Stewartby Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The manager and staff know children extremely well. They competently observe children as they play, accurately assessing their levels of development. This information is expertly used to plan challenging experiences that sharply focus on individual children's next steps in learning.

• The manager is effectively supported by the pre-school committee members, who are very aware of their roles and responsibilities. The manager is dedicated in her role. She actively seeks the views of staff, parents and children about the pre-school.

• Children develop extremely close bonds with their key person. Staff provide effective support to help them se...ttle quickly into pre-school. Children gain the confidence they need to make independent choices in their play.

Staff present an extremely stimulating environment that effectively supports children to practise their self-help skills. This helps children prepare for their move on to their next stage of learning. • Partnerships with parents are strong.

Information is regularly shared about children's experiences at pre-school. Staff encourage parents to be actively involved in their children's learning. Parents speak extremely highly of the pre-school and are confident their children are well supported and making excellent progress.

• Children are highly motivated and eager to explore the outstanding learning environment. Staff carefully consider all areas of learning both indoors and outdoors. The range of resources accessible fully engages children, who are excited to take part in the activities.

• The highly effective and well-qualified staff have high expectations for children's achievements. They receive regular supervision meetings with managers and opportunities for continual professional development. Teaching is consistently outstanding.

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