Cornerstones Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Children are confident learners. They respond positively to staff's encouragement and relish the praise given for their efforts and achievements. This helps to promote children's high levels of self-esteem.

Children are making good progress in their learning. Children develop strong bonds with their key person and other staff. They look to them for support when needed and enjoy including them in some of their imaginary games.

For example, they pretend to be a nurse as they work out how to unravel and wrap a bandage around a member of staff's 'broken arm'. Parents describe the provider and staff as approachable and friendly. They talk about how they... are regularly provided with information about their children's ongoing progress.

Parents are kept well informed about what is happening in the pre-school thorough discussion and regular newsletters. It is not yet outstanding because: Staff do not consistently make the most effective use of observations and assessments to focus more precisely on what children need to learn next in order to help them to make better than good progress. Although the provider checks staff's practice each term, she does not precisely identify how they can raise the quality of their practice to a higher level.