Willow Pre-School Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children enjoy their time at the pre-school and develop a sense of belonging. Staff are friendly and welcoming to children and their families and this helps them to feel secure. Staff are affectionate and caring and they help children to settle quickly.

• Staff ensure that safety remains a priority. They carefully risk assess all areas of the pre-school throughout each day. They teach children about the dangers of running inside and help them to learn how to keep themselves safe.

• Staff work closely in partnership with parents. They involve them in their children's learning and invite them to participate in activities and events. Parents speak h...ighly of the pre-school and say their children cannot wait to get there.

• Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff give regular reports to parents about their children's learning and development. They liaise closely with health visitors to share the progress check for children aged between two and three years.

This ensures that any gaps in children's development are identified early so they can obtain the most appropriate support. • Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They set consistent and realistic boundaries that help children to behave well.

Staff encourage sharing and turn taking, and teach children to be considerate and respectful to others. • Leaders and managers do not offer staff enough supervision opportunities to help them to evaluate their practice and raise their skills to the highest possible standard. • Leaders and managers do not analyse the progress of groups of children as effectively as possible to ensure that all children achieve to the best of their ability.