St Andrews Playgroup

St Andrews Playgroup St. Andrews Church, Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7NJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 June 2015 29 June 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Staff make good decisions about when to become involved in children's play and when children will learn more by exploring independently. As a result, children become very involved in what they are doing and make good progress.  Staff form very effective partnerships with parents and other professionals. These help ensure children's learning is well supported both at home and at playgroup. These partnerships are particularly successful when working with children who have additional needs.  Care practices help all children feel safe and welcome at the playgroup. Children enjoy helping staff check for hazards. They routinely approach staff for hugs and a chat. The playgroup is clearly a happy place to be.  The manager and staff have successful systems in place for monitoring children's progress. They quickly identify when children are not making the best possible progress, and puts in place the necessary help to close these gaps.

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This provision is good

 The manager ensures all staff share her understanding of safeguarding. As a result, all staff know what they must do if they are concerned about a child's welfare.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff ensure there are lots of pens, pencils and notebooks available, but do not always organise them in the best way. As a result, children do not often choose to use them as part of their play, for example, to mark their names on their creative work, to further their developing early-literacy skills.  Staff do not always ensure that children fully engage and concentrate during group singing sessions, to extend their creative development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 improve opportunities for children to increase their interest in print and to practise their early-writing skills  extend children's creative development by improving the organisation of singing times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with staff and students about their understanding of child protection, safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, spoken to on the day.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records, policies and staff qualifications.

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who attend. This is good

Staff work as an effective team. They organise a wide range of activities for all children to enjoy. For example, children learn lots about numbers and counting as they make pretend cakes with staff, while others explore shape and size when playing at the water tray. All children enjoy their time outside in the garden, where they are lots of opportunities to run and climb, and check on the progress of the vegetables they planted. Staff plan a range of interesting outings too. Children visit shops, parks and libraries, and enjoy the chance to travel by bus. Staff have improved how they organise each session since the last inspection to ensure that children do not spend too long coming together as a whole group. As a result, staff have seen the positive impact this has had on children's progress. However, when children do come together for a short singing session some children become frustrated because they are not sitting at the front or getting a chance to choose

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who attend. This is good

a song. However, on the whole, the quality of teaching is very good which ensures children are well prepared for the next steps in their learning, including the move to school when the time comes.

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good

Children blossom and grow in confidence during their time at the playgroup. Staff help them learn to play together and acknowledge when they have been kind or helpful. Children play an important role in the running of the playgroup, they help choose the snacks and staff sought their opinions when making improvements to the garden. Staff ensure that children can independently find the resources and toys they want to use. However, children's name cards are not close by at snack time or near the writing resources to further encourage children's interest in words and print.

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provision is good

The manager understands and implements the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage well. In addition to monitoring children's progress she demonstrates a strong commitment to reviewing all aspects of playgroup life and planning further improvements. For example, she is planning improvements to the settling in process to ensure all children and parents feel confident about starting playgroup. She has improved opportunities to share information with parents, who are keen to praise the kindness of staff and all the support they offer. They enjoy sharing books from the playgroup library and appreciate the opportunity to borrow resources, such as to help support potty training and fussy eaters. Staff appreciate the feedback they receive on their performance and make good use of training opportunities to further improve what they do. For example, staff learnt some sign language to aid communication with hearing impaired children and

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY271783 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 833378 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 26 Name of provider Susanne Smith Date of previous inspection 29 June 2012 Telephone number 07906301837

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Setting details

St. Andrews Church Playgroup registered in September 2003.It is located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is open from 9.15am to 12.15pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four. There are seven members of staff employed. The manager has Qualified Teacher Status and five other staff members have relevant childcare qualifications at level 2 or level 3.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Setting details

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Setting details

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Setting details

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