Elham Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff offer children a range of activities to support them to develop their senses, such as oats and sand to investigate different textures.

• Staff have established strong connections with other early years professionals and the local schools to help ensure children receive a continuity of care and learning. • The manager effectively monitors staff practice. For instance, staff attend regular meetings to help to identify any specific training needs, to help them improve their already good practice.

• Staff take care when setting out resources to ensure children can fully explore their chosen activity without being disrupted. For example, childre...n have a specific area inside where they can ride bicycles and sit on toys, to support their physical development. • Children are cared for by a dedicated team of staff.

They work closely with parents to help ensure they develop a clear understanding of each child's individual care needs and interests. • At times, staff do not incorporate mathematical language and ideas into children's daily routines and play activities. • The provider does not precisely track the progress of individual and groups of children to help accurately target improvements to provide learning of the highest quality.