Farmborough Playgroup

Philosophy: Managers are dedicated in providing children with the best possible outcomes across the seven areas of learning.

Activities: Younger children enjoy practising and developing their fine motor skills, such as when creating models, using glue sticks and carefully ripping tissue paper. Older children develop their imaginative play when acting out scenarios with each other.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff gather relevant information to form children's starting points and use observation and assessment effectively to identify gaps in learning.

Communication: Parents report positively on the sharing of information. They comment on how their children have progressed well, particularly in their communication and language development.

Community Building: They find that staff have created a 'calm and nurturing' environment, supporting their children's emotional well-being.

Programs and Resources: The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children settle quickly and receive a warm welcome by staff when they arrive. They enthusiastically join in with warm up songs and dances to start their day.

Safeguarding Training: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are motivated and eager to explore the curriculum on offer.

Transition to Primary School: The manager works in partnership with other settings that children attend, ensuring smooth transitions and continuous learning.

Child Safety Management: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Happiness and Settling: Children enjoy matching visual pictures to the correct emotion face. Staff ask children how they feel when they are with their friends and children shout 'happy'.