Barwell Village Hall Playgroup

Barwell Village Hall Playgroup 80 High Street, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8DQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 November 2017 3 June 2014

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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 enjoy their time at the playgroup. They form strong bonds with the staff and other children. They are confident and happy in their surroundings.  Well-qualified staff work closely with other agencies and professionals to meet the individual needs of children. They implement effective strategies to ensure that children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities receive the support they need.  Staff conduct risk assessments of premises to ensure that children are safe to play and explore. They teach them skilfully about personal safety during play and routines.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents receive regular information about their child's learning and continue with activities at home.  Children are settled and secure with the caring staff who meet their needs. Children behave very well and staff teach them to use good manners and share the toys. Staff praise children frequently and help them gain confidence and good self-esteem.

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This provision is good

 Staff plan interesting activities for children. They measure their individual progress accurately and plan effective next steps in learning. Children make good progress and are busy and engaged in purposeful activities that reflect their individual interests.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager does not monitor precisely enough the quality of teaching or review other aspects of the provision to take the overall quality to an even higher level.  Systems for tracking groups of children's progress are not fully effective to help consistently raise outcomes for children to the highest level.

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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 use of monitoring and reflection to improve the quality of teaching and practice to an even higher level  build further on systems to track groups of children's progress to raise outcomes to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main room and the outdoor learning environment and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked evidence of safeguarding practices, staff recruitment, staff training and professional development and the self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are trained well in child protection procedures and know how to report concerns about children's welfare. Staff have regular suitability checks and benefit from ongoing supervisory meetings. They take part in training to develop their skills and teaching. The manager has implemented a robust system of recruitment and induction for new staff. This fully support them to understand their roles. The manager has started to evaluate the setting but this is not yet embedded. Parents say staff regularly update them about their child's progress and that they are very happy with the service provided.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide children with a good balance of adult-led and child-led play opportunities. They ensure that children have a wide choice of toys, resources and activities to extend their learning. For example, children enjoy spending time in the 'potion laboratory'. They use clipboards, paper and pens to write down the potions they want to make. Children use good imaginative skills as they make their own individual potions. They add different colours, glitter and confetti to water. Staff skilfully question children to help them to develop their ideas. They enthusiastically read stories and encourage children to talk about the pictures. Staff make the most of opportunities to promote children's mathematical skills. For example, children learn about measures, while they fill and empty containers. Staff engage children in activities with shapes and support them to count accurately. Staff encourage older children to recognise their name and some can write

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children benefit from good arrangements to help them settle in, including an effective key-person system. They enjoy physical exercise outdoors. For example, children dig in the sandpit, explore in the mud kitchen and balance on the bridge they have made from tyres and planks of wood as part of developing their health and well-being. Children learn about healthy eating during snacks and at lunchtime. They follow routine and wash hands after messy play. Children demonstrate a good understanding of the rules. They consistently ask staff for support when they wish to use the toilets. This ensures children receive good levels of supervision that ensures their safety.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are eager and motivated to learn a good range of skills. Children readily engage in conversation and most express themselves confidently. They learn to do things for themselves, such as serving themselves snacks and pouring their own drinks. Staff use their good links with the schools that children go on to attend, to support the transition process. Children are well prepared for the next stages of their learning and the move on to school. They have good concentration skills and engage well with tasks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471590 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1102891 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 24 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Mrs Hayley Garnham and Mrs Carole Smout Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 3 June 2014 Telephone number 07981232292

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Barwell Village Hall Playgroup registered in 2013. The playgroup employs six members of childcare staff, of these all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with early years professional status. The playgroup opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am until 3.30pm and Monday and Friday from 9am until midday. 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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