Tunstead Playgroup

Inspection of Tunstead Playgroup Tunstead Community Cente, Haworth Drive, Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire OL13 0SA

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

The manager does not have a thorough knowledge of how to follow safer recruitment guidelines. She has not obtained documentation to help her demonstrate the suitability of staff who occasionally work with children. Although this is a breach of requirements, this weakness does not have a significant impact on children's well-being as these staff are never left unsupervised with children.

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The provision requires improvement

Parents comment that they are happy with the care that the staff provide. They say that staff are approachable and are always available to talk about the children. The key-person system helps to support children's emotional well-being. Staff settle new children quickly and create strong attachments with them.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff give parents ideas to help children's learning at home. For example, staff suggest ways for parents to support children's confidence and social skills. Children's behaviour is good. Staff are positive role models and teach children the expectations of behaviour. For example, older children know to line up patiently before they go outdoors and hang up their own coats.

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The provision requires improvement

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Staff use effective strategies which help to improve outcomes for children. For example, staff use visual aids to help to develop children's speech and language skills and close any gaps in their learning. Staff encourage children to negotiate with their peers. This helps them to build relationships with others.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy manipulating dough, putting their fingers in flour and water gloop and making marks in different ways. These experiences help to strengthen children's muscles in their fingers to support their early writing skills. n Staff teach children respect and consideration. They call children by their names and provide eye contact when talking to them. Outdoors, children recall previous stories and use imaginative play to re-enact the story of the 'Three Little Pigs'. n Staff manage children's behaviour effectively. For example, when children display unwanted behaviour, staff explain how to manage feelings and share the toys. Children cooperate well. For instance, when children were waiting for a turn on the push-along car, one child sat in the car and another decided to push. Staff use praise well to promote children's positive behaviour and raise their self- esteem. n Children have opportunities to learn about the world around them and how to

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need to do better?

care for living things. For instance, staff invite a farmer into the setting with his lambs. The children stroke and feed the lambs. n The manager encourages staff to access professional development opportunities

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need to do better?

26 September 2019 to improve knowledge about how to support children with SEND. For instance, staff have recently been on a speech and language course to help them with the referral process. This had a positive impact on children's progress because strategies are now put in place immediately. n The manager has not fully developed robust procedures for recruiting staff and checking their suitability. She does not request a completed job application form and health checks. References are not obtained. However, the impact on children's welfare is reduced. This is because the issue is particularly related to the recruitment of occasional staff, who support during permanent staff absences. The support staff are never left unsupervised and always work alongside regular staff, whose suitability is thoroughly documented. n Staff do not promote younger children's listening and attention skills well enough. For example, during circle time, they do not consistently ensure that

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need to do better?

younger children are fully engaged and supported in their learning. n Staff do not gather important information from parents about what children already know and can do, to support plans for children's learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has a good relationship with the small team. She provides regular supervision sessions to enable staff to talk to her about any sensitive issues if they need to. Staff members have knowledge of how to protect children from wider safeguarding issues, such as extremism or radicalisation. Staff know what procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's safety or welfare. Staff are aware of the steps to take if an allegation is made against a colleague or the manager. This helps to keep children safe.

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Due date

develop robust recruitment procedures to ensure that application forms are completed with health information and references are sought to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. 06/11/2019

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should:

n support staff with strategies to develop younger children's listening and

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should:

26 September 2019 attention skills during small-group activities n gather information from parents about what children know and can do when their child first starts at the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 309509 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10070875 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 3 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Tunstead Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01706 873555 Date of previous inspection 22 January 2015

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Information about this early years setting

Tunstead Playgroup registered in 1992 in Bacup, Lancashire. The playgroup employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The playgroup opens Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. The playgroup provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The quality of teaching was observed and discussions were held about the impact on children's learning and development. n A joint evaluation of an activity was carried out by the inspector and manager to understand how the early years provision and curriculum are organised. n A tour of the setting was carried out with the manager. n Parents' views were sought during the inspection. n A number of discussions were held with the manager, and documentation was looked at, including the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

26 September 2019 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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26 September 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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