Old Catton Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Since the last inspection, the voluntary management committee has made effective changes to address the action raised. Thorough processes are now in place to monitor that new committee members complete the required procedures so that checks can be made to assess their suitability for the role.

• Children's safety is a priority. Staff pay close attention to health and safety. They are vigilant and complete daily checks to ensure that all areas used by the children are safe and suitable.

Staff carry out their responsibility to safeguard children diligently. • Partnerships with parents are good. Staff encourage parents to share information about the...ir children and contribute to their initial assessment.

They effectively engage with parents to support children's ongoing learning. Parents value being able to view photographs of their children in the pre-school, via the online system. They add their own photographs of what their children have done at home.

• Staff work in close partnership with other professionals to help meet the needs of individual children. They put consistent approaches in place to support children in their care and learning. • The manager is committed to the continued development of the pre-school, including gathering the views of parents.

This helps to identify improvements to make, to continually benefit all children. • Occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities to provide high levels of challenge and fully extend children's learning. • The manager does not monitor staff practice as rigorously a she could to enhance specific skills and raise the quality of teaching throughout the pre-school even further.

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