Oakdale Playgroup @ Serpentine

Oakdale Playgroup @ Serpentine Serpentine Road Family Church, 100 Liscard Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 0AA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 February 2017 Not applicable

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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 manager is knowledgeable and has a good understanding of her role and responsibilities. Her ongoing action plans accurately identify and monitor areas for improvement. She encourages the staff team to contribute ideas to improve practice further.  Children learn about numbers, quantity and size in a variety of ways. They compare how tall they are against a tower of blocks or identify which marshmallows are bigger or smaller. They count confidently and guess how many items they can see.  Partnerships with health professionals and other agencies are good. For example, health visitors regularly meet with staff and parents. They complete an integrated review as part of the progress check completed for children aged between two and three years.  Parents say that staff keep them well informed about what their children are learning. Parents are invited to meet with their child's key person and join in stay-and-play

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This provision is good

sessions. This contributes to parent's understanding of how to support their child's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 While children make good progress, some planned activities do not precisely identify what children need to learn next.  Some areas within the playgroup have limited resources to ignite children's imagination or help them to learn about people and families beyond their immediate experience.

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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

 develop the use of planned activities that even more precisely identify children's next steps in learning  enhance opportunities that promote children's imaginary play and understanding of the similarities and differences between people in the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the playgroup. She looked at a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and the playgroup's improvement plan.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the playgroup manager and the provider.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the playgroup manager.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a clear understanding of child protection procedures. They can identify possible causes for concern and know who to report their concerns to. The environment is safe and secure. The manager has implemented thorough procedures for minimising risks to children. Ongoing methods of managing staff performance help the well qualified and experienced team to continue their professional development. The manager regularly provides staff supervision. She also monitors children's progress on a termly basis. Together, this helps to identify training needs that benefit children's learning. For example, staff have completed training which has strengthened the teaching of mathematics.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy activities they choose for themselves and activities directed by staff. Staff plan themed activities to develop children's interests or promote particular areas of learning. Generally, key people assess children's development by observing what they can do and provide parents with termly summaries. Children make good progress. They have plenty of opportunities to experiment with making marks. For example, children make circle shapes in oats or draw with pens and pencils. They use small cars to make track marks in icing sugar. Children who need extra support with speaking are well supported. Staff use visual clues or specific strategies developed by health professionals to help children make good progress from their starting points.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children benefit from a daily routine that helps them to predict what will happen next. This contributes to the calm, relaxed atmosphere, helping children to behave well. Children join in small and larger group activities, such as story time, and enjoy dancing to music and colour matching. Staff are kind and caring. They are deployed well to provide children with individual care and attention, supporting good attachments. Children play outside every day and have access to wheeled toys. They confidently balance on the wooden blocks they have lined up under the supervision of staff. Children are helped to learn about which foods are healthy in a variety of ways. They make good progress in developing self-care skills, for example, using the toilet independently or pouring their own drinks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show the dispositions of effective learners. They are keen to communicate and willingly join in activities. They listen to staff and are able to follow simple instructions, take turns and cooperate with others. Children show great enthusiasm for joining in action songs or for building wooden structures. They are prepared well for their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485241 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1008856 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 32 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Oakdale Opportunities Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07444039672

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Oakdale Playgroup @ Serpentine was registered in 2015. The playgroup employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or higher, including one with qualified teacher status. The playgroup is open each weekday from 9am until midday during term time only. The playgroup provides funded 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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