Whitegrove Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The owner and manager offer every family a home visit as part of the enrolment process.

Parents praise staff for the secure and nurturing relationships they begin to establish with the children during these visits. Children are very quick and happy to separate from their parents and discover the wealth of exciting activities that staff prepare for them. • The leadership team quickly grasps and creates offers of help from local voluntary organisations and professionals with specialist knowledge and skills.

This is evident in many recent and ongoing improvements to the outdoor play areas. Access to additional training continues to raise the quality... of teaching and outcomes for children with delays in areas, such as listening and speaking. • Well-qualified, experienced staff carefully observe and celebrate children's achievements.

They use assessments well to identify children's strengths, as well as areas where children are less confident. Staff plan and successfully create further opportunities to extend children's confidence and learning. They are quick to secure additional help where it is needed.

• Staff use their very good links with the community to broaden children's understanding of the world and how to stay safe as they explore it. For instance, children attend story times at the adjacent library, choose fresh fruit and seeds to grow from the local store, and meet police and fire officers. • All children develop a wide range of key skills in preparation for school.

For example, they enjoy opportunities to recognise and write their names, put on their own coats and clear away equipment at home time. • Staff do not consistently make the most of the opportunities that arise for the older children to listen and respond to ideas expressed by others. • Although staff establish good relationships with their local school, they do not make the most of opportunities to develop strong and consistent links with all local schools children go on to attend, to further support a shared approach to children's learning.

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