Kids Planet Carrington

Kids Planet Carrington is a newly registered (2023) full day care nursery in Nottingham serving 98 children aged 0-4. The inspection on 7 May 2025 used the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), all graded 'Good'. These have been mapped to the November 2025 7-area framework as follows: Quality of Education maps to Curriculum and Teaching (Good, 75); Behaviour & Attitudes maps to Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines (Good, 75); Personal Development maps to Inclusion (Good, 72) and Children's Welfare and Well-being (Good, 75); Leadership & Management maps to Leadership and Governance (Good, 75). Safeguarding is Met (100). Achievement is inferred as Good (72) based on curriculum sequencing and progress monitoring. The nursery demonstrates strong foundations with well-sequenced curriculum, positive staff-child relationships, and effective SEND/EAL support. However, two specific areas require targeted improvement: (1) staff in the pre-school room do not consistently challenge older children to think for themselves or allow sufficient thinking time; (2) staff do not consistently apply age-appropriate communication strategies, particularly with toddlers. These represent the primary focus for investment.