St Mary’s Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The management team has taken positive measures to address the actions set at the last inspection.

For example, they have taken necessary steps to meet its legal duty to inform Ofsted of the members who make up the management committee. Appropriate suitability checks are now complete. Staff are enthusiastic and motivated.

They work well as a team to meet children's individual care and learning needs. Relationships with parents and carers are exceptionally friendly and trusting. Partnership working is a particular strength of this playgroup.

Parents and carers hold staff in very high regard. Staff plan and provide a varied range of activiti...es to support children's individual learning needs. Activities are rooted in children's interests and support them well as they get ready for school.

Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff are exceptionally caring towards the children. Children come into the playgroup readily and develop highly secure emotional bonds with staff.

It is not yet outstanding because: The management team has not fully developed opportunities for staff to share their skills and learn from their colleagues to further improve practice, teaching and learning. Staff do not always fully support children's problem-solving skills. They do not always encourage children to think about how problems can be solved or give them time to work out solutions for themselves.

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