Holsworthy Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Overall, the manager has successfully created a culture of self-reflection and evaluation in the setting.

For example, the staff team works closely with the committee to develop exciting plans, such as improvements to the outdoor provision. • Staff facilitate children's natural curiosity very well. They have created an interesting and well-organised learning environment indoors and outdoors.

Children arrive at the playgroup confidently and eagerly engage in their self-chosen play. • All children make good progress in all areas of their development. Younger children learn familiar songs and rhymes, and older children count accurately, recognise le...tters and use mathematical language which is skilfully reinforced by staff.

• Partnerships with parents are effective and good systems are in place to share information about children's progress. Staff promote opportunities for parents to be involved inside and out of the playgroup. For example, staff share books and resources from the setting to encourage reading at home.

• Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are particularly well supported and are fully integrated into the playgroup. They are making good progress and staff use funding well to fully support their needs. • Staff place a strong focus on increasing children's self-care skills and help them to increase their independence during the session.

For example, they encourage children to zip up their coats and wash their hands. • Staff do not consistently identify specific next steps in learning for all children. • Staff do not yet monitor the progress effectively that different groups of children make to fully support them in targeting teaching as precisely as possible.