Toddleswood Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children arrive at the pre-school happy and quickly settle into the routine. They enjoy a well-resourced indoor and outdoor environment. The organisation of the broad range of activities helps children to confidently choose what activity they want to play with.

Children establish strong friendships and show respect and kindness to each other. • Parents and staff have good relationships. Staff keep parents updated with information about their children's routines, activities and development.

Parents are encouraged to support children's learning at home. • The management and staff team work well with other external agencies. They establish an effect...ive two-way flow of information that provides children with consistency in their care and learning.

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, enjoy their learning and make good progress. • Children have a good understanding of how to keep themselves healthy and safe. Staff give children clear messages about eating healthily, doing exercise and keeping safe.

For example, children learn the impact of healthy food on their body and importance of tidying away their toys, to prevent tripping hazards. • Children develop positive emotional bonds with their key persons and all other members of staff. Staff have a secure knowledge of children's personal needs.

Children demonstrate that they feel emotionally secure and safe. • The manager does not focus the professional development plan precisely to help raise the quality of teaching, learning and assessment to the highest level. • Staff's assessment procedures upon entry are not precise enough to enable them to rigorously monitor every child's overall development.

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