Beal Vale Pre-School Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The whole staff team use self-evaluation to successfully identify areas to enhance further.

They focus their action plans specifically on helping to improve outcomes for children. For example, there is a strong focus on developing children's mathematical skills, such as through providing interesting resources and staff training. • The pre-school environment is exceptionally well planned and stimulating.

Children access a range of exciting opportunities that cover the seven areas of learning and captivates their curiosity. For example, in every area, there are resources available for children to practise and develop their finger muscles, such as p...encils, paper and dough. This helps to prepare children for early writing.

• Staff are sensitive and caring towards children. They recognise when children require extra support and promptly attend to their needs with genuine care and concern. Children arrive with enthusiasm.

They settle quickly and are confident and self-assured. • The experienced manager monitors staff performance well overall, and she provides them with good levels of support. Staff benefit from regular supervisory sessions and focused feedback on their practice.

They have opportunities to observe each other's good practice and share their expertise. This has a positive impact on staff practice and helps to ensure that the quality is consistently good. • Staff provide parents with some resources to take home, such as a weekly story book.

However, there is less targeted support for parents to help to extend children's learning based on their current learning needs. • Staff do not fully consider the needs of all two-year-old children when organising some large-group sessions. Younger children occasionally become restless and begin to lose interest.

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