Northfield Quaker Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Leaders and staff thoroughly monitor the progress that individual children and groups of children make. This helps them to identify how children's needs can be met successfully.

Staff work closely with health professionals involved in children's care, to provide learning plans that are tailored to children's individual needs. All children, including those who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning. They gain a good range of skills that prepare them well for their future learning.

Children are well-motivated and continue their learning successfully during times when staff are not working direct...ly with them. Staff support children's communication and language development skilfully. They use a range of effective strategies that meet children's individual needs well.

For example, children in the early stages of language development use sign language and picture prompts. Children with a more developed grasp of language express their ideas clearly. Children learn about communities from around the world, including the languages spoken, such as Spanish.

They gain an awareness of different celebrations. It is not yet outstanding because: The manager does not monitor staff practice rigorously enough to help raise the quality of teaching to a higher level. Some staff do not routinely share children's assessment information with each other, to fully support continuity in children's learning.