Poplar Play Centre Ltd

Poplar Play Centre Ltd 111 Poplar High Street, Poplar, London, E14 0AE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 October 2017 21 October 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 has taken positive steps to improve her leadership since the last inspection. She now monitors staff practice and makes targeted improvements which have a positive effect on children's outcomes.  The key-person system nurtures children's emotional well-being. Children form secure attachments quickly which help them settle and become ready to learn.  A wide range of stimulating and easily accessible resources are available to children. This supports their confidence in choosing activities which reflect their current interests. Children make good progress in their learning and are well prepared for their futures.  Parents praise the warm and caring atmosphere staff create. They say they receive information about their children's learning and development, and feel supported in extending their children's learning at home. This provides continuity for children.  Children are provided with interesting opportunities to learn about their local

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This provision is good

community and people whose experiences may be different to their own.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always encourage parents to provide detailed information about their children's abilities as quickly as possible when they join the nursery, and children's starting points are not as accurate as they could be.  The manager does not fully explore additional opportunities to help staff build further on their skills, knowledge and practice to help children make even better progress in 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

 review how information is gathered when children join the nursery, to provide more sharply focused starting points so that staff can plan for children's learning from the outset  consider ways to focus more precisely on the professional development of staff to continually raise the quality of their teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed different activities, including outdoor play.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager.  The inspector looked at some policies, children's records, and documents relating to the suitability of staff. She discussed self-evaluation with the manager.  The inspector talked to staff, children and parents to gather their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures that staff are confident in their understanding of the signs and symptoms which may give cause for concern about a child's welfare. Staff understand the procedures to follow if they have any concerns and now understand how to proceed if an allegation is made against them. They have completed relevant training about how to identify any children who may be at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas or behaviours. The manager has enhanced her use of self- evaluation to identify areas for improvement. For example, she has put in place systems to monitor the progress of groups of children and identifies children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Recruitment procedures are effective. For example, thorough checks help verify staff are suitable to work with children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children's mathematical development, for example, enticing them to count during their favourite stories. Children are encouraged to use their emerging writing to make their own displays. Staff skilfully support children's physical development. Children delightedly dance, jump, stamp and make shapes using their bodies. Staff have developed their systems for assessing children's learning. They effectively plan what children need to learn next and support all children in making good progress from their different starting points.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are supported in learning how to care for each other and their environment. For example, they spontaneously tidy up after completing activities. Children carry out simple acts of self-care as they put on their own coats, wash their hands before lunch and pour their own water. They learn about a healthy lifestyle as they talk about what they eat and are confident in expressing their preferences. For example, they excitedly talk to staff about their favourite foods. Children behave well and are prepared for the next stage in their learning, including school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated, independent learners. They are engaged in their own learning and keen to share their experiences with others. The youngest children eagerly use their emerging language skills. For example, when they sneeze, they delightedly say, 'Bless you,' to themselves. They use their senses to experience the natural world, lifting their faces to the wind as it blows their hair. Older children enjoy working together in their play, sharing their resources and space effectively. They 'cook' lunch using real food and demonstrate they understand how to keep themselves safe. For example, they warn staff food is 'hot' and they need to be careful.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119605 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 1077173 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 1 - 3 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Poplar Play Centre Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 October 2016 Telephone number 020 7515 1111

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Poplar Play Centre Ltd registered in 2000. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except Christmas. The nursery employs 15 staff. Of these, 11 hold relevant early years qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged 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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