Denbigh Under Fives

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children are happy, settled and secure. They enthusiastically attend the pre-school and take part in a good variety of enjoyable activities.

Staff get to know each child well and value their individuality highly. Their nurturing approach helps to create a positive and warm environment where children build trusting bonds. • The manager and staff work successfully with local inclusion services and regularly invite them in to help assess children's needs.

They share expertise to help children who need additional support receive effective individually tailored support. All children make good progress from their starting points, regardless of their cir...cumstances. • Partnerships with parents are strong.

The manager and staff encourage regular communication and involve parents in all aspects of their children's learning. They value parents' contributions highly and regularly discuss children's interests and next steps. • Staff use songs successfully to support children's communication and language skills.

For example, children excitedly learn new songs in English and Spanish for an upcoming Christmas performance and show strong memory of the words and actions. It is not yet outstanding because: • The manager does not monitor staff performance rigorously to help set precise areas for further improvement for all staff and achieve outstanding practice. • Staff do not consistently manage group activities effectively to help all children engage fully in their learning.