Mole on the Hill Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The experienced and long-standing manager and staff are committed to providing the best possible learning experiences they can.

They understand how young children learn, and provide a wide variety of age-appropriate activities and resources. • Children arrive at the playgroup eager to engage in their play and learning. Staff provide a warm welcome as they greet each child individually.

• Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff keep parents well informed of children's progress and encourage two-way communication about the well-being and development of children at home. • Staff know children very well.

Observations of children's learni...ng help them to identify accurate next steps in their planning. This supports all children to make good progress. They are learning key skills so that they are ready for the next stage in their learning when the time comes.

• Children are well behaved and demonstrate kindness and care for one another. Children of all ages are eager to do things and make decisions for themselves, and staff respect this. This contributes effectively to children's emotional development.

• At times, learning opportunities do not consistently support children to be fully motivated and highly challenged within their play and learning. • The manager has not fully considered all ways to gather and evaluate others' views in her self-evaluation. She does not use this information to help raise the good quality of teaching even further.