Leen Mills Pre School Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • Staff engage parents exceptionally well in their children's learning at all levels. They attend play-and-stay sessions where staff give them superb ideas to support their children's learning.

Activity bags are provided to help parents to continue children's learning at home. • The energetic, influential and inspiring manager actively seeks the views of parents, staff and children to ensure the highest levels of achievement and quality for all. Parents describe the staff as 'brilliant' and 'inviting' and say that children are learning new things every day.

• Children display high levels of positive behaviour as they form warm and caring atta...chments with staff and with their peers. Staff are excellent role models to the children. They ensure children's feelings and emotions are spoken about and children begin to understand how they are feeling.

• The manager monitors the rate of each child's progress across every aspect of their learning and development. Staff promptly provide additional opportunities to extend children's strengths or extra help to overcome subjects they find more difficult. Staff are highly successful in helping all children to reach their full potential.

• Staff enthuse and motivate children with a truly inspirational and stimulating learning environment. It ignites their curiosity and they explore with great enthusiasm. Staff provide an excellent range of resources and experiences to help support children across all areas of learning.