Applebees Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding The provider has extremely high expectations for her staff and the children attending.

She has implemented rigorous processes to analyse the quality of the pre-school. Parents and children are actively encouraged to contribute their views. Children are exceptionally confident, happy and self-assured.

Older children are confident communicators, who approach challenges with a positive can-do attitude. Staff use praise effectively to celebrate children's achievements. Children proudly wear their 'star badges' and are told specifically why they have received them that day.

Staff work very hard to engage parents and involve them in child...ren's learning. Parents receive information in several different ways about how to promote children's individual next steps, health and readiness for school. Parents praise the staff of the pre-school.

They feel extremely well informed about their children's progress and development. The provider rigorously monitors the quality of teaching and the impact of practice. She makes excellent use of opportunities to provide staff with feedback that helps to enhance their knowledge and skills.

Staff have carefully targeted training opportunities, for example, to build on their knowledge of behaviour management strategies. Leaders use additional funding effectively to support those children who require extra help. Children make excellent progress from their individual starting points and are exceptionally well prepared for the transition to school.

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