Wheelock Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and her staff provide a clean and stimulating environment.

They make good use of the large hall space, offering opportunities for children to build on their physical skills. • Partnership working is good. The highly skilled special educational needs coordinator is an excellent asset to the staff team.

Secure links with external agencies ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are fully supported and make good progress from their individual starting points. • Staff embrace opportunities to develop children's awareness of the wider world and other cultures. For example, during topic work they explore the langu...ages and traditions of other children in the pre-school.

• The long-serving staff team is praised by parents for its friendly and welcoming approach to children. Parents explain how well their children settle into the pre-school and commend the communication that they receive about their children's development. • Children behave extremely well.

Staff regularly praise children's positive behaviour, which helps to nurture their self-confidence and self-awareness. • Staff are vigilant about the safety of children's play environment. They assess potential risks and take effective steps to minimise these.

• The manager does not consistently monitor and evaluate staff performance rigorously enough to raise their already good practice to the highest standard. • At times, staff do not encourage children to develop their own ideas. On occasion, they give children solutions without giving them time to think and resolve problems for themselves.