St Helens Playgroup
St Helen's Church, St Helen's Street, Ipswich, IP4 2LS
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
22 children
Key details
Capacity
22 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
St Helens Playgroup was inspected by Ofsted on 23 June 2025 and received an overall rating of Requires improvement. In their report, inspectors noted: "The provision requires improvement The provider does not have robust procedures in place to ensure that Ofsted promptly receive the necessary information to carry out checks on all committee members. However, these committee members do not have unsupervised contact with children or have sole responsibility in making decisions that affect children's well-being. Despite the weakness, children receive a warm welcome from the kind and nurturing staff."
Key strengths
- Children's ongoing communication and language is incredibly well supported by staff.
- Staff and children come together for short group times.
- Staff have recently attended training on mathematics and, as a result, are highly successful in introducing it to all areas of play.
- Healthy lifestyles are well promoted.
- The playgroup uses additional funding wisely to positively impact on children's learning and experiences, such as paying for a dance teacher to offer sessions.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
St Helen's Church, St Helen's Street, Ipswich, IP4 2LS
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