Tunstall Methodist Church Playgroup

Inspection of Tunstall Methodist Church Playgroup Queens Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST6 6EE

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The manager and staff provide children with an outstanding start to their education. All children flourish and gain an excellent foundation in their learning. Staff prioritise helping children to form close attachments so they feel safe, relaxed and happy in their care. Younger children are comfortable and confident to make themselves understood to express their needs and wishes. Older children have a strong sense of belonging and show the inspector around the nursery. They know what the rules are and explain these articulately. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive outstanding support.

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The provision is outstanding

The manager and staff place the development of children's listening and attention at the heart of their curriculum. This ensures that children are ready to learn. Two- year-old children learn to gain eye contact. They learn to listen and watch as part of their early communication skills. Pre-school children show high levels of concentration during animated discussions with staff. Staff skilfully adjust the volume of their voice to support the children with their listening and attention skills.

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The provision is outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff model how to conduct themselves as well- mannered and respectful individuals. Children also learn to develop their sense of belonging and their shared cultural heritage. This includes finding out about the lives of people in the past that shaped their community.

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n The manager goes above and beyond to ensure that the service they provide fully benefits the children and their families. She continuously reflects on staff practice and the provision for children to provide high-quality, early education and care. Children's well-being is paramount to the manager and the staff. For example, the manager liaises with the local authority to ensure that funding is accessed by all families who are eligible. n The manager is committed to providing staff with precisely focused professional development so they all continue to extend their practice. All staff are highly skilled and knowledgeable about child development and how to help children to achieve their full potential. Recent training has supported them to further secure their knowledge to provide outstanding teaching for children with SEND. The manager has also focused on helping staff to use the local community as a

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teaching tool to enrich children's learning experiences. Staff feel extremely well supported, and appreciate how their well-being is also important to the manager. n The manager and staff monitor children's progress meticulously. They work extremely closely with parents and other professionals from the start to ensure that children's starting points are analysed fully to inform teaching. The special

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13 July 2023 educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator (SENCo) and staff ensure they provide children with SEND the educational programmes that precisely match their learning needs. Staff work diligently to ensure that children with language delay receive highly focused teaching so they also have the opportunity to excel. n The manager has developed a comprehensive and bespoke curriculum that precisely targets the needs of the children and addresses gaps in their experiences. Staff use their expert understanding of child development to ensure that children gain the essential skills and knowledge they need. For example, staff use snack time to deliver some key aspects of their curriculum. Children learn to recognise their own needs and choose to have snack when they feel hungry. Two-year-old children learn to make choices and to communicate these using single words or gestures. They look at images of healthy snacks, decide

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what they want to eat and then indicate their wishes to staff. Older children organise their snack routine for themselves. This includes learning good hygiene routines and cleaning the table before they eat. n The manager and staff are highly intuitive in their observations of children. They use this information expertly to shape the curriculum and plan the learning environment. This ensures that the available resources are matched to children's specific stage of development. Staff provide two-year-old children with learning experiences that they can identify with. They make careful adjustments to ensure that two-year-old children can relate to the learning experiences, such as role-play opportunities. Pre-school children benefit from an extensive range of resources that encourage their developing language during imaginative play. n The manager and staff place a strong focus on supporting children's resilience so

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they understand the importance of persevering. Staff model to children how sometimes things don't go to plan. Children advise staff to try again when they attempt to make a balloon stretch without it springing back. Children enthusiastically join in a song about trying again and not giving up. n The excellent parent partnership arrangements ensure that parents are fully supported to help their child's continued learning at home and to be part of their child's learning journey. Parents talk enthusiastically about their experiences of the nursery and the wealth of support that the staff provide them with. They say how sending their children to the nursery is the best decision they have made.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager continuously reviews the safeguarding practice and policies to ensure that the arrangements are as rigorous as possible and continually updated. She has recently completed further training to ensure that she has the most current knowledge relating to safe recruitment. The manager and staff are very well trained to identify signs that indicate a child who may be at risk of harm. Staff understand about extreme views and practices, and how these can impact on children and their families. They know what to do if they have any concerns about a child, including managing allegations about staff. Staff are vigilant about risk assessment and keep the premises safe and secure. They sensitively teach children

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Safeguarding

13 July 2023 how to respond in and emergency situation.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 224731 Local authority Stoke-on-Trent Inspection number 10289476 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Cooke, Patricia

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reference number

Telephone number 07714 330002 Date of previous inspection 27 November 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Tunstall Methodist Church Playgroup registered in 1993. The playgroup employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The provision opens from Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 8.45am until 3.15pm. The provision provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children interacted with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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