High Cross Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The experienced manager provides effective leadership and is committed to continuous improvement. The manager and committee take account of the views of staff, parents and other professionals to target areas for further development. • Staff provide good support to enable children to develop their early writing skills.

They offer enjoyable activities to strengthen hand muscles, promote independent mark-making opportunities and give focused support to help older children to link letters to the sounds that they represent. • Staff are good role models for children. Staff listen to children and talk to them in a calm and respectful manner.

This ensure...s that they feel safe and secure and successfully promotes children's development and well-being. • The manager and staff monitor children's progress well. They work closely with parents and other professionals to support children with gaps in their development.

For instance, they swiftly implement plans to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to achieve their next steps in learning. • Staff do not make the most out of opportunities to encourage parents to share children's languages spoken at home. • The professional development of individual staff does not identify precisely what they can do to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.