Leeman Road Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • A strong sense of mutual support and teamwork runs through this long-established playgroup.

The manager encourages staff to discuss and share practice ideas as they work together to support children. • Staff skilfully support children's mathematical skills. They help them to find one more or one less from groups of objects and introduce them to the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.

Children make good progress in their learning. • High levels of care are provided. The experienced staff team places children's emotional and physical well-being at the heart of routines and practices.

• Partnerships with the host school are excell...ent. Highly effective activities, such as joint training and planning meetings, help to establish a shared approach to supporting children's learning. • The manager and staff welcome other professionals into the playgroup who are also involved in children's care and learning.

Effective information sharing and joint strategies helps to support children's individual needs. It is not yet outstanding because: • Some activities provided for younger children are not precisely focused on their stage of development and level of understanding. • The manager does not use her self-evaluation process sufficiently to strengthen the quality of teaching even further and raise children's achievements to a higher level.

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