Waltham Preschool

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About Waltham Preschool


Name Waltham Preschool
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Address Little Waltham Memorial Hall, 15 Brook Hill, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3LN
Phase Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Gender Mixed
Local Authority Essex
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Staff are well deployed to supervise children and they fully understand their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe. They effectively support children to feel happy and secure. For example, they speak sensitively with kind words and offer hugs.

Children behave well. Staff take time to explain simple rules about sharing and taking turns. Children are confident and self-assured and enjoy spending time with their friends and staff.

Partnerships with parents are a key strength. Staff forge close links with parents and keep them well informed about children's development and well-being. Parents highly praise the staff team for the care and at...tention they give their children.

Older children are very well prepared for their move on to school. They regularly visit the local primary school to get used to the environment, teachers and routines. Staff provide a safe and welcoming environment for children.

Children arrive eager to join in with activities and enjoy being in the pre-school. It is not yet outstanding because: Sometimes, staff overlook opportunities to extend children's thinking skills to higher levels. Coaching and training are not focused as sharply as possible on developing staff's teaching skills to help raise the standard to a consistently outstanding level.


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