RAWTHORPE playgroup has improved from Satisfactory to Good.

In its latest Ofsted report, the playgroup, at Netherhall Learning Campus, was given improved marks by government inspectors. They said:

“The staff provide a welcoming, secure and inviting playgroup in which children engage fully in activities, all children make good progress.

“Children are happy, settled and keen to learn. This success derives partly from the good relationships children have with staff.

“Children are supported well in the transition into school, ensuring that they settle well and can begin to learn quickly.”

The playgroup has 29 children aged five and under.