Railway Children Playgroup

Railway Children Playgroup Cricket Pavilion, Burton Road, Gedling, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 4AT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2017 13 February 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

 Children happily enter the playgroup, seeking out their friends and chatting to staff. They are confident to explore their surroundings. Staff promote kindness and respect towards others, enhancing children's emotional well-being.  Staff work closely with other professionals to implement agreed strategies in order to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. This targeted approach successfully improves outcomes for children.  The manager monitors progress made by all groups of children well. She helps staff to identify gaps in children's learning, provide additional support and focus resources where they are most needed.  Staff have established good links with schools and other providers. They invite teachers to visit children in the setting and share information about their care, progress and learning priorities. This helps to promote continuity in children's care and learning.

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This provision is good

 The staff have strong partnerships with parents. The good sharing of information supports and encourages parents to extend their children's learning at home. Parents speak highly of the staff team and regularly contribute to their children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring of staff practice by the manager is not incisive enough. It does not consistently provide highly effective support to develop staff's skills and knowledge, in order to raise the quality of their teaching to an outstanding level.  On occasion, staff do not carefully consider and plan group activities as effectively as possible to ensure that all children remain focused.

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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

 evaluate staff's practice more rigorously and further support the development of their teaching skills and knowledge, in order to raise the quality of their teaching  plan group activities more effectively to better engage and maximise the learning of all children participating.

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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 observed and evaluated learning activities with the playgroup leader.  The inspector engaged in discussion with the playgroup leader, staff and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as some policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the playgroup.  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 good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good understanding of all aspects of safeguarding, including child protection procedures, and they know what to do if they suspect a child may be at risk. Staff attend regular child protection training and know the professionals to contact if required. Staff ensure that spontaneous activities are effectively risk assessed and continue to be suitable, while allowing children to manage their own risks, appropriate to their ages and stages of development. Self-evaluation takes into account the views of staff, parents and children. A well-thought-out action plan is used to make continuing improvements. Ratios in the playgroup are maintained at all times and children are suitably supervised. Recruitment procedures are rigorous and help to ensure that staff and committee members are suitable to work with children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and have a good knowledge of child development. They carry out regular observations of children. They assess children's progress effectively, linking children's next steps in learning to their ongoing and flexible planning. Children's interests are very well promoted and positively used to plan activities and experiences that motivate them. For example, children show a keen interest in pirates. They explore an inviting role- play area and use books to develop their understanding. Children show strong imaginative skills as they fully engage in an enthusiastic story-time activity that sparks their interest. Staff encourage the children to listen to the sounds that letters represent and they enjoy finding these within their own names. Activities like these promote early reading and writing in preparation for moving on to school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Opportunities for children to develop their physical skills are very good. Staff encourage children to have fresh air and be active on a daily basis. Children learn about how physical activity affects their bodies, for instance, as they talk with staff about how fast their hearts beat after exercise. Staff promote children's understanding of how suitable hygiene practices contribute to their good health. Children's emotional well-being is promoted well. The key-person system is effective. Positive settling-in procedures enable staff and parents to work well together to build children's confidence and self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language, are making good progress in their learning, given their starting points. Children are motivated and show good levels of concentration. They eagerly join in with experiences that support them in acquiring the key skills they need for school. Children's mathematical skills are developing particularly well. They count and are learning about concepts such as shape and size.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 253240 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1090337 Type of provision Full-time 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 28 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person The Railway Children (Gedling) Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 13 February 2015 Telephone number 0115 9403107

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Railway Children Playgroup registered in 1990. The playgroup employs five members of staff. Of these, three hold a qualification at level 3. The playgroup is open Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, during term time. It also opens with flexible hours during some school holidays. The playgroup 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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