One Step Ahead

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The managers and staff team have taken immediate and effective action since the last inspection and significant improvements have been made to address the weaknesses. The managers and staff have a strong determination and passion to drive further improvement and ensure outcomes for children are good. • Parents are delighted with the pre-school and are keen to share their very positive views.

They talk about how much they value the approachable and supportive staff and say they feel very welcome in the caring environment. • Staff consistently praise positive behaviour and gently remind children of the rules of the pre-school. Children behave well and learn ...how to cooperate and share with others.

• Staff communicate regularly with other settings that children attend. This helps to ensure that everyone is knowledgeable about how to support children's ongoing progress. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not always meticulously plan for individual children's learning.

Information from observations is sometimes not used really effectively to identify specific next steps in children's learning. • Managers do not monitor staff's practice carefully enough and use the information gained to shape and support staff's professional development. • Systems for monitoring information about the progress of different groups of children are still being developed.