Egerton & Walmsley Playgroup/Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff provide consistent boundaries and act as positive role models. Children learn that their views, and those of others, should be valued.

As a result, children are well behaved, polite and eager to learn. • Partnership with parents is strong. Parents say that they are well informed about their children's progress and talk fondly about the warm and attentive care their children receive.

• Staff frequently make observations of children at play and skilfully use these to identify where children are making progress. Staff are able to recognise quickly areas where children's development may be of concern and make prompt referrals to appropriate serv...ices. This means that any gaps in development close quickly.

• Staff and leaders have built good links with external agencies which they use to evaluate the quality of service they provide. For example, they seek feedback from the local schools about the progress of children who have moved on from pre-school. This helps managers to identify any strengths or areas for development in teaching and ultimately outcomes for children.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Managers have started to track the progress made by some groups of children. However, they have not been able to use the information to evaluate the progress of different groups of children, such as the progress of boys and girls. • Although managers have implemented a well-structured system of staff supervision to monitor performance and promote improvements in the quality of teaching, the system is in its infancy and requires a sustained period of commitment to ensure continual improvements.

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