Little Angels Playschool C.I.C

Little Angels Playschool C.I.C OSMASTON PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE, Moor Lane, Derby, DE24 9HY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 July 2018 24 March 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Staff support children to make friends at the playschool. Children work well together and are confident in directing their own play, they take turns and listen to each other. They choose resources to add to activities on offer and work together to achieve a task.  Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are fully integrated into the playschool. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals. Staff strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for children. One to one support and small group sessions ensure children continue to make good progress in their learning.  Staff have high expectation of children. They have a good knowledge of children they do key work with and teaching is strong.  The manager knows all the children well. She has an excellent understanding of the wider community, and she provides many opportunities for parents to find out how their children learn through play. This helps parents to understand what their children

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This provision is good

know and can do.  Feedback from parents is positive. They value the regular feedback they receive from staff about their children's progress. Parents feel confident that the information they provide to staff is used to plan for the next steps in their children's development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always enable children to test out their own theories on how things might work.  The manager does not make full use of the system used to monitor children’s progress. As a result gaps in their learning are not always identified at the earliest opportunity.

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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

 encourage staff to allow children every opportunity to experiment and test out their theories of how things work  improve use of the monitoring system in place to identify and respond to gaps in children's learning at the earliest opportunity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the playschool room, reception area and the outdoor play area.  The inspector spoke to the manager, members of staff and children at appropriate times during the day.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspectors looked at children's records, evidence of the suitability of staff working at the playschool and a range of other documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have an excellent understanding of their roles and responsibilities and children in their care are safe. The staff team work well with external agencies. This ensures children and families receive the help they need, so that children make good progress. The manager holds frequent one-to-one meetings with staff to discuss their professional development. She ensures on-going training is given a high priority. Staff recruitment is robust and ensures those working with children are suitable. Early Years Pupil Premium funding is used well to promote children's development. For example, it has been used to provide activity bags which promote different areas of learning. Parents are able to borrow these resources to use with their children at home to further support what their children are learning at playschool.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They encourage children to explore and persevere in their play. They talk to children, and are interested in what they say. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to develop the skills they need to communicate, express their needs and take part in all activities. Staff reinforce the words children say, and use hand signals to support children's understanding of language and communication. A large group of children enjoyed a singing session. Older children enthusiastically joined in and performed the actions to the songs. Staff supported younger children so they could be part of the group while engaging in activities of their choice. Staff give children lots of opportunities to practice their physical skills. For example, in the outdoor area younger children used their feet to push themselves along on ride on toys. Older children confidently kicked small balls to each other.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have very good relationships with staff and are developing excellent attitudes to learning. Staff provide a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment. Outdoor learning is included as part of the children's everyday routine. Children are able to access to a wide variety of resources and activities and are keen to enhance their own play experiences. During one activity, children worked together to make a plastic frame. They then experimented with different lengths of material to transform it into a den. Staff encourage children to manage their own needs and independently access their own drinks. Staff support children to eat healthily and promote the inclusion of fruit and vegetables in their diet. The playschool has formed excellent links with local shops who provide a variety of different foods for the parents to take home and try with their children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Most children make good progress while at playschool. Plans are in place to support children who may be at risk of not meeting typical levels of development. Children are well prepared for the next stage in learning and are developing the keys skills for starting school. For example, older children are starting to recognise the initial letter sound of words and numbers up to ten.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471706 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1140745 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 36 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Little Angels Playschool C.I.C

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 24 March 2015 Telephone number 07967304311

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Little Angels Playschool C.I.C. was registered in 2013. It operates from Osmaston Park Community Centre, Derby. The playschool employs seven members of childcare staff, all of which hold an appropriate early years qualification, one at level 5, five at level 3, and one at level 2. The playschool opens term time only, from Monday to Friday, 8.30am until 12.15pm, and from 12.45pm until 4.00pm, and operates a lunch club from 12.15pm to 12.45pm. The playschool 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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