Moss Side Village Playgroup

Moss Side Village Playgroup Moss Side Community Centre, Dunkirk Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 7SN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 October 2015 27 March 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The quality of teaching is good and children are supported well in their learning and development. Children make good progress.  Children have access to a wide variety of interesting resources both indoors and outdoors. They are confident, highly motivated and enjoy exploring their environment.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents receive regular feedback and summaries about their child's progress and development. They are supported to guide their child's learning at home.  The management team and staff have a good understanding of the playgroup's strengths and areas for improvement. Actions and recommendations from the previous inspection have been successfully addressed to improve children's welfare.  Children's language development is supported well by staff. They chat with staff and with their friends. They express themselves clearly and confidently.  Staff are encouraged to further their professional development as they receive regular

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This provision is good

supervision and training opportunities. This has a positive impact on children's progression as staff update their skills, knowledge and understanding.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not yet fully established partnerships with providers of other early years settings that children attend to promote consistency of learning.  Staff occasionally miss opportunities to extend children's learning about the benefits of healthy eating.

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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

 establish effective links with other settings that children attend to robustly promote continuity of care and learning for them  strengthen children's understanding of how nutritious foods contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the playgroup manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the playgroup manager and chair of the committee. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the playgroup's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the playgroup and for members of the committee.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The committee, manager and staff have made significant improvements since the last inspection. They have effective arrangements for notifying Ofsted of changes to the committee and to ensure new members complete suitability checks. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have attended training and fully understand their roles and responsibilities, and the procedures to follow should they have any concerns. This effectively contributes towards keeping children safe at the playgroup. Most staff are qualified and all are experienced and established within the playgroup. The well-qualified manager works directly with children. This helps her to monitor the provision of care and education as she works alongside colleagues. The manager monitors the progress made by individual children. This helps to identify any gaps in their learning and ensure the necessary action is taken to support their learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

All staff have a good understanding of the different ways children learn. They skilfully follow children's interests and extend learning further to provide challenging experiences. Staff weave mathematics throughout a range of activities and routines. They encourage children to use numbers in play, point to objects as they count, explore shapes during activities and compare differences in size. Staff effectively promote children's literacy skills. Books and writing materials are well placed around the indoor and outside environments. This allows children to access them easily and helps them to develop skills needed for early reading and writing. Younger children are provided with activities that help them to gain the basic skills needed for their future learning. They show a strong exploratory impulse as they enjoy sensory activities that stimulate their senses and support their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's emotional well-being is enhanced with opportunities to talk about their feelings and emotions during small-group activities. Children are helped to understand what staff expect of their behaviour. Staff are consistent in their approach and are good role models. Therefore, children learn to share, take turns and be kind to one another. The outdoor area is used effectively for a full range of activities and there are plenty of opportunities for children to be physically active. Their physical development and awareness of the natural world is supported well. Staff ensure that all children are very well prepared emotionally for the next stages in their learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

Staff gather good information from parents, so that they are aware of children's starting points for learning. They then observe, assess and plan effectively for the next stage in children's development. Children develop good skills in readiness for a move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 309394 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1011006 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 31 Name of provider Moss Side Village Playgroup Committee Date of previous inspection 27 March 2015 Telephone number 07561170378

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Setting details

Moss Side Village Playgroup was registered in 1993. It employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications, which vary from level 3 to Qualified Teacher Status. The playgroup opens Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 3pm, and Tuesdays from 9am to 12 noon, term time only. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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