St Paulinus Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff understand children's individual interests and developmental needs well.

They make good assessments of children's progress through which they carefully establish next steps in learning for children. They plan effective activities that children enjoy and that support their good ongoing development. • Staff actively encourage the development of independence.

Children confidently carry out tasks, such as preparing their snacks or dressing for outdoor play by themselves. • Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points. Staff work closely with other professionals to en...sure children have the extra support they need to progress to their full ability.

They successfully implement strategies that enable all children to have equal opportunities to understand and communicate. • The manager supports staff effectively to develop their knowledge and skills. She carefully sources training that helps staff to cater well for children's individual needs and to boost their outcomes.

For example, all staff have developed skills that enable them to communicate with children with limited speech. • Staff do not consistently use teaching techniques that allow children to think deeply about their own ideas and thoughts. • While staff support children to develop early numeracy skills, they do not act effectively on all opportunities that arise throughout the day to promote counting skills and a knowledge of numbers fully.