Kids @ Play Preschool.

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Both pre-school managers work exceptionally hard to implement changes to help improve outcomes for children.

They work closely with other agencies to assess the quality of the provision. • Teaching is effective. Children are motivated to play and explore.

They make good progress in their learning, overall. • Parent partnership is strong. Parents value the support and guidance of staff and are well informed and involved in their children's care and learning • Children are happy and content.

They have strong bonds with staff and each other. Staff are positive role models and children behave extremely well. • The indoor and outdoor environme...nts are very well resourced.

Staff provide children with rich and inspiring opportunities to lead their own play and learning. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not focus sharply enough on children's communication and language development to help them make rapid progress with their speaking skills. • On occasion, the tracking of individual children's progress is not precise enough to swiftly identify any emerging gaps.