Shekinah Playgroup

Shekinah Playgroup Baptist Church, Western Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5WD

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 May 2017 11 June 2015

p.1

3

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

p.1

3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

p.1

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

 Staff are not consistent in the behaviour management strategies they use when some children demonstrate inappropriate behaviour.  Managers have not acted upon or identified weaknesses in their or their staff’s practice with regards to managing children’s behaviour. For example, they have not accessed support from external agencies or attended specific training.  Staff do not always give children enough time to respond to questions or answer independently during conversation. This does not fully promote their thinking skills.  Managers do not actively involve or gain feedback from parents or children in helping them to identify areas to improve further.

p.1

It has the following strengths

 Staff provide children with an interesting environment. They arrange activities that grasp children’s imaginations and engage them in learning.  Staff have good relationships with other settings that children attend and local schools. They share information about children’s learning, which helps support their progress.  Managers and staff have good relationships with parents. They involve them in their children’s learning and encourage them to share information from home.  Managers monitor children’s development effectively. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

p.2

Due Date

 ensure strategies to manage children's behaviour are effective for all children 05/06/2017

p.2

Due Date

 ensure staff receive training to enable them to promote children's behaviour effectively. 05/08/2017

p.2

Due Date

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

p.2

Due Date

 consider the amount of time staff give to children when asking them questions to enable them to think and respond independently  improve self-evaluation systems already in place to include the views of parents and children.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and staff's interactions with children indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to staff and managers throughout the inspection and asked questions about observation and assessment, behaviour management and safeguarding procedures.  The inspector tracked some children's development and spoke to the key persons about their progress and next steps in learning.  The inspector viewed some written documentation including, policies, accident records and staff training certificates.  The inspector spoke to some parents to gain their views and feedback on the setting.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a suitable knowledge of the procedures they would follow if they had concerns about children and possible signs of abuse. Managers ensure staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date. For example, they attend child protection training. However, managers have not provided themselves or their staff with training to effectively manage children's behaviour. Staff do not consistently respond to children's negative behaviour and do not always explain how to behave appropriately. For example, when staff tell children to sit and listen to the story, they kick and hit a staff member while other children ignore staff and walk away. Managers evaluate some aspects of the provision and staff practice. For example, they have made progress towards previous recommendations. However, evaluations have not identified gaps in training for staff or include the views of parents and children.

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide an interesting environment for children. They have a good knowledge of children's interests and plan activities that grasp their imaginations. For example, children enjoy using different resources to make crowns and give meaning to the marks they make. Children confidently explore the outdoor area and make the most of the space they have. For example, children find an ant and discuss with staff how they will look after it. Staff skilfully extended children's learning and interest by providing books about other insects and developing the conversation further. However, some staff do not allow children enough time to answer questions or share their own thoughts and ideas.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not have effective strategies in place to manage children's behaviour. At times, some children do not behave at all appropriately towards others and are not taught that their actions are inappropriate. Some children do not show respect for each other or staff. Staff have different expectations for some children and do not always give them the same messages regarding their behaviour, which can be confusing for children. This is confusing for other children and does not provide them with a good understanding of appropriate behaviour. Most children settle quickly into the setting. For example, they find their name and talk confidently to staff about items they have brought in from home.

p.3

Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in preparation for their future learning and move to school. Children are keen to learn and not afraid to have a go. For example, they try to write the first letters of their name. Children are independent and learning to manage their own personal needs. For example, they use the toilet and wash their hands.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number 113694 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1089121 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 24 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Shekinah Playgroup Committee

p.4

reference number

Date of previous inspection 11 June 2015 Telephone number 01273462847

p.4

reference number

Shekinah Playgroup opened in 1980 and registered in 1992. The setting operates from two rooms in the Baptist church, located in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The setting opens for four morning sessions and one afternoon session each week during school term time. Sessions are from 9.15am to 12.15pm, and from 9.15am to 3.30pm on a Thursday. The setting is closed on a Wednesday. The setting is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. There are six members of staff, four of whom have a childcare qualification at level 3 and one at level 2.

p.4

reference number

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.

p.4

reference number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

reference number

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

reference number

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

reference number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5