Little Ducklings Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff have a good understanding of how young children learn. When children use their senses to explore different types of materials, staff play alongside them, ask a range of questions and plan effectively what they need to learn next.

• Children benefit from a stimulating range of outdoor opportunities. Staff skilfully support their growing independence and curiosity as they explore the natural world around them. • Children are happy and settled.

Staff build good relationships with children. They frequently boost their self-esteem with praise and recognition of their achievements. This contributes positively to children's emotional development.<...br/>
• Staff have good relationships with parents. They regularly share information with them about what children do and learn. Staff make suggestions about how parents can support their child's learning further at home.

This contributes successfully to children's good progress. • Leaders and staff have made improvements since the last inspection. They regularly evaluate and review areas of the pre-school.

They use the views of the parents and children to identify strengths and weaknesses, to help make changes that will benefit the children. • Leaders have not fully considered all ways to enhance and monitor staff's ongoing performance to raise the good quality of teaching to an even higher level. • Staff do not have the best possible insight when assessing children's starting points to inform future planning.

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