Berry Brow Pre-School Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager, committee and staff have worked together well to effectively address the areas identified for improvement at the last inspection. They accurately evaluate the quality of the pre-school and show determination to achieve even higher standards. The manager values the suggestions that staff, parents and children make and acts upon their views.

• Staff provide a very calm and nurturing environment for children. They use a consistent key-person approach to help support children's social and emotional development extremely well. Children settle quickly in the pre-school and demonstrate how safe they feel.

Staff skilfully help them to identi...fy and name their feelings in a very sensitive way. • Staff support children's mathematical development very well. They encourage children to count, think about what number comes next and sequence the days of the week.

Staff also help children to understand speed and direction as they play outdoors. Younger boys display their good understanding of shape and enjoy collecting different circular-shaped objects together. • Parents are very complimentary about the quality of the pre-school.

They describe how staff 'offer them reassurance and are really caring'. Parents are extremely pleased with their children's progress, particularly their speech and language development. • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported particularly well.

Staff work very closely with other professionals to effectively support children's individual learning and developmental needs. • At times, staff do not consistently use opportunities to fully extend and challenge children's learning to the highest levels. • Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to help children understand why good nutrition and physical activity are important and help them to develop healthy lifestyles.

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