Kirk Merrington Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Teaching is rooted in a good overall knowledge of how young children play and learn. Children thoroughly enjoy attending pre-school and make good progress in their learning.

• The manager actively seeks and acts upon the views of parents to support her self-evaluation process. This helps to drive forward improvements, such as strengthening how parents keep updated with the progress their children are making. • Good partnerships with other professionals, also known to children, helps to meet children's individual needs.

• Children are supported well when they prepare to leave pre-school and move on to school. Good links with local school teachers h...elps children to become familiar with new adults and their new environment. • Children quickly develop an understanding of behavioural expectations in pre-school and behave very well.

Staff provide gentle reminders, if appropriate, to help children cooperate with some boundaries and routines. It is not yet outstanding because: • Some experiences provided for children are not always stimulating enough to fully engage them and promote their learning to an even higher level. • Occasionally, some strategies used to encourage children to talk and extend their communication skills are not always fully effective to raise children's achievements to an even higher level.