Sparrows Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children have formed strong bonds and attachments with staff. They show that they feel safe and their emotional needs are well met. Children are settled and enjoy attending the playgroup.

• Staff support children's early language and communication skills well. They repeat words when children play to build on children's vocabulary and understanding. Children have lots of opportunities to engage in conversation with staff and they are very keen to share their thoughts and ideas.

• The staff team work well together. Staff are confident in their role of promoting children's learning. Good, and occasionally very good, teaching is evident.

All... children make good progress. • Staff observe and monitor children's learning well. They identify what children need to learn next and help them to make good progress in their learning.

Staff plan activities based on children's interests this helps them to be motivated in their play. • At times, adult-led activities are not sufficiently well organised to consistently meet the learning needs of the youngest children. • The manager has not fully implemented highly effective performance management systems that help to raise practice to an outstanding level.