Playdays Preschool 6

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff create a warm and welcoming environment, and children form close and warm relationships with them.

Children feel safe, happy and emotionally secure. • The manager uses funding well to help narrow gaps in children's learning and support their individual progress and learning needs. Children demonstrate good problem-solving and reasoning skills.

• The purchase of resources for the garden has helped staff to support children's physical development. The outdoor environment supports children's learning well. • Staff have a good understanding of how children learn.

They make regular observations and assessments of childre...n's progress and use the information to identify and plan next stages in learning. • Staff support children so that they behave well. Children develop an awareness and tolerance of others.

They take turns and learn how to share. • At times, staff do not gather information from parents about their children's skills and abilities from the outset to enable them to plan more precisely for children's individual needs. • Although relationships with parents are good overall, the manager does not consistently keep track of requests made through completed questionnaires to enhance children's learning.