Ugborough and Bittaford Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Leaders and managers are well qualified and experienced. They demonstrate a strong commitment to ongoing improvement and seek high-quality training opportunities, which help to improve outcomes for children. • Staff plan a variety of activities that help to support children's communication, speech and language development.

For instance, children enjoy singing familiar songs and develop a rich vocabulary as they engage with phonics games (letters and the sounds they represent). This helps children make good progress from their starting points. • Children have plenty of opportunities to be active.

They enjoy playing outside on bicycles and scooters.... They benefit from regular forest school sessions and engage well with physical games that help them develop strong social skills. • Parents speak highly of the care and education provided.

They appreciate the communication they receive from the staff. For example, they feel well informed about children's next steps in learning and how to support these at home. Parents describe their children's experience at pre-school as 'delightful' and 'enriching'.

• Children are well prepared for transitions to school. Staff make good use of strategies to help close identified gaps in learning and development quickly. For example, children enjoy focused activities to help develop their listening and attention.

Children develop awareness of how to manage their emotions, and follow rules and boundaries as they explore stories through games, for example. • The management team does not ensure that staff organise whole-group activities as well as they could, to help all children, particularly the younger ones, to make the most of the learning opportunities. • Staff do not extend opportunities for children to make decisions and lead their own play and learning further.