Eckington Under Fives

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The quality of teaching is good. Staff provide children with various interesting activities that help to promote different areas of their learning.

• Children are happy and settled in the pre-school. They build secure bonds with staff, who are kind, caring and attentive. Children develop good friendships with each other.

This helps to promote children's emotional well-being. • Partnerships with parents are sound. Staff share regular information to ensure parents are well informed and able to continue to support children's learning at home.

• Managers and staff are ambitious and passionate about providing good-quality care and learning ex...periences. They reflect well on their provision. This helps them to continually maintain good overall standards.

• Children behave well. Staff teach children to follow the pre-school's rules. They offer children gentle and appropriate reminders.

This helps children learn to be respectful, kind and considerate. • Arrangements for sharing information with other settings attended by children are not fully embedded to ensure continuity and consistency in children's care and learning experiences. • Staff do not always share their good practice and skills with each other to build on the good quality of provision.