FIG Playgroup And Playscheme

Activities: Staff plan a range of exciting and thought-provoking activities for the children in line with their interests. Hence, all children remain enthused and deeply immersed in play and learning.

Communication: Parent partnerships are strong. Parents hold staff in high regard and say they support the diverse needs of their children extremely well.

Programs and Resources: Children with low starting points in communication and language receive exceptionally well-targeted support. Staff take advice from external agencies to offer high levels of support to individual children.

Staff Training: Senior staff ensure all staff are aware of children's individual education plans. As a result, all children receive full support to make good progress.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The provider ensures staff receive regular supervision and ongoing support for professional development. As a result, she has retained a nurturing staff team that has a wealth of childcare experience.

Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding is effective. Staff know how to spot the signs of possible abuse. They know the procedure to follow should they have concerns about a child.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff plan activities that challenge children well. Outdoors, children show high levels of curiosity and wonder as they go on nature watches and listen for bird calls.

Transition to Primary School: Older children confidently recognise and legibly write their names. Children quickly learn to count objects and actions, recognise numbers and match them to quantities. Older children learn to recognise letters and the sounds they represent in preparation for school.

Diversity Management: Many children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make rapid progress in their speech and language.

Child Safety Management: The provider has a clear agreed procedure in place to secure the safety of children and staff in the event of an unexpected emergency.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show high levels of respect for the adults, toys and resources. They have kind and positive friendships with each other and hold meaningful rich discussions as they play. Young children confidently manage their own personal hygiene.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and extremely well cared for at this nurturing, highly inclusive and well-resourced setting.

Nutritional Menu: Young children display highly impressive self-care skills. They independently pour drinking water from the fountain and decide when to sit and eat healthy snacks.