Little Owl Pre-School Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager effectively evaluates the quality of the pre-school.

She regularly consults staff, parents, children and other professionals to help her to identify further improvements. For example, following suggestions, she has introduced a weekly yoga instructor to help children learn more about how their bodies move. • The manager and staff work closely with parents on all aspects of children's care and development.

Parents are kept up to date with their children's progress and receive information about how they can support their children's learning at home. Parents are highly complimentary about the quality of care that their children receive. ...They comment on how well staff know their children.

• Staff provide many opportunities for children to develop their creative and design skills. They focus strongly on providing supervision to help children learn to use a range of tools and resources, such as scissors and glue, safely and skilfully. Children confidently transfer their skills to create their own interesting art and craft designs.

• Staff are caring and nurturing. They create a relaxed environment in which children flourish and enjoy spending time with their friends. For example, children enjoy quiet times where they sit together and chat about their interests.

Children develop a good sense of security, enabling them to settle and have a positive approach to learning. • Staff effectively support children's transition to school. They work closely with local schools and use information about school routines and programmes of learning to help children prepare for school.

For example, they practise changing for physical education and begin to learn the actions associated with letter sounds. • The manager does not always make the best use of supervision and professional development opportunities to help staff to raise their teaching to the highest level. • Occasionally, during group activities, staff do not promote children's language skills even further by naming objects or introducing new words.