Warwick Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager and her staff have formed a strong partnership with the supportive parents.

Parents speak highly about the pre-school and talk emotionally about the care their children receive, saying that they view themselves as a 'community'. • Staff support children's language development well. For example, as they carve a pumpkin for Halloween, staff encourage children to examine it using their senses.

They touch the pumpkin and describe is as 'heavy' and 'orange', and they smell the pulp and squeeze it between their fingers. Staff name the different parts of the pumpkin, such as 'stem' and 'seeds'. • Staff put a lot of thought into the planning o...f the environment.

They introduce seasonal resources that spark children's curiosity and involvement. • Children develop strong emotional bonds with their key person and all members of staff. Staff give children lots of reassurance and support to help them settle into the pre-school in their own time.

• All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good and steady progress from their starting points. • Staff are highly effective at promoting children's large physical skills. They plan an array of first-hand experiences in the large pre-school garden, where children move skilfully.

Children relish the opportunity to play outside and laugh with delight while riding tricycles, building brick roadways and climbing on large play equipment. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not consistently challenge children and make the most of opportunities to extend their problem-solving skills to the highest levels. • On occasion, rigid daily routines interrupt children's play and they cannot follow their own interests.