Whitminster Little Tigers

Whitminster Little Tigers Village Hall, School Lane, Whitminster, Gloucestershire, GL2 7NT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 May 2016 18 April 2013

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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 manager has made some good changes in the setting to monitor and support staff. She helps them to find suitable training or professional development opportunities to help them develop their skills and knowledge. Staff plan good experiences for children that meet their needs well.  Staff make accurate observations and assessments of children's learning and development. They recognise when children need extra help. They make sure that gaps in learning close and children make good progress in their development.  The manager and staff evaluate the setting well. They use feedback from parents and children to identify changes and improvements for the setting.  Staff have developed good partnerships with parents and others involved in children's care. Regular exchanges of information help staff to understand children's starting points and plan for what they need to learn next. Children benefit from consistent

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This provision is good

experiences between the setting and at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not always given the responsibility to carry out manageable tasks during the daily routines, to develop further their self-care skills.  Staff do not always explain what is expected of children, particularly when they join in large group activities. At times, some children wander off or continue to talk rather than listen.

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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

 offer children more opportunities to carry out tasks that they can manage for themselves during daily routines, to further develop their self-care skills  make sure that children receive clear messages about what is expected of them, especially at large group times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector took into account the views of a parent spoken to during the inspection and the views of parents through questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents, and held a meeting with the manager.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including policies and procedures, safeguarding information and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager and staff reflect well on the provision. They have made a number of changes to the way that they evaluate what they do and how they communicate with parents. For example, they have introduced an evaluation book for staff, parents and others to write suggestions for improvements. In addition, they have introduced daily dairies for children's learning and development as parents requested more information and suggestions for helping their children's learning at home. The manager has updated policies to help keep children safe. All staff know what to do in the event of concerns about a child. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe children well, following their interests and needs to engage them in learning. For example, they put up the pop-up tent as a child had said that he wanted to go camping. The children enjoyed using the tent and 'cooking' food on the pretend campfire. Staff encouraged children's curiosity and supported their understanding of the world. For example, they provided leaves, and pine cones with the playdough. Children used their imagination as they made dough caterpillars that ate the pine cones and then stuck leaves on each side of the caterpillars to create butterflies, just like in the story they had read. Staff encourage children's mathematical and writing skills. For example, they ask questions, provide new words and praise children when they write numerals in chalk on the ground, telling staff what numbers they have drawn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff encourage children to manage risks and to explore materials in the outdoor play area. For example, children experimented with guttering, balancing it in the fork of a tree and then sending stones down it. Children learn how to work together to achieve what they want. For instance, they made a pulley system with rope and a basket filled with stones and then worked together to lift the basket up. Staff teach children about healthy eating and practices. For example, they invited a visitor in to show children how to brush their teeth properly, and they discuss the contents of children's lunch boxes, talking about healthy food choices. Staff prepare children well for moving on in their learning. For instance, children visit the local school one day a week to join in play and learning, and have lunch with the school children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. Children develop good mathematical skills. For example, they count objects and recognise and write numerals. They work together cooperatively to solve problems. All children, including those who need extra help communicating, are confident in talking to others and can make their needs known.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 101802 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1028040 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Whitminster Little Tigers Committee

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Date of previous inspection 18 April 2013 Telephone number 07415764159

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Whitminster Little Tigers Playgroup registered in 1998. It operates from the main room of the village hall in Whitminster, Gloucestershire. There are three members of staff working with the children, who all have early years qualifications. Staff are assisted by parents on a rota basis. The playgroup receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years, and also receives early years pupil premium funding.

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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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