Portreath Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • Children flourish in the exceptionally welcoming and highly motivating pre-school environment.

Excellent use is made of the local area to further extend children's learning experiences as they hunt for minibeasts in the forest and explore treasure they find on the beach. They demonstrate exceedingly high levels of concentration as they intently study the objects they find and identify similarities and differences. • The staff are highly skilled and well qualified.

They are quick to adapt their approach to meet the exact individual needs of each child. Exceptionally accurate and detailed monitoring and assessment procedures enable staff to ...know precisely what children can do to help them take the next step in their learning. As a result, children make outstanding progress.

• Excellent partnership working with parents helps to ensure children receive consistent support for their learning and care needs. Parents state that staff go 'over and above' what is expected of them. Staff value the involvement of parents in children's learning.

For example, they provide learning bags for parents to share with children at home. • Children have high levels of confidence. They respect and show consideration for their friends, due to staff acting as excellent role models.

Staff encourage children to think about their own feelings and the feelings of others. Children learn to share fairly, take turns and think about what they can do to make someone feel happy. This enables them to forge strong and trusting relationships.

• Children's safety and welfare are given top priority by all those involved with the preschool. Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe and healthy. For example, prior to their walk through the woods, they discuss the hazards that they might encounter and what they need to do to stay safe.

• Managers and staff show a strong commitment to their own professional development. They continuously reflect on what is working well, and how they can make even more improvements. They all have a positive attitude to overcoming obstacles, thinking 'outside the box' to find ways of ensuring that they achieve the very best possible outcomes for each individual child.