Kids Planet Austhorpe

Kids Planet Austhorpe is an outstanding early years setting that achieved the highest rating across all areas in its first inspection (July 2025). The nursery demonstrates exceptional practice in curriculum design, child development, behaviour management, and leadership. The report uses the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management), all graded Outstanding, which maps to the November 2025 7-area structure as follows: Quality of Education → Curriculum and Teaching (Outstanding); Behaviour and Attitudes → Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines (Outstanding); Personal Development → Achievement and Children's Welfare and Well-being (Outstanding); Leadership and Management → Leadership and Governance (Outstanding). Safeguarding is confirmed as effective. The setting serves 78 children aged 0-4 with 29 staff, 17 of whom hold Level 3+ qualifications. With all areas at Outstanding, investment recommendations focus on sustaining excellence and pursuing Exceptional-grade opportunities (Priority 3), with selective enhancements to deepen already-strong practice.