Lavender Preschool At Tweeddale

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff value the importance of children learning through play. They interact sensitively with children and offer a good mix of planned activities and child-initiated play.

Children concentrate well and show good levels of involvement. • The nursery is well led and managed by an experienced and knowledgeable manager. She has a clear overview of the setting's strengths and priorities for development to help it make continuous improvements.

• Staff use their observations and assessments to monitor effectively the progress that children make. All children make good progress, considering their starting points. • Staff provide clear guidance for children... about what is acceptable behaviour.

Children of all ages demonstrate good behaviour and manners, and participate in routines, such as tidying up. • Staff have strong partnerships with parents and regularly share information about children's achievements and next steps in learning. Parents speak highly of the staff team and the care and support their children receive.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not consistently help older children to develop their vocabulary, to extend their early language skills further. • At times, group activities are not well organised. Occasionally children are not fully engaged in the activity and become a little distracted.

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