St Bridget’s Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has good systems in place to evaluate the overall quality of the preschool. She meets with the staff team each term to review aspects of practice and discuss future improvements.

• Transition arrangements with the host school are well established and effective. Children have plenty of opportunities to visit the school and become familiar with key activities and routines. • Children's physical skills are supported well through a range of fun activities and experiences.

They enjoy taking part in regular active sessions and learn about the effects of exercise on their bodies. This helps to support children's understanding of healthy choi...ces and lifestyles. • Staff are positive role-models.

They are consistent with boundaries and use praise effectively to support children's confidence and self-esteem. • Relationships with parents are strong. Staff provide feedback about daily activities and meet with parents to discuss children's learning and ongoing progress.

• Occasionally, staff do not use questioning effectively to extend and challenge children's thinking skills and ideas. • Staff do not yet collect detailed information about children's existing skills and abilities when they first start at the pre-school. • The manager has not developed a highly targeted programme of professional development to ensure the quality of teaching is constantly improving to the highest level.

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