Funtimes Playgroup

Funtimes Playgroup Scout Huts, Community Close, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8RE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 September 2017 29 March 2017

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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

 The manager and staff team have worked hard since the previous inspection to address the actions set. For example, effective supervision, training and support ensures all staff improve their skills. They are confident and capable within their roles and responsibilities.  Children form close attachments to key staff who are caring and attentive to their needs. They receive constant reassurance while settling in, so they feel safe and secure in their new surroundings. Children quickly begin to manage the routine, become independent and develop good social skills. Children are happy and confident.  The manager and staff work effectively with parents and other professionals, to share information about children's progress and their individual needs. All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported well. All children make good progress from their starting points.

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This provision is good

 The manager and staff work well together to evaluate the strengths and the weakness of the provision. They set relevant targets for ongoing improvements to practice.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the manager and staff monitor individual children's learning well, they have not fully established systems to monitor the progress of specific groups of children.  During some group activities, staff do not consistently focus on the children who are not fully engaged, to extend their learning.

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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

 develop the systems to evaluate the impact of teaching on specific groups of children, to identify any gaps in learning as swiftly as possible  review the planning of group activities to ensure all children are appropriately challenged and fully engaged.

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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 looked at relevant documentation, including policies and written records. She checked evidence of the suitability of all staff working at the playgroup.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the playgroup manager.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to 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. Staff have a good knowledge and are fully aware of child protection issues and the signs that may cause them concern. They know the procedures to follow to promote children's safety and welfare. Recruitment procedures and ongoing checking of staff's suitability help to ensure that suitable people care for the children. The manager provides regular supervision and training. For example, all staff have completed paediatric first-aid. Staff maintain a safe environment for the children. They are deployed well so that children are always supervised.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use observations and assessments effectively to monitor individual children's progress. They use this information to plan, with the parents, what children need to learn next. This helps to provide consistency for the children and further extend their learning. Staff encourage children's communication and language skills well. For example, children of all ages enjoy singing time. Staff ask interesting questions and allow children the time they need to respond, to aid their language development further. Children have an interest in books and enjoy listening to and sharing stories. They develop good mathematical skills. For example, they count the amount of conkers they have in their container and use mathematical language when describing the shapes, quantities and sizes. Children use their imaginations during role-play games. They enjoy dressing up as various characters and enjoy pretending to make food from sand and modelling dough.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff praise children for their achievements, which helps to promote their self-esteem and emotional well-being. Staff are good role models. They encourage children to use good manners and promote positive behaviour. Children behave well and form good friendships. They learn to share, take turns and to be kind to one another. Staff teach children about healthy lifestyles. They provide children with healthy snacks according to their dietary needs. Children are physically active on a daily basis and they use a wide range of equipment indoors and outdoors. For example, they learn to climb the steps safely on the climbing frame, manoeuvre wheeled toys and move their bodies to songs.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop good skills that prepare them well for the next stages in their learning. They learn to be independent. For example, they choose snacks and tidy away resources at the end of the session. Children's early mathematical and literacy skills are developing well. For example, they count in sequence, create pictures and are learning to write and recognise their names in print.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY375677 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1096850 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 26 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Funtimes Playgroup Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 29 March 2017 Telephone number 01895 621084

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Funtimes Playgroup registered in 2008. It operates in Uxbridge, Middlesex. The playgroup is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm, during term time only. There are five staff, including the manager. Of these, three staff hold qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2. The playgroup receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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