Lostock Playschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children are happy, confident and well behaved. They show that they have good self-esteem and that they feel emotionally secure, through the strong relationships they build with staff and their care and concern for each other. • The manager leads the staff team successfully.

She constantly seeks ideas for improvement from staff and parents, to help her to develop clear plans that help to maintain consistently good outcomes for children. Self-evaluation is effective. • Staff facilitate children's independence and curiosity very well.

They have created an interesting and well-organised learning environment, indoors and outdoors. Children enter the ...playschool confidently and eagerly begin to engage in their self-chosen play. • Staff have a good understanding of the learning and development requirements.

They observe children as they play and evaluate their observations well. Staff identify where children are in their learning and what they need to do to support their continuing progress. As a result, children make good progress, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

• Enter each finding on a separate line. Each line will show as a bullet point on the inspection report. • Although partnerships with parents are good, staff do not consistently share precise information about their children's progress to help better complement their learning in the playschool.

• Staff do not use all opportunities available to extend children's understanding of mathematical ideas and language.

information about their children's progress to help better complement their learning in

the playschool. • Staff do not use all opportunities available to extend children's understanding of mathematical ideas and language.