Danbury Pre-School at St John’s

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff are committed to continuously improving the pre-school. For example, they introduce new and exciting resources, prompted by the interests of the children.

This helps to inspire and motivate children to learn through their play. • Children are encouraged to be independent. They confidently help to prepare a healthy snack and get themselves changed for a physical activity.

• Partnerships with other professionals, such as speech therapists, are good. The manager seeks the support of other professionals to help secure appropriate funding for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • Children behave we...ll and show kindness to one another.

They settle quickly in the calm and friendly pre-school. • Overall, parents comment that they are very happy with the pre-school. They state that their children enjoy attending and form close and caring relationships with their key person.

• Children excitedly participate in group games. They join in with the rhyme-associated game and have fun chasing each other around the circle and back to their place. Staff support children well, encouraging them to take turns and to run safely to catch the other child.

• On occasions, staff do not use effective questioning skills to help children to think critically and extend their learning even further. • The manager encourages staff to share their knowledge, interests and expertise. The impact of this is yet to be embedded consistently across the pre-school so that every child receives the highest quality of teaching.

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