opportunity to verbalise their own ideas and practise thinking skills. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The setting is well-led with a clear vision for sequential skill development. Overall numeric score is 76 (Expected Standard), reflecting the Good rating across all areas with particular excellence in inclusion and leadership, offset by the identified communication/thinking skills gap.