Jelly Tots Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The new manager demonstrates ambition and drive. She has a clear vision, underpinned by well-focused improvement plans and high expectations, for the quality of the pre-school and for what children can achieve.

• Staff support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities well. They work closely with parents and other professionals to ensure children have plans in place that target any gaps in learning effectively. Staff participate in training and quality assurance programmes to help enhance their teaching practice in promoting children's attention and listening skills.

• Children enjoy strong relationships with staff and with e...ach other. They enter the preschool with confidence and staff welcome them warmly. Parents praise the rapport staff have with the children and the levels of support they receive from them.

For example, they comment that staff care about every individual child. • Overall, children make good progress in their learning and development. They acquire the skills they need to succeed in their future learning, including their move to school.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to help children learn about healthy lifestyles and to develop their physical independence skills. • Systems to check the progress made by different groups of children are in their infancy. Managers cannot yet identify any less obvious gaps in children's learning and use this information to adapt teaching further.