Holy Apostles Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • This dedicated staff team is enthusiastic and welcoming during children's arrival. Children are very happy and confident and are emotionally secure. • The manager and staff foster children's sense of belonging to the group, which helps them to feel safe and valued.

Children behave very well and play cooperatively as they explore the interesting activities provided. • Teaching is consistently good. The manager and staff place a very sharp focus on preparing children for school.

Particular importance is placed on promoting children's early literacy and mathematics development. Children develop the key skills they need for future learning and all ma...ke good progress in their learning. • The manager monitors children's development well.

She works closely with staff to discuss children's needs and stage of development. This enables her to assess different groups of children's learning and identify any possible gaps that need to be addressed. • All recommendations from the last inspection are met.

Children now explore technology as part of their everyday play. For example, they use tablet computers and electronic games. This helps to build on children's interest and awareness of how things work.

• The provider does not fully understand her responsibilities with regard to notifying Ofsted of significant events within the required timescales. • Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to fully tailor their teaching to children of different ages and stages of development, to extend learning to higher levels. • Staff sometimes miss opportunities for older children to learn to do things by themselves so that they become even more independent.

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