Iqra Preschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Staff create a warm and nurturing environment. Children, including those that are newer to the pre-school, demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

They take part in self-registration and are keen to explore a range of interesting activities. Children confidently make choices in their play. They develop strong bonds with their key person and other staff in the pre-school.

This supports their emotional well-being. As a result, children settle very quickly and are ready to learn.Staff know children well and speak confidently about their personalities and interests.

They make effective use of their observation...s and assessments to identify and reduce any gaps in children's development and learning. Staff demonstrate their knowledge of individual children's next steps in learning as they support and encourage them during their play. For example, staff help children to name colours of the fruit at their 'shop', and children count the money.

Staff work closely with parents and carers, local authority inclusion officers and external agencies to ensure there is prompt support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This enables all children to make good progress from their individual starting points.Children behave very well.

They show kindness and consideration towards each other. For example, children help to close their friends' snack boxes and cooperate with each other as they wait to take turns for the slide. Staff are calm and responsive, showing a genuine interest when engaging with children.

They intervene to remind children to follow the rules. Staff use praise and encouragement, which boost children's self-confidence and self-esteem.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Managers demonstrate a clear vision of what children need to learn for their next stage of learning.

This is reflected in the curriculum that has an emphasis on developing children's communication and language skills and physical skills. Managers are passionate about children's learning and their early experiences. They are highly reflective and strive for continuous improvement.

Children demonstrate excellent core strength, stability and control through the varied range of activities in the garden, such as using large spoons in the mud kitchen and tools in the sand tray. They say, 'pat, pat' as they make a fish mould, and staff point out the triangular shape of the fins. Children play a running game with staff and confidently climb the slide.

Staff support them to climb a stepping structure and to use the pedals on the bicycles.Children learn about each other's families and feel secure and valued. Staff support children to understand and explore festivals and other events, such as local charity events.

They take children to go out to explore their local area and visit museums, library, farms and shops. This helps children to learn about and respect the diverse community in which they live.Children are thoroughly engaged in a variety of good learning opportunities.

They listen attentively and follow instructions to line up. Children put their hands on the shoulders of the friend in front and pretend to be a train and count the steps.Staff supports children very well to become independent.

Children roll up their sleeves, wash and dry their hands. They take off and hang up their coats. Children fetch their snack boxes and peel their fruit.

They put their rubbish in the bin and put away their snack boxes in their bags on their pegs. This prepares them well for their next stages of learning, including starting school.Overall, staff support children's communication and language development well.

They plan a range of play opportunities to build on children's listening and attention skills. Children experience a range of activities, such as singing and listening to stories. Staff engage children in purposeful back-and-forth conversations.

However, on occasion, staff do not consider how to use their interactions to build on children's existing knowledge effectively and further expand their thinking and communication skills.Parents are extremely happy with the care and learning opportunities that their children receive. Staff inform them about their children's progress through daily interactions and regular progress meetings.

Parents appreciate receiving newsletters with updates on current themes, which include ideas for activities at home. This helps to strengthen and embed children's learning.Staff speak highly of the support from the managers in terms of their roles and enjoy working as part of a team.

Managers identify staff's training needs through regular supervision meetings, manager observations and peer-to-peer observation. Staff keep their knowledge up to date through regular training. They use knowledge from training to provide a good-quality education.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: support staff to further develop and enhance their interactions to extend children's thinking and language skills.

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