Urchfont Pre-school CIO

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and her team are passionate about their roles and providing children with high-quality childcare. They create a relaxed, happy atmosphere to help each child feel valued and supported to develop to their full potential. • Staff provide a wide variety of opportunities for children to develop their early literacy skills.

For example, children use clipboards and pens to take their friends' orders as they use their imagination well in the role-play area. • Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents praise staff at the setting and compliment the level of care they provide for children.

Staff provide parents with ideas and resources to... further support children's learning at home. • Children form close bonds with their peers. Staff support children effectively to settle and feel secure at the pre-school.

For instance, staff tailor settling-in sessions to children's individual needs, including visiting them at home to develop relationships before children start. • The manager monitors children's progress well. She uses this information to identify any gaps in children's development and to support staff's teaching skills.

Children make good progress in their learning and development. • Although the manager reflects on and evaluates the service provided, she does not regularly include the views of children and parents to help identify ways to further improve the pre-school. • On occasion, staff do not organise group activities as effectively as they could to ensure all children are engaged in their learning.

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