Foxton Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff reflect on and evaluate their practice.

For example, they carry out audits covering all aspects of safeguarding and review their policies and procedures in light of their findings. • Staff promote children's communication and language skills well. They engage in conversations with children, for example at mealtimes.

Children talk about their experiences at home and are learning how to show respect for others through social conversations. • Children particularly enjoy listening to and moving to music. For example, staff use a song about dough to help children develop skills using their hands, such as splatting and rolling a p...iece of dough.

Their dexterity is further promoted as children pass the dough round their bodies from one hand to the other. • Parents speak highly of the pre-school and the staff. They state that their children feel safe and secure and receive good education that prepares them well for starting school.

• The pre-school has clear policies and procedures in place to promote healthy eating to children. However, on the day of inspection, the staff did not consider the amount of sugar that was contained in an adult-planned cooking activity. • Staff do not always use the information they gain from parents, on what children can already do when they begin to attend, to swiftly identify their starting points in learning.

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