Bees Knees Playgroup

Bees Knees Playgroup Dunkirk Village Hall, London Road, Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent ME13 9LF

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Inspection date 16 January 2019 Previous inspection date 11 January 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n Staff get to know children's individual personalities well and establish positive relationships with them. Children have positive levels of well-being and self-esteem. n Children are polite and behave well. They confidently follow the rules and boundaries and know what is expected of them. n The manager closely monitors the consistency of the quality of care and teaching that staff provide for children. She holds daily evaluation meetings with staff to discuss how well they engage children in their learning. The manager and staff use their findings to support their future performance and help children continue to make good progress. n Staff establish positive partnerships with staff at other settings that children also attend. This helps provide a consistent approach to children's shared care and learning. n Children have good opportunities to develop their imagination and enjoy a wide range of role-play activities. They bring their fantasies alive, for example, by becoming a vet

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This provision is good

and a nurse. n There are good opportunities for children to develop their reading skills, which supports their future learning. For instance, older children recognise simple words with confidence. n Staff miss some opportunities to extend children's mathematical skills in order to support their future learning even further. n Staff do not make the most of opportunities to consistently encourage children to be more independent and complete their own tasks.

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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

n develop children's opportunities to gain more extensive mathematical skills, to help prepare them for their eventual move to school even further n extend children's opportunities to be more independent and complete their own tasks, to help them gain more skills in order to support their future learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the staff interacting with children and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments. n The inspector looked at written documentation, including evidence of the suitability of all those working at the setting. n The inspector spoke to the manager, children, parents and staff, and considered their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The manager and staff effectively evaluate their practice together. For example, they observe each other interacting with and teaching children, and use helpful advice to support their future practice. They take the views of children into careful consideration. This helps them keep children motivated to learn. All staff are keen to build on their knowledge and skills even further. They attend regular beneficial training. For instance, they have learned about the different ways to help children develop their hand-to-eye coordination to support their early writing skills. Staff establish positive partnerships with parents and keep them fully involved and informed in their children's learning. For example, they regularly share activity ideas and useful tips, such as healthy eating advice. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good knowledge of the safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures to follow in order to help

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff closely monitor and track the progress of individual and groups of children. This enables them to promptly identify any gaps in their development and provide good support in order to help them catch up in their learning quickly. Staff support children to develop good and confident communication skills. For example, they ask thought-provoking questions and give them time to think and then respond. Staff build on children's interests and ideas well. For instance, children who enjoy a story about a dinosaur go on to make art creations of dinosaur footprints using paint.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have good opportunities to challenge their physical skills. For example, they confidently negotiate different ways to move and climb and balance on obstacles, such as stepping stones. Children develop a good understanding of the importance of healthy eating. They are keen to harvest their own healthy produce for snack, such as carrots. Children gain a good understanding of other people's similarities and differences from around the world. For instance, they learn about traditions of other cultures as they explore henna patterns for Indian festivals.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress. Children develop good skills to support their future learning. For example, younger children give meaning to the marks they make as they paint, and older children confidently write letters and their name. Children develop good social skills and build meaningful friendships. For example, they play happily together, take turns and share resources with good levels of maturity. Children investigate the natural world around them. For instance, they explore light and dark and use torches to make shadow shapes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427901 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10074785 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Bees Knees Childcare Centre Committee

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Date of previous inspection 11 January 2016 Telephone number 07938 712637

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Bees Knees Playgroup registered in 2011. It is located in a community centre in Dunkirk, Kent. The setting is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm, during term time only. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The setting employs four members of staff, all of whom hold a relevant early years qualifications at level 2 and above. This includes one member of staff who holds level 4.

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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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