Ashington Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The staff team provides a warm and caring environment that welcomes children and their families. The staff work closely together and communicate well with each other to meet children's needs.

Children form good relationships with their key person and other staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff are friendly and approachable and offer reassurance to children who need it. • The staff monitor children's progress regularly and plan well to minimise gaps in their learning.

Staff make good use of their knowledge and skills, for instance to plan activities that will help children achieve their relevant next steps in specific areas of lea...rning. • Partnerships with parents are good. Parents are kept informed about their children's learning and development.

Staff regularly share information about children's achievements and offer advice to parents to support children's learning at home. Good links have been established with the nearby primary school. This helps to ensure children's transitions are smooth.

• The manager knows the playgroup well. She clearly identifies strengths and where further improvements could be made to build on existing good practice. The staff work well as a team to make these ongoing improvements.

The manager actively seeks the views of parents and staff and acts upon feedback received. • Staff have not fully considered ways for children to celebrate their culture and include their home language in their play and learning to support their development even further. • The new systems that staff use to share information with other settings that children attend are not embedded.

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