Little Acorns Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The well-established staff team is committed to the ongoing improvement of the preschool.

The manager monitors staff performance closely through regular supervision and meetings. • Staff plan a wide variety of interesting and challenging activities. This enables all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make good progress from their individual starting points.

• Children settle well at the pre-school. They happily participate in all that is on offer. They develop secure attachments with staff, who are caring and considerate and respond well to children's individual needs.

This helps to nu...rture children's confidence and well-being. • The pre-school is well supported by parents and committee members. Parents engage well with children's learning and contribute to observations and assessments.

They comment that their children are happy and settled and enjoy their time at the preschool. • Children are supported well as they prepare to move on to school. For example, staff arrange visits from teachers and information about children's development is shared, which promotes seamless continuity between settings.

• Systems used by staff to plan for children's next steps in learning and development are not always used consistently to ensure that learning and development is fully supported. • The manager has introduced systems to help her monitor and improve consistency in the quality of teaching. However, she has not been able to fully evaluate the impact of this on staff practice.

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