Emley Playschool

Inspection of Emley Playschool Emley Methodist Chapel, Church Street, Emley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD8 9RP

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Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The manager and staff warmly welcome all children and their families to this inclusive playschool. They provide a thoughtfully planned and well-organised environment to help to support children's independent learning. Staff fully understand how each defined area in the playschool supports children's learning. Children enjoy many opportunities to play without interruption. For example, they concentrate for long periods in the enclosed construction area, building tall towers with bricks that connect together. Children develop resilience and persist until they succeed in the tasks they set themselves.

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The provision is good

Children talk confidently to visitors and demonstrate how safe they feel in the playschool. They enthusiastically click their fingers together and confidently teach adults how to do this. Children display their enjoyment, are happy and thrive. They develop exceptionally strong relationships with their key person and display their obvious affection for them. Children show extremely polite behaviour. They say 'excuse me' when they want to get past, and politely ask adults, 'Please can I borrow your pen.' Staff are excellent role models for children. They have high expectations of children and provide them with consistent and nurturing support to help them understand what to do. Children are eager to learn and behave well.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff work incredibly hard to support vulnerable children and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff value each child as a unique individual. They help children to develop their understanding of people who are different to themselves. Children display how safe they feel. The manager uses additional funding effectively to enrich children's learning. n Highly qualified staff are skilled in supporting children's language development. They quickly identify children whose speech is delayed and make swift referrals to other professionals for additional help. Staff sensitively repeat the words that children use and give the correct pronunciation. They regularly sing songs using an expressive tone of voice to help focus children's listening skills. Children are motivated and enthusiastically sing songs. Older children speak confidently using well-constructed sentences.

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n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents speak highly of the playschool and state, 'It's like a home from home and everyone is welcome.' They feel that their children are very well supported. Staff provide parents with regular updates about their children's progress. They also share ideas to help them support their children's learning at home. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to help maintain a consistent approach for children. n Staff extend children's understanding of the world effectively and provide plenty of time for them to explore Arctic play animals. They help children to understand

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26 February 2020 the differences between wolves, polar bears and penguins. Children are curious and delight in covering their hands and arms as they explore white foam in a large tray. They confidently say, 'My hands have gone.' Staff are responsive and challenge children's thinking well as they encourage them to explain what has happened. However, occasionally, staff do not ensure that whole-group activities consistently match the developmental stage of the youngest children. n Children enjoy being creative and ably select the brushes, paint and paper they need. They concentrate well as they paint pictures and mix colours together to make new colours. Staff teach children how to make kites, using paper and string. They spontaneously sing 'Let's go fly a kite' and children try to fly their creations. Older children show their good memory recall skills and confidently explain that they were flying their kites in the wind.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote children's independence incredibly well. They encourage children to make choices in where to play and what resources to choose for their activities. Children independently select books from a wide collection. They show their understanding of familiar stories as they use the pictures to help them retell the tales to their friends. Children competently dress themselves when going outdoors. They also manage their self-care needs with confidence and pour their own drinks at snack time.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are vigilant about safety and put in place a range of procedures to help keep children safe. For example, they ensure that the gates to the outdoors are padlocked when children go outside. This prevents unauthorised persons from gaining access. Staff identify the possible signs that might indicate a child is at risk of harm. They understand how to report any concerns they may have about a child's welfare or the behaviour of a colleague. The manager provides training for staff to help ensure their safeguarding knowledge is up to date. All staff hold first- aid qualifications. This helps them to act swiftly in the event of a child having an accident.

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should:

n enhance planning of whole-group activities to match the developmental stage of all children, specifically the youngest children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 311282 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10063997 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Emley Playschool Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07767832626 Date of previous inspection 13 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Emley Playschool registered in 1993. The playschool employs five members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including three staff who hold qualifications at level 6. The manager holds early years professional status and a qualification at level 7. The playschool opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3.15pm each day, except for Tuesdays when sessions are from 9am until 11.30am. The playschool provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager completed a learning walk with the inspector and discussed how the playschool curriculum is organised. n The inspector had discussions with parents, children, staff, committee members and the local authority inclusion officer during the inspection. She took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held meetings with the manager. She reviewed documentation relevant to the inspection, including the safeguarding policy, accident records and the suitability of staff and the management committee. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of practice with the manager.

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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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