Leegomery Under Five's Playgroup

Leegomery Under Five's Playgroup Leegomery Community Centre, Leegate Avenue, Leegomery, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 6NA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 November 2017 10 February 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

 The manager and staff establish good partnerships with parents, professionals and other settings that children attend. Staff plan visits to the local school to help build children's confidence when the time comes to start there.  Children build strong bonds with the staff who are kind and caring. The key-person system is effective in meeting children's individual needs.  Children have daily opportunities for outside play and exercise. Staff support their good health and physical development well. Children walk to local facilities to enjoy the woods and learn about nature and wildlife.  Staff are good role models and manage children's behaviour effectively. They are calm and help children to play together well as they share and take turns. Staff praise children often and recognise their efforts and achievements. They help to raise children's confidence and self-esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff are not consistent in gathering sufficient information from parents when children start to ensure they are fully aware of children's interests and what they can do.  The manager has not yet fully embedded procedures for tracking and monitoring different groups of children to enhance and raise outcomes for children.

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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

 work more closely with parents when children first start attending to gather more detailed information on children's current interests and what they already know and can do  strengthen tracking and monitoring procedures for different groups of children, to help enhance the learning environment and raise the outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the manager.  The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times. She looked at relevant documentation and checked the suitability of staff and committee members.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager and staff regularly attend child protection training to ensure they keep their knowledge and understanding up to date. Clear procedures are implemented to help staff identify and address any concerns they may have about a child's welfare. Staff deploy themselves effectively within the setting. Children's arrival and departure routines are given a high priority. Staff supervise children closely as they play and ensure the premises are safe and secure. The manager provides regular supervision meetings for staff to discuss practice issues and support their professional development. Staff make regular assessments of children's individual progress. They frequently share these with parents, which enables them to support their children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff foster children's growing determination to try new things and complete tasks successfully, such as developing an interest in mathematics. Children correctly find numbers outside; they stand on the number mat or identify numbers in the box. Staff interact well with the children. They get down to their level to join in and support their play and learning. Staff effectively promote children's communication and language development as children play imaginatively in the role-play area. They discuss the care and routines of their baby, dressing the dolls and getting them ready for bed. Children are motivated and keen to join in with planned adult-led activities. They stay focused as they explore and investigate different textures. Children describe the soft cotton wool and the hard pasta. They identify the tiny stones, recalling how little stones sometimes get into their shoes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Resources are plentiful and easily accessible. Children make independent choice on what and where they want to play. Children eagerly investigate with sand, water, dough and paint. Staff set up activities each day prior to children arriving that are linked to children's next steps. Children are familiar with the daily routines, which helps to support their emotional well-being. They join in readily when it is time to tidy away before home time and sit in on the carpet ready for registration. Children benefit from healthy lifestyles. They enjoy physical activities, such as yoga sessions to stretch their bodies in different ways. Staff remind children to wash their hands, such as before enjoying healthy and nutritious food at snack time.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. They develop skills for the next steps in their learning, such as starting school. Children demonstrate good listening and attention skills. They enjoy registration and circle times and wait patiently for their turn. Children effectively develop their personal care skills. They confidentially cut up their fruit at snack time and pour their own drinks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 208221 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 1101790 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Leegomery Under Five's Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 10 February 2014 Telephone number 01952260303

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Leegomery Under Five's Playgroup registered in 1991. It operates from the community centre in the Telford area of Shropshire, and is a committee run provision. The playgroup employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The playgroup opens from Monday to Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 9.30am until 12.30pm.

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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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