Buttercups Pre-School Cio

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff create a nurturing environment where children feel happy and secure.

Children form close relationships with their key person. Staff understand children's personalities and individual needs. Children arrive at the pre-school eager and ready to engage in play with their friends.

• The manager and staff have high expectations for all children. Staff use effective teaching skills to help children make good progress in their learning. Children have access to a wide range of activities that are interesting and help to keep them motivated as they play.

• Partnerships between the pre-school and parents are particularly strong. Staff know t...he families well and communicate with parents regularly about their children's progress. Staff provide regular ideas for activities that help parents to support their children's learning at home.

• The manager and committee work closely together to support the ongoing development of the quality of the pre-school. They value the views of staff, children and parents. Staff have good support from the manager in their professional development.

• Children gain a strong sense of local community life and beyond. They regularly visit places of interest in the village and receive a variety of visitors to the setting, such as a postal worker and a dental nurse, to enhance their knowledge and experiences. • Systems for analysing the progress made by different groups of children are still being developed.