Appleton Roebuck Pre-school

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Partnerships between staff, parents and other settings that children attend are strong.

They work together to provide a collaborative approach to children's learning. • Staff are very good role models. They are kind and considerate to children and help children to learn rules and boundaries.

Children happily share and take turns and behave very well. • Staff have a good knowledge of how children learn and develop. They use information gathered from parents on entry, to plan precisely from the start.

Staff provide activities that motivate and engage children well. This helps children to make continuous progress in their development. • Staf...f engage children in meaningful conversations.

They skilfully ask questions to build on what children already know. This helps to successfully support their communication skills. • Children effectively learn about their community.

For example, they visit a local church and often attend events at the local school, such as harvest festival. It is not yet outstanding because: • On occasions, coaching and mentoring of staff is not effectively focused to ensure they continue to build on the good skills and knowledge they have already acquired. • Staff do not always think planned activities through in enough detail to ensure that all children are able to participate fully.