Buswells Lodge Community Playgroup

Buswells Lodge Community Playgroup Buswells Lodge Primary School, Beauville Drive, LEICESTER, LE4 0PT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 May 2016 13 September 2010

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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 playgroup is well led and managed. There is a strong team of adults who work effectively together to provide for the children's individual needs. They understand the requirements of the early years foundation stage well.  Staff have established good working relationships with parents. Parental involvement in their children's learning is highly valued and well promoted.  Children's developing communication and language skills are well supported by the staff. Staff use descriptive language during play and ensure they give children enough time to consider their responses to questions.  The playgroup is welcoming and stimulating. Children are confident, motivated and keen to play and explore the well-resourced learning environment.  Effective support is provided for children who speak English as an additional language.  Staff receive regular supervision to review their practice and performance. Managers

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This provision is good

and staff plan together for training and development, helping to keep standards high.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The current scheduled use of the outdoor area shared with the school does not always allow for children's extended exploration and investigation, or promote their confidence in physical skills.

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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

 explore further ways to enhance the learning and development of those children who prefer to be outdoors.

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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 held a meeting with the playgroup manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, discussed self-evaluation and viewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the playgroup.  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 manager and her dedicated team work very well together. Staff are highly qualified, which has a positive impact on the quality of teaching. The manager regularly monitors the quality of teaching and supports her team to improve. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Committee members follow robust procedures when they employ new members of staff, helping to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff implement a detailed range of policies and procedures well, which helps them provide children with a safe and secure environment. In addition, staff complete risk assessments and daily safety checks, enabling them to identify and minimise any potential hazards. Parents speak extremely highly of the playgroup. They value the care their children receive and are extremely upset about the planned closure of the playgroup.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe children as they play, in order to determine what stage they are at in their development. They use this information well in order to plan a range of activities that excites, motivates and interests children. Children are encouraged to be active learners, with a great emphasis placed on having opportunities to explore and investigate the world around them. A small group of children are engrossed in their play as they explore compost to find worms and use magnifiers to observe mini-beasts. Children learn to recognise numbers as they identify and match numbers in the water tray. Older children are keen to show their writing skills and many are confident at writing their names. Some begin to sound out simple words.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have created a very warm, nurturing setting. Children confidently enter the playgroup and are quick to settle and start playing. The impact of the setting's focus on the social and emotional development of children is evident. The key-person system is well established and effective. This helps to foster positive relationships with children and their parents. Staff have high but realistic expectations to help children develop their independence. Children are kind to one another and behave well. Staff encourage children to share and take turns, and this helps children develop good personal and social skills. Children are offered a range of healthy meals and snacks, and are developing a good understanding of why it is important to have a nutritious and balanced diet.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing positive and enthusiastic attitudes towards learning. Children of all abilities, including those who receive funded education and children who speak English as an additional language, are making good progress. They are well prepared for starting school. Children learn about other cultures and their local community. They have a strong sense of self and belonging.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY236685 Local authority Leicester City Inspection number 870045 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 14 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Buswells Lodge Community Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 13 September 2010 Telephone number 0116 2366769

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Buswells Lodge Community Playgroup was registered in 2003. The playgroup employs three members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from levels 2 to 6. The playgroup opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am to midday. The playgroup provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The playgroup supports children who speak English as an additional language and children who have special educational needs or disability.

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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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