Clayton Preschool Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has successfully acted on the actions from the previous inspection to raise the quality of the provision.

The manager and staff reflect on their practice and have clear actions plans for the future. Parents, children and staff are included in the self-evaluation process. Staff reflect on, and evaluate, their own practice during activities to identify where further improvements can be made.

• There are extremely strong partnerships with parents. They are fully included in their child's learning and are supported to continue with learning at home. Parents are eager to share their views about the preschool.

They are extremely ha...ppy with the care and learning their children receive. They say children enjoy coming and that staff are fantastic, supportive and provide a home-from-home environment. • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive high-quality support.

Staff work closely with outside agencies and professionals to provide care and learning that is tailored to children's individual needs. • There are good relationships with other settings that children also attend and the schools they will be moving on to. Teachers visit children in the preschool before children move.

They comment that they do not need to make their own baseline assessments for children who move from this preschool as they are so accurate. • Staff are qualified and experienced. They know the children well and plan activities based on children's individual interests and needs.

They use accurate observations and assessments of children to identify children's next steps in learning. • Occasionally, the organisation of some activities does not always enable all children to fully participate and develop their learning further. • The outdoor area is not consistently utilised well enough to fully support those children who prefer to play and learn outdoors.

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