Twyning Village Playgroup

Twyning Village Playgroup Twyning Village Hall, Fleet Road, Twyning, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 6DG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 September 2016 17 October 2012

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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

 Children are very happy, settle quickly and form secure attachments with the caring staff. These warm, responsive relationships support children's emotional well-being.  Experienced staff work closely with professionals and childminders who share children's care. Staff involve them and parents in assessments of children's learning. This helps to provide continuous support to meet children's individual needs well, and to help all children make good progress.  Staff are very positive role models. They speak kindly to the children, and show them respect. Children's behaviour is very good. For example, older children share well with younger friends and use good manners without reminders.  The play leader encourages a culture of safety successfully. Staff use good systems to identify and review risks in the learning environments to help keep children safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always take advantage of all learning opportunities to extend children's thinking and problem-solving skills to a higher level.  At times, the youngest children do not always have as much support as they need to build successfully on their interests and make the best progress possible in their learning.

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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

 make full use of all opportunities to enrich children's thinking skills to higher levels during their play, learning and daily routines  provide the youngest children with even more support to build on their interests and extend their learning fully.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the staff and children during play activities, indoors and outdoors, and looked at resources.  The inspector held a meeting with the chair of the committee, the play leader, and staff.  The inspector talked with parents, and took account of their written views.  The inspector invited the manager to carry out a joint observation.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability checks and qualifications.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Leaders have a good understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. Safeguarding is effective. For example, the playgroup has secure arrangements for protecting children, and staff have a secure understanding of procedures for responding if they have a concern about a child. Leaders have a positive attitude to improving staff practice. For example, staff are keen to attend further training so that they can build on their knowledge of how to support children identified with any delay. Parents' views are taken into account in the evaluation process, and children share their views regularly on the activities provided for them. This helps to drive improvement well. Issues from the last inspection have been addressed to further improve outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff hold regular meetings and checks which help to monitor the quality of children's learning experiences. They work closely with parents and provide additional activities for children to help nurture new skills, such as a 'holiday book' with enjoyable activities to develop early literacy skills. Staff provide a wide range of activities and experiences that support children's learning. For example, they teach children mathematics in exciting ways, such as finding laminated number cards using giant tweezers in a tyre filled with hay. Children are introduced to other cultures, for example, during lessons to speak French. The planned, next steps for pre-schoolers are particularly well focused so that children moving on to school have good social and learning skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff spend time with families, getting to know parents and the children well. They gather important information about children's home lives, routines and backgrounds. In addition, staff offer to carry out home visits to help new children to form secure relationships with staff. Staff provide an interesting and well-resourced indoor environment based on children's interests, which helps children develop a strong motivation to learn. Staff ask children their opinions, take the time to listen to their ideas and support them to develop their interests. Parents value the homely atmosphere and state they are very pleased that staff instil politeness and consideration for others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy challenges to develop physically, and they receive plenty of stimulation from staff to extend their communication and language skills. Older children gain good levels of understanding in literacy. For example, they understand that print carries meaning and notice initial letters in their names when they self-register. Children manage their own hygiene needs, and know how to keep safe. For example, they understand and adhere to strict boundaries outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 101697 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1058703 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 26 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Twyning Village Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 17 October 2012 Telephone number 01684 292 816 or 07823 334 420

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Twyning Playgroup was established in 1963 and registered with Ofsted in 2003. The playgroup is run by a voluntary management committee of parents. It operates from Twyning Village Hall, Twyning, Tewkesbury. The playgroup is open Monday to Thursday from 9.15am to 1pm during school terms. There are currently three members of staff working with the children. Of these, one holds qualified teacher status and one holds a relevant childcare qualification 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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