Hadnall Pre-School Playgroup

Hadnall Pre-School Playgroup Shrewsbury Road, Hadnall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4AG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 June 2017 21 January 2015

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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

 There is a varied curriculum. Staff provide activities that cover all areas of children's development to help them reach the next stage in learning.  Partnership with parents is good. Staff identify children's capabilities when they first start using information from parents. They regularly inform parents of children's progress and share ideas of how to support children's learning at home.  Since the last inspection, staff have adapted their teaching to help increase children's level of concentration. For example, whole-group times are short to help prevent younger children losing interest and impacting on older children's concentration.  Staff plan activities that help children learn about their community. For example, they take children on outings to buy stamps from the local post office. They also visit the local postbox to post cards to pre-school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring of staff practice is not yet rigorous enough to help raise the quality of practice to the highest level.  Staff do not share detailed information with other settings children attend to promote an even more consistent approach to supporting children's learning.  Staff's monitoring and assessments of children's learning do not yet have a sharp enough focus on identifying children's styles of learning. Therefore, they do not fully consider this in their planning of activities.

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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

 strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to help tackle any minor variations in practice and help raise the quality of teaching further still  extend the information shared with staff at other settings children attend to help further promote continuity in children's learning  build on the systems to monitor and assess children's learning to identify children's learning styles and use this information more precisely in planning.

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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, volunteers and children during the inspection.  The inspector observed an activity and evaluated it with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and spoke with committee members. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection, viewed their written feedback and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff, including the manager, are knowledgeable about the safeguarding procedures. They know how to report concerns about children's welfare and how to prevent children from being drawn into extreme views. The committee complete checks on all staff to help ensure they are suitable to work with children. Self-evaluation is good and the manager and committee use feedback effectively to develop the pre-school. For example, they have purchased additional physical equipment after consultation with staff, children and parents. Staff use the knowledge gained from training to improve the progress check for children aged between two and three years. For example, they have built stronger links with other professionals, such as health visitors, to support their assessments.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff pay close attention to the progress made by individual children. For example, they regularly check what progress children who speak English as an additional language make. They support these children effectively to enable them to quickly grasp good communication and language skills in English and their home language. Staff focus on teaching children the skills they need for school. For example, they help children to count four pennies to buy an item priced at four pence from the role-play shop. Staff provide opportunities for children to practise their early writing skills throughout their play. For example, children use whiteboards and pens to write a shopping list.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children like coming to pre-school. New children settle in quickly and form strong bonds with their key person. Staff know children's care needs well, including their dietary requirements. They take these into account when providing nutritious food at snack time. Children behave positively, for example, sharing toys. Staff teach children right from wrong and how to follow rules, such as not throwing sand. They help children learn about the customs of different celebrations. For example, children make cards and wrap presents for special people on Father's Day. Staff explain to children that not all children live with their dad. However, they may have other special people in their lives, such as their grandad. Children follow good hygiene routines, such as handwashing.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. They have good social skills. For example, children work together with other children to carry a tent inside. They also take turns during team games. Children are keen learners and quickly grasp new skills. For example, younger children listen to staff about how to clamber up the climbing equipment. They follow the instructions of moving one hand and one foot up at a time. They rapidly move up the climbing frame. This helps them to develop their physical skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 224103 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1090141 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 20 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Hadnall Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 January 2015 Telephone number 07740996521

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Hadnall Pre-school Playgroup registered in 1995. It is committee run and is in Hadnall, Shropshire. The pre-school opens Monday and Thursday from 9.15am to 12.45pm and Wednesday and Friday from 9.15am to 3pm, term time only. It employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3 and three have qualified teacher status. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for three- and four-year-olds.

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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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