Aveton Gifford Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff evaluate their practice effectively to clearly identify areas for improvement.

For example, they have developed very 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. Partnerships with parents are strong.

• Children form strong bonds with staff and each other. They behave well, share resources and show consideration towards others. For example, they cooperate and take turns happily during activities and readily offer a helping hand when others need it.

• Staff make accurate assessments of children's ...development, and they plan interesting adult-guided and child-led activities. Children make good progress from their starting points. • The manager and staff have developed effective partnerships with local schools that support children's confidence when they move on to their future education.

For example, staff organise joint activities and children become familiar with school life. • Staff sometimes miss opportunities to extend activities to provide additional challenge and help children to make even better progress in their learning. • There are fewer opportunities for children to develop and extend their early reading skills when they prefer to play outside.