S S Henry & Elizabeth Playgroup

S S Henry & Elizabeth Playgroup The Catholic Church Hall, The Broadway, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1TS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 December 2016 16 September 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

 Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they visit parks to challenge themselves on larger equipment.  The manager and staff work together to evaluate and review their practice. For instance, they have daily meetings to discuss the day's events and how well their plans engaged the children. This helps to raise outcomes for children.  Staff are positive role models. Children know what is expected of them, which helps them to learn how to manage their behaviour and be polite and kind to others. This helps to support their emotional well-being.  Children make good progress and develop skills which support their future learning. For example, they count and use mathematical concepts in their play.  Staff form effective links with other professionals such as speech and language therapists. This helps them to seek guidance and refer children into their service who

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This provision is good

need extra support to catch up.  The manager monitors the consistency of quality of teaching well. For example, she observes staff in their daily practice and provides constructive support and advice.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently create opportunities for children to extend their independence skills.  Children are not fully able to develop their understanding of other languages further.

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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

 improve the range of opportunities for children to extend their independence skills further  develop further children's awareness and ability to explore the differences between the languages spoken by themselves and others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff interactions with children.  The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector looked at the written documentation including a sample of policies and procedures, risk assessments and staff training records.  The inspector spoke to children, parents and staff, and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager motivates and supports staff to help them develop their knowledge. She highlights any training needs and encourages them to build upon their skills further. For instance, staff attend sign language training to support all children to develop good communication skills. Staff keep up to date with new ideas. This helps to keep children engaged in interesting learning experiences. Staff establish positive partnerships with parents and successfully keep them fully involved in their children's learning. For instance, they are invited into regular events, such as parent breakfasts, and encouraged to add to their children's development records. All staff have a good knowledge of the safeguarding procedures to support children to remain safe and protect their welfare. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children to prepare for the move to school well. For example, they change the role-play area into a 'classroom' and talk to them about what they may expect to see. Staff share children's achievements with teachers. This helps to provide a consistency to their learning. Children are confident to communicate and are keen to share their own ideas. Staff skilfully build on children's ideas and encourage them to add their own thoughts into the planning. This supports children to feel valued and listened to. For example, discussions about the body lead children into drawing round their friends. Staff extend this further, building on children's interest and encourage them to add and name body parts such as eyes. The manager and staff monitor children's progress on a regular basis. This enables them to highlight any gaps in development promptly and provide individual support to close them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff establish positive relationships with children and know them well. This helps children to settle confidently into play and develop a good sense of belonging and emotional well- being. Children learn about some aspects of the wider world. For instance, they celebrate festivals and explore traditions unique to other countries. Children learn the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they understand how to remain healthy as they freely use the nose-wiping and hygiene stations.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. Children participate in activities that require a level of responsibility. For instance, they take 'Henry' and 'Elizabeth' bear home to share their own adventures and they are keen to share their stories with their friends back at the playgroup.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460253 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1063392 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Kim Teresa Neal

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Date of previous inspection 16 September 2013 Telephone number 07931 651088

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SS Henry & Elizabeth Playgroup opened in 1995 and re-registered in 2013 due to a change in ownership. It operates from one room in a church hall in Sheerness, Kent. The playgroup is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 3pm and Tuesdays from 9am to midday, during term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are four members of staff, three of whom hold a recognised level 3 early years qualification.

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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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