Playdays Opportunity Group

Inspection of Playdays Opportunity Group Chellaston Community Centre, Barley Croft, Chellaston, DERBY DE73 6TU

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff provide a warm and nurturing environment where children feel happy and settled. Children openly show their delight as they greet their friends and staff on arrival. Staff are very attentive to children's needs. They sensitively promote children's feelings of self-worth and pride by showing a keen interest in the objects they bring in from home. This has a positive impact on children's personal, social and emotional development. Children build confidence and learn to solve problems for themselves. For example, when getting ready to go outside, they carefully search through a storage box to find matching boots. Children behave well in response to the high expectations set by staff.

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The provision is good

Children are excited to explore the indoor and outdoor learning environments. Staff promote children's engagement and interest by joining in with activities. Children are motivated and show determination as they use tools to try to crack open dinosaur eggs made of ice. They watch with fascination as the ice melts and begins to form puddles in the tray. Staff know children well and are skilled at guiding them to explore experiences in their own individual way. This helps all children to make progress in their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff demonstrate high levels of commitment and continually strive to improve the provision. They have worked hard to address the actions raised at the last inspection. Staff have focussed their attention on improving standards of teaching to enable all children to make good progress and reach their potential. They have attended training to improve their interactions with children and to ensure individual needs are met. n Staff foster positive relationships with other professionals. They liaise with other early years settings children attend and share relevant information. This helps to support children and ensure their learning and development needs are met. Staff work closely with a wide range of services to enable children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to thrive and develop key skills before they start school. n Children learn about the benefits of good health. They enjoy talking about

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need to do better?

healthy food, such as vegetables, and know they are good for their bodies. At snack time, they confidently chose from a variety of fresh fruit and commented, 'This is juicy' as they bit into an orange segment. Children are keen to show how well they brush their teeth after lunch. However, some children only attend morning sessions so do not take part in this activity. Therefore, they do not have the same opportunities at the setting to learn about the importance of good oral hygiene. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents comment how much children love

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17 January 2025 coming to the setting and how well staff have helped them to settle. Parents value the regular opportunities children have to go outside and engage in physical play. Staff work positively with parents to share information about children's progress and offer guidance on activities that children can do at home to support their learning. n Children enjoy sharing books with staff. They delight in turning the pages and using their developing language skills to talk about the illustrations. However, during group story times, children are not always supported effectively to engage with the story or to deepen their understanding through appropriate questions or discussion. n Staff provide a meaningful curriculum that builds on children's previous learning and skills. Children are encouraged to explore the environment and are motivated to try new things. For example, children are interested to find out how

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their name cards are hung up on the display. Staff model how to pinch clothes pegs to open and close them. Children persevere and beam with delight when staff praise their achievements. n Staff actively promote children's awareness of the local area and the wider world through a range of interesting activities. For example, children visit shops and learn to handle money as they pay for items. Organised visits help children to understand how different people in society help them. Children's sense of belonging is strengthened through the close links with the local community.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n develop further tooth-brushing routines, so all children have access to the same experiences to support their learning and development n support staff to further develop storytelling skills so children can extend their engagement with books and contribute their ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206146 Local authority Derby Inspection number 10334928 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 Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Winter, Linda

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Telephone number

Date of previous inspection 9 February 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Playdays Opportunity Group registered in 1994 and is located in Chellaston in Derby. The pre-school employs seven members of childcare staff. Staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The pre-school operates during term-time only and is open on Tuesday to Friday from 9am until 3pm. On Monday, the pre-school is open from 9am until 12pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together and discussed the learning intentions for children and how the environment is organised. n The inspector and manager conducted a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with parents and carers during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed a sample of documentation, including staff suitability checks.

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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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