Christian Alliance Playgroup

Christian Alliance Playgroup Christian Alliance Hall, 4 Parsonage Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 0AJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 2017 28 April 2015

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Assessment and tracking arrangements are currently not being implemented to enable staff to identify clearly where children are in their development and plan for any specific learning needs.  Staff do not work in partnership with other early years provisions that children attend to promote a more consistent approach to supporting children's care and learning needs.  There is little focus on driving improvements and professional development opportunities to maintain the previous good quality of the playgroup.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are confident and capable characters. They show a real interest and enthusiasm for learning as they independently take charge of their play.  Staff use their years of experience to provide children with a traditional, caring and nurturing playgroup. Children feel safe and secure. They freely explore and pursue their own interests.  Staff have developed close relationships with parents and they regularly engage with them about the children. Parents speak very highly of the staff and compliment them on the nurture and care they provide.

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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

 improve professional development opportunities for staff to develop their knowledge and skills and raise quality of teaching to a consistently good level 05/06/2017

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Due Date

 improve the monitoring and assessment of children's learning to accurately identify their level of achievement and use the information gained from these to shape learning experiences for every child. 29/05/2017

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Due Date

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

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 develop effective partnerships with other provisions children attend to promote a more cohesive working approach to supporting children's learning  develop self-evaluation processes that focus on raising the quality of the provision to a good level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of interactions between children and staff as they engaged in activities.  The inspector spoke to staff and engaged with children during the inspection.  The inspector talked to the manager at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.  The inspector looked at documentation relating to children, staff and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff demonstrate a clear understanding of their roles and the procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child. The manager has kept up to date with mandatory training, such as first aid and safeguarding. She demonstrates a sufficient understanding of recent updates in safeguarding guidance and has shared this with her staff. However, professional development opportunities for staff are not focused on improving practice. There are limited opportunities for staff to increase their knowledge and skills. The self-evaluation processes are underdeveloped and are not focused on the playgroup making effective improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. Staff understand that children learn through play and they interact well with them to support their learning while they engage in activities. They provide a wide range of learning opportunities across the different areas. For example, children have opportunities to be creative during activities, such as painting and role play. They show increasing physical skills, as they climb on the climbing frame and pedal bikes carefully through the indoor environment. However, staff currently do not assess or track children's progress. This means they do not have accurate information about children's stage of development. In addition, staff do not share information about children with other provisions to enable them to plan for their individual needs effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy their time at playgroup. On arrival, they cheerfully greet staff and quickly settle into available activities. Staff's kind and caring approach helps to create a welcoming and nurturing environment. This helps children to develop a strong sense of belonging and form close and secure relationships. Children's behaviour is good. They listen and respond well to staff and they play cooperatively, share resources and work together to resolve issues for themselves. They develop an understanding of risks and learn how to keep themselves safe through the gentle and sensitive guidance of staff. Children demonstrate good levels of independence as they manage their own personal needs, take charge of their play and take turns serving snacks.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in the assessment arrangements means that teaching is not clearly focused on supporting children to make the best possible progress. That said, children develop the skills to support their future learning and older children are prepared for moving onto school. Children are interested in books and look at these independently. They listen to staff read and pretend to read to each other. Younger children freely engage in mark making and some older children can write their own names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 135272 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1089512 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Christian Alliance of Women and Girls Committee

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Date of previous inspection 28 April 2015 Telephone number 020 8245 4472

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Christian Alliance Playgroup registered in 1992. It operates from a community hall in the London Borough of Enfield. The playgroup is open during term time on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 9am until midday. There are six members of staff, most of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 and three staff hold qualified teacher status.

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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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