Sharpness Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Children are happy, confident and comfortable in their surroundings. They have close attachments with their key person and other staff. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively.

Children make good progress relative to their starting points. Staff provide a stimulating, interesting and exciting range of activities that motivates children to learn and explore. The committee and staff are motivated and eager to maintain the high quality of care.

Regular team meetings and discussion enable them to evaluate practice and put plans in place to maintain the good quality of teaching and improve outcomes for children. Staff have developed go...od partnerships with parents, carers and other professionals. They encourage parents to share in children's achievements and progress, such as using 'wow' vouchers.

Links with other professionals are strong and ensure consistency for children. It is not yet outstanding because: Occasionally, some staff tend to do things for children that they could easily do for themselves, such as at mealtimes, reducing opportunities to develop children's independence even further. Although staff give children warnings when a change of activity is about to happen, they do not consistently make it clear for all children, to help them understand how much time they have left to complete their activities.

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