Tytherington Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Leaders implement self-evaluation and improvement plans effectively through engagement with staff, parents and local authority advisers. For example, since the last inspection, they have made good use of training and support from early years consultations to raise standards in teaching, particularly during adult-led activities, planning and the play areas, to inspire children's learning.

• The passionate manager and dedicated staff team successfully create a very welcoming and stimulating environment. They provide accessible resources where children can make choices in their play and learning. Children are happy, confident and keen to explore.

• ...Staff act as very positive role models. Children throughout the pre-school show care and consideration for others. They respond positively to gentle reminders from staff to share, take turns and listen to what their friends have got to say.

• Staff take time to settle children into the pre-school and make sure their individual care needs are met well from the start. Staff are caring, sensitive and kind to children. This supports their emotional and physical well-being.

• The manager gains an accurate overview of children's progress through regular checks. She effectively analyses information about the progress of individual and groups of children. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities receive suitable support.

All children make good progress in their learning and development. • Opportunities for parents to know individual children's next steps in learning and build on what their child is learning at pre-school are not fully promoted. • At times, staff do not make full use of opportunities to form highly successful partnerships with other settings that children attend in order to share a wide range of information to support a more consistent approach.