Hextable Village Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The managers are passionate about the ongoing development of the pre-school.

Staff are well organised and work well as a team. They meet regularly to evaluate the activities and resources available, to offer children opportunities to explore all areas of learning. • Literacy skills are particularly well promoted.

For instance, children eagerly show staff and visitors that they can independently write their names on their art work and hold their pictures up to show their achievements. • There is a warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout the pre-school. Children are happy, confident and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

Effectiv...e settling in systems support new children who join the setting to settle quickly. • Children make good progress from their starting points, including those with special education needs, English as an additional language, and speech and language delays. • Parent partnerships are good.

There is an effective two-way flow of communication to support children's care and learning. Parents' are very complimentary about the preschool and the support that they receive from the staff team. They praise the outdoor experiences children enjoy and the good communication they receive about their children's development.

• Systems for the monitoring and supervision of staff are not yet fully embedded to allow staff to consistently share best practice. • Although the staff team applies good teaching strategies, there are times when they miss opportunities to stretch and challenge the most able children, to develop their problem-solving skills even further. • The leadership team do not make the best use of all opportunities to gain the views of parents to help them to improve their provision further.