Waterbeach Community Playgroup

Waterbeach Community Playgroup The Waterbeach Playhouse, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9JU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 July 2015 16 July 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement 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

 The quality of teaching is good. Attentive staff support and extend children's learning, recognising opportunities to promote their curiosity.  Children are kept safe because staff have a good understanding of how to safeguard children and the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child in their care.  Children are well prepared for starting school because staff form excellent links with parents and local schools who work closely with the setting.  Staff build trusting and respectful relationships with children which helps them to feel secure. They listen carefully to them, helping them to understand their feelings.  The manager is a good role model and effectively motivates the staff to work together as a team.  Good working relationships with the children's centre and other agencies, ensure children and families receive the support they need.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not ensured children can readily access their favourite story because a very large quantity of books are poorly organised.  Some activities lack sufficient resources to extend children's play.  Some activities do not provide sufficient challenge for older, more able children.

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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

 ensure the book corner is inviting and organised so that children can easily select their favourite story.  review the range of activities and resources available to provide more challenge and extend children's play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning both indoors and outside.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke with the manager, staff and children at suitable times throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents and took account of their views.  The inspector looked at some documentation, including the learning journals used to track children's progress.

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who attend. This is good

Children are engaged and motivated as they confidently lead their own play. However, staff do not prepare the book and home corner so that they are inviting for children. As a result, these areas are under-used. Experienced and well-qualified staff provide a broad range of opportunities to promote children's development and encourage them to be independent learners. Staff ensure the outdoor area provides opportunities for children to use their imagination. However, there is scope for it to be used to its full potential with the provision of additional resources. Children pretend to be builders in the outdoor construction site. They dress-up as Police officers and keep a close eye on the safety of everyone. All staff skilfully extend children's learning by asking open ended questions. Staff accurately identify children's next steps and routinely cover the seven areas of learning when planning activities. Children make good progress in their development;

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who attend. This is good

including those with English as an additional language. Staff teach children to count and recognise numbers, and to use mathematical language to talk about shape and size. They have suitable opportunities to develop their early reading and writing skills. However, some activities lack challenge for the more able children.

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good

Children are cared for in a safe and welcoming environment. New children settle quickly because staff gather useful information from parents in preparation for their child's transition to playgroup. Children have a strong sense of belonging and confidently interact with each other and visitors to the setting. They shake hands with the inspector and older children delight in showing a visiting school teacher that they can write their own name. Children enjoy preparing their own healthy snack by chopping and peeling fruit and pouring their own drinks. Kind and caring staff successfully support children to share, take turns and play cooperatively. Staffing arrangements are consistent, so children become familiar with staff and form strong attachments.

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provision is good

The management team have a good understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The manager ensures all children and families are valued. Children are taught about other cultures and traditions because the manager encourages items to be brought in from home, such as, traditional food, clothing and photographs. All children show great pride in sharing these items with staff and their peers. Systems to evaluate what is working well and what needs to improve are effective. The management team have successfully addressed the actions arising from the previous inspection. Managers monitor staff closely and provide support and training to improve practise. Effective arrangements for recruiting new staff, for regular supervision and checking staff performance, ensures consistent practice throughout the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 221774 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1013752 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 46 Name of provider Waterbeach Community Playgroup Committee Date of previous inspection 16 July 2014 Telephone number 01223 440 769

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Setting details

Waterbeach Community Playgroup was registered in 1992 and is on the Early Years Register. It is situated in purpose built premises on the site of Waterbeach Primary School, in the village of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. It is managed by a management committee of parents. The playgroup serves the local area and is accessible to all children. It operates from self-contained cabin and there are two enclosed areas available for outdoor play. The playgroup employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The playgroup opens Monday to Friday term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 12 noon or 12.30pm till 15.00pm. The playgroup also runs a lunch club from 12 noon till 12.30pm. Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are currently 46 children attending who are in the early years age group. The playgroup provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old

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Setting details

children. It supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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