Manifold Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children develop strong relationships with familiar staff and other children. They settle well and are emotionally secure in the welcoming, nurturing environment provided by staff.

This helps children to feel secure so that they can confidently and actively play, learn and explore. • Staff are highly skilled in engaging children in conversation during routines and as they play together. Staff describe what is happening and model language.

This helps to extend children's vocabulary while promoting their understanding. • Staff know and understand how children learn. They place high priority on how they organise the environment.

Staff expert...ly arrange and display toys and resources to inspire children to explore recent learning, practise new skills and follow their own interests. • The manager and staff are highly motivated and strive for excellence. They work together as a coordinated team to support children's welfare and development.

Leaders and staff meet regularly to discuss ways they can make some continual improvements to the provision. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not consistently make the best use of information gained from their assessments of children's learning to match children's individual learning needs precisely when they plan activities and experiences. • The manager does not focus her monitoring of assessment information to identify appropriate interventions and target teaching to make continual improvements to the educational programme.

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