Little Oaks Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff successfully use observations and assessments to help them plan engaging activities that focus on children's next steps in learning. They incorporate children's interests into activities effectively, which helps motivate them to learn.

• The dedicated staff work well together. They carry out thorough risk assessments and closely supervise children throughout the day to maintain their safety. • Partnerships with parents are good.

Parents are informed regularly about their children's achievements and receive good guidance to support their learning at home. For instance, staff encourage parents to take books home to share with their children t...o help develop children's interest in literacy. • Children have formed close relationships with the staff.

They know the routines well and are very happy and content at the pre-school. The staff make good use of their knowledge of the children to help them to sensitively support each child's care and learning needs. • Children have a wide range of opportunities to learn about their local community.

For instance, they go on walks by the stream and visit one of the care homes in the area to sing songs with the residents. • At times, staff do not make the most of experiences to help broaden younger children's mathematical knowledge, in particular, to increase their understanding of numbers, quantities and size. • Staff do not develop fully the opportunities older children have to think for themselves to help extend their learning.

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