Willow Rise Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Relationships between staff are strong.

Staff are good role models for the children and influence their good and considerate behaviour towards each other. • Staff teach mathematics well. For example, they effectively challenge children to solve problems, compare size and count objects during their play experiences.

• Staff use various ways to involve parents effectively in their children's learning. Parents value the good-quality care their children receive. • Children are happy and confident and show that they feel secure in the environment and in the staff's care.

For instance, they talk confidently about their own experiences to staff... and their friends. All children make good progress in their learning and development from their individual starting points. • Staff constantly praise children for their success and achievements.

They have strong relationships with children and are very sensitive and responsive to their needs. • Although the manager monitors individual children's progress well, this is not as effective to track different groups of children, to identify trends and close any gaps in learning promptly. • Staff do not consistently work with all other settings that children attend to share information and ensure continuity in children's care, learning and development.