Playdays Preschool @ St Georges

Inspection of Playdays Preschool @ St Georges St George's Church, 64 Chippenham Road, Romford RM3 8HX

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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

Staff greet children and their parents enthusiastically at the door to the pre-school. Children hang up their coats and put their lunch boxes on a trolley before putting their picture up to show they are here. The routines in place support children to feel confident to leave their parents and quickly start engaging in play with their friends. Interactions between staff and all children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are warm and caring. Staff bend down to get to their level and make eye contact with them when talking, which supports their developing communication skills.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and want to help the adults to do jobs in the pre-school. They proudly talk about the good choices they make and how this makes them feel. Staff plan a balanced curriculum, which puts children's interests at the heart. The manager and staff help children to develop the physical skills they have recognised that children need to develop. They provide a wide range of equipment, including a climbing frame, indoors and out. Staff talk them through how to move over the top safely, making sure they position their feet on the holds as they make their way down.

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need to do better?

n Staff encourage children to develop a love of books and read stories enthusiastically to them. For example, when reading 'The Gruffalo' with a group of children, staff give children character toys to help them to engage fully in the story. Staff make sure they give children lots of opportunities to speak. For example, they pause when reading stories and children excitedly finish the missing words. n Children's communication skills are promoted well, overall. Staff use strategies including signing and actual objects to help children to indicate their needs alongside speech. Children enjoy joining in with songs and rhymes with staff before they go home for lunch. However, sometimes, staff do not wait to make sure children are listening before giving instructions. This impacts on children developing a full understanding of what they need, to be ready to go home. n The manager puts strategies in place to ensure all children with SEND receive

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need to do better?

the support they need. Suggestions for how adults can help individual children are on display. A booklet is available for staff working with children who speak English as an additional language, which has key words and how to pronounce them, alongside visual representations to help children to communicate. n Staff plan activities based on children's interests. However, at times, they do not always have a strong enough understanding of what they want children to learn and how this can support their ongoing progress. n Staff help children to be healthy. There is a focus on oral health and children are

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need to do better?

6 November 2023 helped to clean their teeth with their own toothbrushes. At lunchtime, staff start a conversation with children about what they will have for lunch and talk about healthy and unhealthy foods. n Partnerships with parents are highly valued in the pre-school. There are a wide range of resources available for children to take home to support their learning at home. This includes bikes, scooters, books and home learning bags on themes, including healthy eating and scissor control. Parents report that staff keep them updated with how their children are progressing. They value the support staff give to them as parents as well as to their child. They feel that the staff are 'really approachable'. Systems are in place to support children as they move on from the pre-school to the next stage of education. n The pre-school is managed well. The manager and staff work closely with staff from the local authority and other professionals to ensure that the needs of the

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need to do better?

children are a high priority. The manager regularly monitors staff practice and checks in on their well-being. Staff report that they are happy working here. They say that the manager is supportive and they can talk about how they are feeling and what is going on in their lives outside of the pre-school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand their responsibility to keep children safe from harm. They attend safeguarding training and can talk about the signs that may indicate a child is at risk. They understand the process to report a concern about a child's well-being or a colleague working in the pre-school. Staff complete appropriate first-aid training, so they would be able to manage any accidents or injuries that may occur in the pre-school. They carry out regular risk assessments to ensure that the premises and other spaces used by children are safe. Checks are carried out on staff and external coaches to ensure they are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n develop further the good behaviour management strategies staff use to ensure they wait for children to listen before giving instructions n support staff to consider the impact on learning of an activity rather than focusing solely on what they are doing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2660060 Local authority Havering Inspection number 10313803 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person John Lakin and Claire Lakin Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07595603498 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Playdays Preschool @ St Georges registered in December 2021. It is run by a private provider and operates from a church hall in the London Borough of Havering. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, all year round. It is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs 12 staff. Of these, eight hold early years qualifications at level 3 or above and two are qualified at level 2.

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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 provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they like to do when they are at pre- school. n Staff spoke to the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The manager carried out a joint observation of story time with the inspector. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability

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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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