Wigton Moor Playschool

Inspection of Wigton Moor Playschool Wigton Moor Football Club, The Recreation Ground, LEEDS LS17 8EN

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The managers and dedicated staff team are committed to their roles and responsibilities. They have high expectations for every child and implement a curriculum built on children's interests and what they need to learn next. Staff use the information they collect through observations of children to provide exciting and stimulating experiences. This helps to extend children's learning further. All children make good progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Children show good attention skills as they listen carefully to stories that are familiar to them. Staff read with great enthusiasm and children become engrossed in the story. They ask children questions to determine their level of understanding. Children confidently say what they see, predict what might happen next and build on their vocabulary. They sing songs together and thoroughly enjoy joining in with the actions.

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled. An established key-person system helps children to form positive relationships and build secure attachments with staff. Polite and courteous relationships between staff help to provide a good model for children's behaviour. Children behave well and are respectful, kind and well mannered. Children are actively and consistently praised by staff for their efforts and achievements. This results in children developing good levels of confidence and determination to succeed.

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need to do better?

n Parents speak highly about the quality of the playschool and are pleased with the progress that their children make. Parents describe the staff as nurturing, warm and friendly. Staff gather information from parents about children's interests when they first start. However, they do not gather enough information about children's prior learning to help them plan more precisely for children's learning from the outset. n The playschool has good recruitment procedures in place. This helps to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. The managers provide regular supervision meetings for staff to reflect on their own practice and identify any training needs. However, monitoring by the managers is not sufficiently robust enough to ensure that teaching is consistently of a very high quality. n Staff have very good relationships with staff at the local primary schools. They meet before children leave and share pertinent information about children's

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achievements. Staff from schools visit children in the playschool, which further supports the continuity in children's learning and development. n Children are supported well to follow healthy lifestyles. Staff support parents to pack healthy and nutritious lunches through discussions and information

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need to do better?

1 October 2019 provided when children start. Children bring fruit to share with their friends, such as melon and pineapple. This encourages children to try new and different fruits. n Staff support children's mathematical development effectively. They model counting to younger children and challenge older children at rhyme time to consider how many will be left if one is taken away. Staff introduce children to shapes and encourage them to identify colours. n Children enjoy daily exercise in the outside play area. On rainy days, children squeal with delight as staff encourage them to go outside with their umbrellas and jump in the puddles. Staff help children to develop an awareness of safety in the playschool. For example, they discuss why they should walk and not run indoors. n Managers take the happiness and well-being of staff members very seriously. Staff comment on how well supported they feel. They say that they would be

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confident to approach managers if they had any concerns. As a result, the playschool retains qualified and highly experienced staff who have been at the setting for a long time. n Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, children pour their own drinks and serve themselves at snack time. Children manage their own personal hygiene routines effectively and are confident to seek help if required. n Staff provide a safe, warm and welcoming environment where children take responsibility for their own learning. Children develop strong relationships with key members of staff and seek them out to share experiences with. This supports children's emotional well-being effectively.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The managers responsible for safeguarding children are well informed about safeguarding legislation and child protection issues. All staff have recently completed training and have a very good understanding about their roles and responsibility to protect children. They are clear of the procedures to follow if they have concerns about children's welfare, including protecting children from extreme views. Staff are vigilant and ensure that children are safe in the playschool and outdoor environment. They carry out daily checks on the environment and minimise hazards effectively. Staff are deployed successfully and this further helps to ensure that all children are supervised and kept safe.

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should:

n gather more information from parents when children first start to help plan more precisely for their learning

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should:

1 October 2019 n strengthen the procedures to effectively evaluate staff's practice and identify the support needed to improve the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548805 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10123450 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Wigton Moor Playschool

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reference number

Telephone number 07596756416 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Wigton Moor Playschool registered in 2017. It is managed by a committee. The playschool employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The playschool opens during term time from 9am until 3pm, Monday to Friday. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk around the playschool with one of the managers to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children. n The inspector held a meeting with one of the managers. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the playschool's policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the playschool. n The inspector held discussions with staff throughout the inspection to determine their understanding of how to keep children safe and how they assess and plan for children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to parents and children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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