Orbital Pre School

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About Orbital Pre School


Name Orbital Pre School
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Address Orbital Community Centre, Haines Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7QU
Phase Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Gender Mixed
Local Authority Hertfordshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff complete observations of children's skills and effectively identify their ongoing next steps in learning. The manager and staff work together to ensure that gaps in children's development are narrowed through planning. Children have the support they need and make good progress.

• Teaching is good. Staff lead engaging and challenging activities for children. For example, they teach children to follow a recipe to make a milkshake.

Children chop the fruit, add the milk and observe how the blender works. They enjoy tasting the fruit and the milkshake, and delight in moving their bodies pretending to be a blender. • Staff work well with parents t...o promote children's well-being.

Children benefit from routines and activities tailored to their needs and settle quickly. Staff are welcoming and create a warm environment for children, who arrive excited at the pre-school and show strong bonds with staff and peers. • The manager and staff carry out effective risk assessments of the premises each day.

These help to ensure that children play in a safe environment. Staff engage children in ongoing discussions on keeping safe to develop their awareness of personal safety. It is not yet outstanding because: • The manager does not provide staff with enough opportunities to enhance their professional development so that it focuses more specifically on developing an expert knowledge of teaching and learning.


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