Playdays Pre-School (Woolston)

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager uses self-evaluation effectively to bring about improvements. For example, she has attended safer recruitment training and recruitment procedures are now more robust. The action raised at the last inspection has been met.

• Partnerships with parents are a key strength of the pre-school. Staff regularly share information and update parents about their children's progress. They suggest ideas to support children's continued learning at home.

Parents comment positively about the positive impact staff have on their children's learning and progress. • Staff plan the indoor environment well to ensure it is rich in learning opportunities, int...eresting and inviting. For example, the playroom is organised into distinct areas that motivate children to explore.

Children make good progress in their learning. • The manager and staff place an exceptionally sharp focus on preparing children for school. Particular importance is placed on promoting children's early literacy and mathematics development.

Children develop the key skills they need for future learning. • Children explore technology as part of their everyday play. For example, they use tablet computers and electronic games.

This helps to build on children's interest and awareness of how things work. • Staff do not plan the outdoor environment well enough to fully promote children's learning across all areas of development. • Although the manager provides staff with regular supervision, she does not monitor staff teaching rigorously enough to identify professional development opportunities that focus on raising the quality of their teaching practice to the highest level.