Burham Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff make the most of opportunities to prepare children fully for the next stage in their learning or move on to school. For instance, children practise preparing and dressing themselves for physical education sessions as well as accessing a range of opportunities to enhance their early writing skills. • The manager accurately evaluates the quality of the pre-school.

She includes the views of parents and children to help identify areas for further improvement. For example, the exchange of information between staff and parents has been enhanced and this helps to provide children with a consistent approach to their development. • Partnerships with parents a...re strong.

Staff use various ways to engage and involve parents effectively in the pre-school and in their children's learning. • Staff build on children's confidence and sense of belonging well. For example, they constantly praise children for their achievements.

• All children make good progress in their learning from their individual starting points. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not always monitor children washing their hands well enough to make sure that this practice is consistently embedded naturally into routines. • Staff miss some opportunities to build further on children's understanding and awareness of others' differences and similarities.