Hempstead Pavilion Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff establish secure and trusting relationships with children.

They focus on promoting children's well-being. This helps children settle quickly, happily and confidently into their play. • Staff support children to prepare for their eventual move to school effectively.

They encourage children to be independent, for example dressing and undressing in uniform. This helps children to understand what will be expected of them by the teachers. • The manager and staff establish positive partnerships with parents and keep them fully involved and informed in their children's learning.

For instance, staff encourage them to share children's achie...vements from home regularly. • Staff help children to develop good mathematical skills to support their future learning. For example, children confidently count as they play and they problem solve as they use weighing equipment.

• Staff provide interesting opportunities for children to explore and investigate. For instance, they explore different materials as they hunt for 'hidden treasure' with metal detectors. • The manager closely monitors the quality of the consistency of care and teaching that staff provide for children.

For example, she holds regular individual meetings with them and together they discuss their practice to help develop their future performance. • Staff do not make the most out of ways to extend children's respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences from around the world. • Staff do not consistently communicate with other early years professionals to strengthen their partnerships with staff at settings children also attend.