Caterpillar Pre-School of Battle Baptist Church

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The manager and staff are extremely ambitious and committed to providing an environment where children thrive and make rapid progress from their starting points.

Staff place a sharp focus on monitoring children's learning to offer rich, varied and imaginative experiences to engage and motivate children to learn. • Children have wonderful opportunities to explore natural resources. For example, they experiment with different kinds of fruit and cereals and learn how to pour, mix, and use utensils to cut and chop.

They discuss healthy eating and the benefits of eating fruit and vegetables. There is a clear focus on mathematical and literacy s...kills. For example, children are encouraged to recognise numbers through play-based activities; they count and recognise letters and the sounds they represent, and follow recipes from a cookery book.

• Partnership with parents is exceptional. Excellent communication ensures that parents feel totally involved in their child's learning and development. Parents comment on how well informed and valued they feel.

They say the consistent high level of support they receive ensures that their children make the best possible progress. • The manager and staff go beyond expectations to provide a positive learning environment. The attention to detail with resources and activities contributes to children successfully becoming independent learners.

Children's concentration levels and attention skills are impressive. They listen intently and are highly responsive to adults and one another. During outside play, children thrive in helping each other and are insightful and respectful of one another.

• The manager actively seeks to develop the provision. She implements robust self-evaluation processes and gathers the views of parents to drive forward improvement. For example, recent training on speech and language, phonics and literacy skills has contributed to enhancing children's learning and development.