Apple Tree Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Children build strong relationships with staff as there is an effective key-person system. This helps support children's personal, social and emotional needs well. Leaders give good guidance and support to staff.

Staff work well as a team. For example, regular team meetings and one-to-one discussions help them in their role and improve practice. Effective self-evaluation enables the manager to prioritise improvements and this helps to ensure good-quality care and learning for children.

They seek the views of parents and children, and these help to inform plans for the changes they need to make. Staff are good role models of communication for childr...en. They extend children's vocabularies well and use effective skills to enhance their language.

For example, they use sign language and visuals alongside speech. This is helping children to be confident communicators. Children are happy and have good levels of self-esteem.

Staff promote clear expectations, which helps children behave well and interact kindly with others. It is not yet outstanding because: Although staff build good relationships with parents, they are not fully effective in helping parents extend their children's learning at home. Staff do not consistently sharply tailor their teaching techniques during group activities to engage all children fully.