Potter Hill Playgroup

Potter Hill Playgroup Methodist Church, Potter Hill, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8AA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2017 15 April 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

 The leadership and management of the setting are weak. The manager does not ensure that records to prove staff are suitable to work with children are available at inspection. In addition, those records that are present are not fully completed.  Staff are not supported effectively by the manager to develop themselves professionally. Their training needs, although identified, are not sufficiently supported to continuously drive improvement. In addition, priorities for improvement are not used to implement change in the setting.  Staff do not use the monitoring of children's progress well enough to ensure all children make good or better progress in their learning and development.  Group times for younger children do not always fully support their concentration skills.  Children are not being taught about the importance of eating a healthy diet. Staff do not effectively liaise with parents to help them understand healthy options to provide

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This provision is inadequate

for children's meals while in the setting.

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It has the following strengths

 Children's early literacy skills are promoted well. They recognise their names and are developing an understanding that words have meaning.  Children choose to play indoors or outdoors and make their own decisions. Staff promote exercise and fresh air throughout the day.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure records are easily accessible and available for inspection 17/03/2017  ensure Disclosure and Barring Service checks are fully recorded including the disclosure number, the date the disclosure was obtained and detail who obtained the check 17/03/2017

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Due Date

 provide effective supervision for staff in order to support their professional development and develop an understanding about how to monitor the development of their key children 28/03/2017

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 use assessment to plan effectively for each child's individual needs and stage of development. 04/04/2017

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 use the information gained from self-evaluation systems more effectively in order to consistently meet legal requirements and drive ongoing improvement  review group times with younger children and support children's concentration at these times  support parents to provide healthy meals for children and give clear messages to children about why it is important to have a healthy diet.

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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 spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager, chairperson and staff. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.  The inspector spoke to a number 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. The manager takes documentation home and some documentation is not available for inspection. This includes details of the majority of staff's vetting checks. Consequently, staff's suitability to work with children cannot be verified. Furthermore, those checks that are available for inspection do not have all the required information recorded. All staff have received training to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse. They know who to contact with any concerns and important telephone numbers are pinned to the noticeboard should they need to make a referral. The premises are secure and staff are deployed well to supervise children. Staff are committed to the setting and to driving improvement. Staff are well qualified. However, the management of the setting is weak and staff do not feel adequately supported in their role or able to improve sufficiently. Supervision of staff is not used

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

effectively to support their individual needs. For instance, staff request training on how to monitor children's progress and ask for reassurance that they are working to a high standard. However, this is not forthcoming from the manager and therefore the capacity for staff to improve is limited. The manager evaluates the setting and has clear priorities for improvement. However, these are not acted upon and therefore continuous improvement is also limited.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy attending the setting. The environment is attractively set out and children immediately engage in activities when they arrive. Staff ensure they are available to help children find an activity that they want to take part in. Parents are informed of the activities on offer and staff liaise with them daily about what children have learnt. This means parents are able to complement children's learning at home. Staff are patient and kind. They strive to deliver good quality learning for children. However, as they are lacking in training to support their understanding of how to use assessment effectively, next steps in children's learning are not consistently well planned. Consequently, some children are not making good or better progress. Children are learning early mathematical skills as they complete jigsaw puzzles. At group time, children learn about the days of the week and sing songs to develop their understanding of the world. However, group times are too

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

long and younger children's concentration is not supported fully during this time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are not effectively taught about the importance of following healthy lifestyles. Numerous children eat unhealthy packed lunches which do not contain nutritious and balanced food or drinks. Staff do not sufficiently support parents to understand the importance of nutrition for children. This has an impact on children's physical well-being. Children are settled and happy. Staff know their individual care needs and support their emotional development. However, as the suitability of staff cannot be checked then children are being cared for in a false sense of security. Staff manage children's behaviour very well. Children displaying challenging behaviour are dealt with consistently by all staff and meetings with parents ensure that the same positive behaviour management strategies are being used between home and the setting.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not all making good or better progress in their learning and development. Despite this, they are learning some skills to support their future learning. They are learning to share, take turns and be kind to each other. Children persist at tasks and are motivated to learn. They are confident and have high levels of self-esteem. They make choices in their play and are happy to lead their own learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 400258 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 1064138 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 17 Name of registered person Potter Hill Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 15 April 2013 Telephone number 07837306460

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Potter Hill Playgroup was registered in 1992. The setting employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The setting opens from Tuesday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9.10am until 12.55pm. The setting 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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