Lutley Kindergarten

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The experienced and dedicated manager works closely with the enthusiastic staff team to help drive continuous improvement. • Teaching is good.

Staff place a strong focus on promoting children's listening and attention skills and provide ample opportunities for them to speak and enjoy conversation. • Staff provide a rich range of activities for children to explore mathematical concepts and children confidently use mathematical language as they play. • Staff have positive relationships with parents and use a good range of strategies to get them involved.

They offer useful suggestions on how they can support their children's learning at home. • Staf...f value all children as individuals and know their personalities, preferences and family backgrounds. They offer good emotional support to help them settle and take part.

• Staff provide a good range of opportunities to engage children in physical activity and to help them learn about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. • Staff do not always provide enough challenge during activities for the most able children to help them make the best possible progress in their learning. • The manager does not identify very precisely the progress groups of children make, such as boys, to help close any gaps in their learning rapidly.

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