All Saints Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff provide children with an interesting blend of adult-led experiences and activities that children choose for themselves. Children are motivated to learn new things and develop the skills they need for future learning.

• Children show that they are extremely confident and happy at the pre-school. The excellent settling-in procedures ensure that every child starts at the pre-school in a positive way. • Children's behaviour is exemplary and friendships flourish.

The calm, patient and well-qualified staff are excellent role models. Children treat each other with kindness and share resources especially well. Staff ensure children's feelings and e...motions are spoken about, and children begin to understand how they are feeling.

• Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff have developed successful ways of involving parents in their children's learning. This has strengthened children's development and provided a consistent approach to their well-being.

Parents give very complimentary feedback about the pre-school. They give high praise for the staff and the way they sensitively support their children's development. • Children receive an exceptionally healthy diet.

They grow and harvest their own fruit and vegetables from the garden. In addition, they learn to identify fruits and vegetables and make healthy choices at snack times. • Partnerships with other professionals, such as speech therapists, specialist support workers and teachers, are good.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported. • Although staff have regular supervision meetings, the management does not monitor staff practice sharply enough to help raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level. • Staff do not always make the most of opportunities to encourage the younger children to think about their ideas and develop their expressive language skills.