Brookside Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff work effectively in partnership with parents and establish a successful two-way flow of information. This provides children with consistency in their care and learning and helps them to make progress in readiness for future learning. • Staff work well with other professionals to provide strong support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

This contributes to the good progress these children make. • The manager effectively tracks the progress of all children, including the progress different groups of children make. This helps her to identify any gaps in learning and plan targeted support.

• Children are happy and t...horoughly enjoy themselves at the pre-school. They listen to staff and follow their guidance to help them behave well. Staff give children lots of praise for their efforts and achievements.

This helps children to develop good levels of self-esteem and 'can-do' attitudes. • Children develop strong bonds with staff. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

Children are confident to explore the inviting environment. • Staff prioritise children's well-being and safety. They review the environment and take prompt action to reduce any potential hazards to children's safety.

• The manager gathers the views of parents and staff to help her to identify strengths in practice and areas to improve. She establishes a clear action plan to help to continually develop the pre-school. • Sometimes, staff do not consistently make the most of opportunities to promote children's learning and understanding about volume and capacity.