Fledglings Montessori Pre-School Group

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The experienced manager supports her staff team very well. Staff are well organised and work well as a team.

All staff have high expectations of the children in their care and are passionate about improving their outcomes. • Staff support children's early literacy skills very well. For instance, children are excited to listen to their favourite stories.

They eagerly help staff collect each character from their story box to act out the pages of the book. • Children are confident, happy and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They build strong relationships with staff and their friends.

• Parent partnerships are strong, overall. Par...ents have constant access to their children's developmental records and meet with staff regularly to share children's next steps in learning. • All children make good progress in their learning and development.

Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are learning English as an additional language are well supported. It is not yet outstanding because: • Although staff gather information from parents about children when they first start, they do not consistently gather enough information about their children's starting points to help them plan more effectively for their learning from the outset. • Sometimes, staff miss opportunities to build on children knowledge of people's similarities and differences and do not fully extend their knowledge of other cultures and the wider community.