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St Mary's Playgroup

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
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5.0(39 parent reviews) ·Social Centre, St Marys Avenue, Leicester, LE3 3FT · Leicestershire
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Leicestershire

About this day nursery

St Mary's Playgroup, located in Leicester, LE3 3FT, offers childcare on non-domestic premises and was registered in 2014. The playgroup operates during term time only, from Monday to Friday, with sessions running from 9 am until 2 pm.

It provides funded early education for two, three, and four-year-old children. The setting employs five childcare staff members, four of whom hold an early years qualification at level 3, and one at level 2.

St Mary's Playgroup recently received a 'Good' rating from its Ofsted inspection on June 9, 2022, maintaining its previous 'Good' rating. Children at the playgroup are encouraged to develop strong friendships, engage in imaginative play, and benefit from staff who celebrate their unique backgrounds and cultures.

The curriculum is adapted to support individual needs, and parents have noted good progress in their children's speaking skills.

What it's like

Children are excited to come into the playgroup and happily say 'good morning' to all staff members. They quickly immerse themselves in activities which are planned with their interests in mind. Children constantly interact with each other during their play and use their imaginations to create games. They also develop strong friendships, with older children showing care and concern for younger children.

Good overall effectivenessStrong friendshipsImaginative playIndividualised curriculum

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 9am until 2pm

Term time / All Year

Term_time_only

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Mary's Playgroup

Last inspected 9 June 2022

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are excited to come into the playgroup and happily say 'good morning' to all staff members. They quickly immerse themselves in activities which are planned with their interests in mind. Children constantly interact with each other during their play and use their imaginations to create games. They also develop strong friendships, with older children showing care and concern for younger children.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are excited to come into the playgroup and happily say 'good morning' to all staff members.
  • Children are developing strong friendships, and older children show care and concern for younger children.
  • Children are valued for their uniqueness, and staff work hard to ensure their backgrounds and cultures are recognised and celebrated.
  • Children are given opportunities to develop their physical skills indoors and outside, with activities like negotiating steps and riding scooters.
  • Children are developing an understanding of what constitutes a a healthy lifestyle, with staff supporting this knowledge by talking about healthy foods.
  • The staff team is well supported, with regular supervision sessions and training to increase their knowledge and skills.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, and staff have good knowledge of current safeguarding issues.

Areas to develop

  • 1Develop the key-person system further to ensure that new starters are promptly allocated a key person to support their well-being.
  • 2Consider the deployment of staff during transition times to further support children's individual needs.
Inspection #10075979 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have high expectations of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and use successful strategies to ensure they are included and supported.

Outdoor space

Children are given opportunities to develop their physical skills indoors and outside. They skilfully negotiate steps outdoors and whizz down ramps on scooters and cars, and are active for most of their time at the playgroup.

EAL / language support

Staff use successful strategies to ensure that all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, are included and supported. They use picture cards, key words from home languages, songs, stories, and props to promote language development.

Parent Reviews of St Mary's Playgroup

5.0
(39)
D Govani
10 months ago

My daughter went to St Marys Playgroup for over a year. She settled in quickly and really enjoyed her time at this Playgroup. She grew in confidence and her speaking and language skills developed very well over this time. The staff prepared her well for her transition to school nursery and later reception. The staff are excellent and the facilities are also good. Her social skills also grew as well as learning a lot of new things. A big thank you to all the staff at the playgroup! Our second child will definitely enrol here when old enough to do so.

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CatFilmstars
10 months ago

I moved from London to Leicester last year and was looking for a nursery for my daughter. I viewed around 4 before I found St Mary’s Playgroup and I just knew this was the place for her. They were very attentive on tour and answered all my questions with patience. My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her time here and will miss all her teachers and friends. I would like to personally thank Pam, Sunita, Ami, Jyoti and Renu for making my daughters time at St Mary’s extremely special and she has a lot of lovely fond memories she will be taking away with her.

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Надежда Петрова
4 months ago

Absolutely no issue with this playground. My daughter loved it! Very welcome and care stuff

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Ellen Witharana
2 years ago

St marys playgroup is a wonderful place, both my children love it there. The staff are professional and also provide the children with alot of fun. The last review I had for my daughter, Pam highlighted my only concern (not with the playgroup) and told me all the work they had been doing to resolve this... even before I had told her about my concern! They organise lots of special days, parties when appropriate and also have a focus on the children's learning and skills. The administration is very good too, I can't praise this playgroup enough.

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Casey Whitekj
2 years ago

Absolutely amazing. Great staff. They take on board every bit of information. They work with your little ones to progress in nursery ready for school. 2 years ago my daughter couldn't speak I believe nursey helped massively with improving on her speech and we got there without a doubt. My little boy is still attending the preschool as my daughter will be heading to big girl school for her full-time position in reception. I have no doubt my boy will be treated the same well looked after supported by the members of staff and progressing even more than he is. Amazing bunch of children and while my kids were very happy and settled here then so am i . Thanks to St marys play group for all your help along the way. What an amazing bunch of people.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2016

  • June 2022Good
  • March 2016Good

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