Yardley Gobion Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The leadership and staff team are ambitious. They work very hard to ensure the continued success of the pre-school. Self-evaluation is accurate and involves the views of the local authority and parents.

This helps the manager to identify areas of development to help drive improvements. • Staff are particularly skilled at supporting children's good behaviour. Children enthusiastically help each other, such as moving toys out of each other's way.

• Staff provide a wealth of activities that supports children's sense of community and understanding of the world. Children join in local initiatives; they contribute to the town's official advent calendar.... Children talk about many things they have observed, including animals they see during their visits to the woods and farms.

• Staff identify the next steps in their key children's learning. All children make good progress in their learning and development. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff development opportunities are not fully incisive or highly focused enough to raise the good quality of practice to the very highest levels.

• Staff do not make the most of information sharing opportunities with parents when children first start. This means initial assessments of children's capabilities are not always as prompt and precise as possible. Additionally, links with other professionals involved in supporting children's development are not consistently established quickly.

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