Recommendations in recent Ofsted inspections for group based settings in Shropshire

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

• Consider the planning of adult-led group activities to ensure that they provide appropriate levels of challenge that supports all children to continue to make progress in their learning. (November 2024)
• Consider the organisation of mealtimes in pre-school to minimise long waiting times. (November 2024)
• Develop pre-school children's independence skills even further at mealtimes by allowing them to manage tasks they are capable of completing themselves. (November 2024)
• Build on the arrangements for the supervision, support and monitoring of staff to accurately identify ways to enhance teaching further.(September 2024)
• Refine the curriculum to identify a precise sequence of knowledge, skills and coverage across all key learning areas for children. (September 2024)
• Extend the monitoring of staff practice to provide children with consistently focused and high-quality learning experiences. (September 2024)
• Support staff to consider how to extend learning opportunities to fully challenge the most able children. (September 2024)
• Strengthen supervision systems to monitor staff teaching practice, and support staff to identify areas for professional development that enable them to raise the quality of their practice even further. (September 2024)

To meet the requirements of the EYFS the provider must:

• Ensure that any changes to the registered body are notified to Ofsted within the required time frame.(September 2024)