Swaffham Preschool Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The committee, manager and staff are committed to providing high-quality care and education.

They systematically review the quality of the setting and continually strive for excellence. The team enthusiastically drive improvements that are extremely well focused to meet children's needs. They state their aim is to 'help children become the very best version of themselves'.

• Staff expertly use information books to support and deepen children's learning. For example, children hunt for toy sharks in the sand tray. They examine the sharks' features to find out what species they are, using a book about the ocean.

• Children consistent...ly demonstrate high levels of engagement, concentration and motivation. They are busy and eager to join in with activities and games. • Children are kind and empathetic.

They develop friendships with each other and have gentle, affectionate interactions with the setting's dog, Barney. • The manager meticulously monitors children's development to ensure progress is rapid and sustained. She uses this information in a highly effective manner to identify staff training needs, additional resources and enhance the experiences children have to help them achieve.

• The team use peer observations highly effectively to identify specific areas of teaching to develop and sharply focus supervision, support and training. • Parents speak about the setting and staff in glowing terms. They comment on how well their children settle in and the variety of wonderful, inspirational activities they access.

Parents report feeling well informed and work as a team with staff to support children. • Children develop strong independence and self-care skills. They serve themselves breakfast, pour drinks and remember to wash their hands after stroking animals.

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