Thames Valley Adventure Playground

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Information about the setting

Thames Valley Adventure Playground registered in 2003. The setting operates from two purpose-built buildings. All children share access to fully enclosed outdoor play areas.

The group is open each Tuesday to Thursday from 10am until 3.30pm during school holidays and every Saturday from 10am until 3.30pm.

The setting is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. There are currently 13 children on roll in the early years age range. Children in the later years age range are also in attendance.

There were no children present when this inspection took place. The provision employs six full time members of staff, ...all of whom hold appropriate qualifications. The Childcare Register The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met What inspection judgements mean Registered early years provision Grade Judgement Description Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well.

This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning.

Grade 3 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. We re-inspect nurseries and pre-schools judged as requires improvement within 12 months of the date of inspection Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement action. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration.

Not met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration. Inspection This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register.

The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage. Setting details Unique reference number EY260492 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 814556 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 4 - 8 Total number of places 15 Number of children on roll 13 Name of provider Thames Valley Adventure Playground Association Committee Date of previous inspection 25/10/2011 Telephone number 01628 628599 Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance 'Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted's website: www.ofsted.

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gov.uk. Type of provision For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply: Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours.

These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration. Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day.

These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration. Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day.

They operate from domestic premises, which are usually the childminder's own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays.

They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

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