St John’s Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The highly experienced provider and staff team work very well together. They continually reflect on their practice and make effective changes, which benefits the outcomes for children. They are aware of each other's strengths and their peer support for each other is strong.

• The pre-school has a strong reputation with other professionals. Children who require additional support are often referred, such as by health visitors. This is because they have witnessed the effective support children receive and the good progress they make.

• Staff help children to learn about the wide range of families, cultures and traditions represented in the pre-scho...ol. One way they do this is by planning activities around children's homes and encouraging then to talk about special people and places. • Parents and carers speak very positively about the pre-school.

They say the key-person system is consistent and strong. Their children are supported to settle and they feel they are safe and cared for very well. • Staff set up an effective learning environment for children each day.

Children quickly engage in self-chosen play and planned activities. However, the routine planning of the session is not always effective. This means that children's good engagement in learning is not always sustained, as some parts of the session are too long and others are not long enough.

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