Tower Hamlets Opportunity Group

Tower Hamlets Opportunity Group Around Poplar Childrens Centre, 115 Three Colt Street, London, E14 8AP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 June 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children form exceptionally strong attachments to their key persons and other nursery staff. They feel safe and secure, and grow in confidence and self-assurance.  Staff obtain extremely useful information from parents about their children's development from the outset. They use this information effectively, along with their own initial observations, to help them to identify children's starting points. All children make exceptional progress in their learning and development.  Children who have special educational needs or disability receive exceptional support from the dedicated staff, who thoroughly understand their individual needs.  Staff establish highly successful partnerships with other professionals to secure the best possible outcomes for the children in their care. High numbers of staff, who are well qualified, ensure that all children receive the level of support they need.  Partnerships with parents are especially strong. Staff provide parents with daily

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This provision is outstanding

information about their children's progress. Parents and families receive a high level of support and understanding; staff are enabling, caring and sensitive to their needs.  The managers evaluate their practice and the services they provide. They are fully aware of the strengths of their setting and the areas they would like to improve. They take into account the views of parents, children and other professionals fully, when considering plans for improvement.

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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

 continue to increase opportunities for children to assist in and manage everyday tasks, to strengthen their skills for the future.

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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 discussions with the manager, project coordinator and staff, and spoke to children throughout the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the project coordinator.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and other professionals by speaking to some of them during the inspection, and reading their feedback and comments.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the setting's self- evaluation, records of children's progress, records of staff suitability checks and qualifications.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The dedicated staff work exceedingly well together as a team. There is a shared commitment towards delivering exceptional standards of high quality care and learning for all children. Extremely effective procedures for regular staff supervision and monitoring lead to an exceptionally high level of consistency in practice. Staff provide a relaxed, enjoyable and stimulating environment, where each individual child is respected and valued. Staff benefit from an effective programme of training to ensure that they deliver a rich and varied curriculum for children. Safeguarding is effective. All staff are entirely confident in their role to protect children in their care. They fully understand how to identify any risks to children's well-being, and how to record and report any concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff frequently observe children and accurately assess their progress. They plan exceptionally motivating and challenging activities, and experiences that successfully support children's learning across all areas. For example, staff support children to independently explore and mix together ingredients to make dough, where children learn how the right amounts of raw ingredients come together to make a solid form. Children learn to take turns and share their resources. Children enjoy their learning. They find out more about the world, such as when investigating a colony of insects living under a log. They examine insects with magnifying glasses and find that they look bigger, and are fascinated to discover how ice melts when brought into a warm room.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff provide an extremely enabling environment where children feel confident and safe. For example, older children learn to care for those who are younger or less able than they are. Children enjoy finding out about the beliefs and customs of others, and they learn to respect each other's differences and individuality. Children learn exceptional skills of independence. They make their own choices and lead their own play, although opportunities to encourage their involvement in everyday tasks are still developing. Staff follow children's lead and extend their play to add challenge and excitement. For example, children have freedom to express themselves in art, and draw shapes and lines on the floor. Staff build on their enthusiasm, such as when showing them how to turn their drawings into snakes, which helps children to develop good hand and wrist control for early writing. Staff teach children the benefits of having a healthy diet and exercise.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn exceptional skills that equip them well for moving on to school. For example, they learn how words and letters sound when listening to stories. Furthermore, they understand that words have a meaning and learn to write the letters in their name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476212 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 960802 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Tower Hamlets Opportunity Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 02079875167

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Tower Hamlets Opportunity Group registered in 2007. It is located in a children's centre in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The playgroup operates Monday to Friday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, during term time only. The provider receives funding for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs seven members of staff and an administrator. The majority of staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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