Kingsley Preschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children settle well into the preschool. They form close bonds with staff.

This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff are kind, nurturing and understanding of children's individual needs. • Children are active learners.

Staff provide a good range of interesting activities to ignite children's curiosity and imagination. • Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff ensure that parents are fully involved in their children's learning from the beginning.

They provide support for parents to continue their children's learning at home. They invite parents into the preschool to participate in activities and share their experiences. • Sta...ff have good links with other professionals.

They share information with staff at other settings children attend to ensure continuity in their learning. • The manager and staff evaluate the effectiveness of their practice. They ask parents and children to give their views about the provision during discussion and through questionnaires.

Parents say they are delighted with the care their children receive and the progress they make. • Staff do not provide extensive opportunities for children to learn about their home languages and the family traditions of others. • Staff do not always build on older children's literacy skills to the fullest degree, such as extending their understanding of letters and sounds.