The Wendy House At St Michaels

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children have formed strong bonds with all staff and thoroughly enjoy the time they spend at the pre-school. Children who are moving between rooms and those going on to formal education are well supported. The pre-school staff have established strong settling-in procedures, which help to support children's emotional well-being.

• Staff effectively help to support children's early writing skills. For instance, children enjoy exploring the texture of the flour as they make marks in it using a range of tools as well as their fingers. • Partnerships with parents are good.

Staff keep parents informed about their children's achievements regularly and p...rovide information to help parents support children's learning at home. • Children learn about the importance of a healthy diet. For example, staff provide children with nutritious food at snack times and meet any dietary requirements.

• At times, staff do not take all opportunities to help support younger children's mathematical skills, in particular to increase their understanding of numbers and quantities. • Staff do not always organise daily routines to help ensure all children are fully engaged and focused in their chosen activities. • The management team does not critically evaluate the progress younger groups of children make, to precisely target improvements to provide learning of the highest quality.