Long Clawson Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children play happily in this bright, light and welcoming pre-school.

They enjoy a wide range of well-planned and interesting activities and resources provided by staff. • The manager leads a dedicated staff team well. They work tirelessly to set up an interesting and inviting environment for children to play in each day.

• Parents are very happy with the care provided. They say that staff are welcoming, kind and communicate well with them. They particularly appreciate the extra support that staff give children to help them settle in each morning.

• Children enjoy regular time to play outdoors. They propel themselves around the garden on... bikes, carefully avoiding any obstacles. Staff support children's physical development and well-being successfully.

They have recently introduced a daily jog around the field for older children. • Staff know children well. They make regular observations and accurate assessments of children's development.

Children make good progress in their learning. • Staff do not always use consistent strategies for supporting children's emerging speaking skills, to help them achieve the highest levels of development in their speech and language. • The monitoring of staff practice is not rigorous enough to identify clearly how individual staff can raise the quality of their practice and teaching to the highest level.

• Overall, the manager monitors children's progress well. She puts intervention in place for children who are not reaching their expected milestones. However, she does not always consider how additional funding, such as the early years pupil premium, can be used to help improve children's outcomes even more.