Busy Bees Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • All groups of children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. Older children count, recognise colours, draw and write their names.

Children have the necessary skills to move on to school. Younger children use their imaginations to play and create stories. • Staff nurture children well, building their confidence.

The key people know the children well and support them sensitively if they are upset, so that they settle quickly. Staff communicate well with parents and provide ideas and resources for parents to support learning at home. • Staff assess children's learning and development accurate...ly.

They follow children's interests and develop their play well, providing continued challenge through sensitive questions. Children explain their understanding well. • The recently appointed manager has used her induction period successfully to identify how the pre-school can be improved.

She works well with staff, and the committee involves parents, to evaluate the pre-school and make suggestions. • Staff do not fully utilise the space in the outdoor area to extend children's opportunities to learn and develop. • The knowledge and skills of all staff about children's specific social, emotional and mental health needs can be developed further.