Ryandale Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The quality of teaching is good and particularly strong during adult-led activities.

Staff adapt their approach for different groups of children to help to ensure they provide an appropriate level of challenge. This helps all children to make good progress. • Staff accurately assess children's development and the progress they make.

They are quick to identify areas where children may need more support to make good progress. They observe them at play then plan activities to help children to build on their skills and catch up in their learning. • Parents are very happy with the care provided.

They commend the staff for being approachable a...nd talk about the close relationships their children form with key members of staff. Children who find it difficult to settle when they first begin to attend, quickly develop confidence and a sense of security and belonging. • Partnerships with other settings that children attend are well established.

Staff share information about children's learning and achievements, which helps to provide a consistent approach to their ongoing development. • The manager monitors the progress made by all children. She shares her findings with staff to help inform plans for future learning.

For example, extra activities to support mathematical development have helped children to make faster progress in this area of learning. • Children do not consistently have enough time to consolidate or extend their independent learning because their play is interrupted by routine parts of the day. • Partnerships with parents do not focus closely enough on supporting children's learning and development in order to help them to make the best possible progress in their learning.

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