Cosby Community Playgroup

Cosby Community Playgroup The Methodist Church Hall, Park Road, Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 1RN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 October 2016 18 September 2013

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 Ofsted has not been provided with the necessary information for all members of the committee that is responsible for the provision. A member of the committee has not been nominated to liaise with the regulator. Required suitability checks including Disclosure and Barring Service checks have not been completed for most committee members.  Staff do not consistently use observations and accurate assessments to plan support and activities that promote each child's successful learning. The quality of teaching is variable. Staff do not routinely encourage children to explore, investigate and develop their own ideas and strategies for doing things.  The partnerships with other early years settings that children attend are not effective with regard to sharing information and promoting continuity of care and learning for individual children.  Children's understanding of similarities and differences between themselves and others

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This provision is inadequate

is not consistently fostered by staff.  Leadership and management are not effective in evaluating practice and identifying strengths and areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children's social and emotional development is addressed well by staff. Relationships between staff and children are good.  Children's interest in books is fostered effectively by staff. Children act out their favourite stories.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 provide Ofsted with the necessary information about changes to the nominated person and committee members, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks, to enable the full suitability assessment processes to be completed 30/11/2016

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 ensure that observation and assessment are consistently used effectively by all staff to plan support and activities that challenge children, in order to help every child make best progress 15/12/2016

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 make sure that the quality of teaching is consistently good across the staff team, inspiring children to explore, investigate and develop their own ideas 15/12/2016

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 develop partnerships with other early years settings that children attend to promote continuity and consistency in their learning and development. 15/12/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 extend opportunities for children to learn about people, families, communities and traditions beyond their own experience  implement rigorous and effective systems for self-evaluation to identify and prioritise areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held meetings with a member of the committee and the pre-school deputy who is currently acting manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the acting manager.  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 inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. There have been significant changes to the committee responsible for the pre-school and the former nominated person, who was also the manager of the provision, resigned at the beginning of the autumn term. Ofsted has not been provided with information about a nominated person and required suitability checks for most committee members have not been completed. A permanent manager has not yet been appointed, although in the interim period the deputy manager is suitably qualified and experienced to assume most daily managerial responsibilities. However, staff practice is not currently being monitored to ensure that teaching is consistently good or that children are challenged to make best progress. There are currently no effective systems for evaluating practice, in order to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Staff are deployed effectively so that children are always supervised. They are aware of

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

their safeguarding responsibilities, and the local referral procedures, in order to protect children from abuse and neglect. Necessary suitability checks for childcare staff have been completed. Staff keep their safeguarding, first aid and food hygiene knowledge up to date. Information about children's care and learning is shared between staff and parents. However, partnerships have not been developed with other early years provisions that children attend in order to promote a more informed and consistent approach to children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff practice is variable and not all children are challenged successfully in their learning. Staff's observation and assessments are not always accurate enough to plan effectively for each child's future learning. Staff set out the main playroom with suitable resources before children's arrival. However, opportunities for children to independently explore and investigate different media and materials or develop their creativity are minimal. Children participate in role play in their post office. They pretend to write postcards and confidently talk with staff about who they are going to post them to. Many children choose to play in a smaller room where they have access to a good variety of books and ask staff to read stories to them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management, with regard to required suitability checks not being completed for persons responsible for the provision, lead to children's overall safety being compromised. However, the environment in which they play is safe and welcoming. Children's emotional security is addressed well and is initially addressed with a gradual settling-in period that is agreed with parents. Children behave well. They learn to share and take turns. The large outdoor area is used effectively to support children's physical development. Children play with some toys that reflect positive images. However, their learning with regard to different traditions, families and communities beyond their own experience is not fully promoted.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children reach expected levels of development and older children gain basic skills to prepare them for school. However, they are not making best possible progress as teaching is not consistently good. Children learn to manage their self-care needs independently. They practise manipulative skills in different ways and their pencil control is developing well. Older children speak clearly and confidently. Children count and learn to recognise numerals while playing games, such as hopscotch.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226385 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1063779 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Cosby Community Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 18 September 2013 Telephone number 07890 958324

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Cosby Community Playgroup has operated for more than 30 years. The playgroup employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 3 to level 5. The playgroup operates term time only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8.30am to 4pm. It operates on a Tuesday in the winter and summer terms. In the autumn term this is subject to demand. The playgroup provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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