Feltwell Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff work well together.

They communicate effectively with each other and share their skills and knowledge to enhance each other's practice. The manager and committee support staff to access training opportunities. Staff are confident to contribute their views and ideas to support the continuing development of the playgroup.

• Children experience interesting and enjoyable learning opportunities. They engage well in activities and enjoy playing alongside staff. Children show a keen interest to explore and investigate independently.

They concentrate well and show good imagination. • Staff demonstrate good teaching skills. They adapt their... teaching according to children's different ages and stages of development.

Staff ensure that all children can access all activities equally and that they are challenged according to their needs. • Staff are good role models. They are kind, warm and polite to children.

They supervise children closely and support them to share resources and to be kind to others. Children build good relationships with staff and enjoy playing alongside their friends. • Staff praise children often for their achievements.

They help children to develop a sense of pride. Staff encourage children to be independent and have a go at self-care tasks for themselves. • Staff do not quickly identify children's starting points in learning.

They do not gather detailed information from parents on entry about children's capabilities, so that they can promptly build on what children already know and can do. • At times, staff do not inspire children to develop their early reading skills. On occasions, some children lack interest when listening to stories and they are not highly motivated to access books independently.