Little Angels Playschool C.I.C

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Staff support children to make friends at the playschool. Children work well together and are confident in directing their own play, they take turns and listen to each other. They choose resources to add to activities on offer and work together to achieve a task.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are fully integrated into the playschool. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals. Staff strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for children.

One to one support and small group sessions ensure children continue to make good progress in their learning. Staff have high expectation of children. They have a good ...knowledge of children they do key work with and teaching is strong.

The manager knows all the children well. She has an excellent understanding of the wider community, and she provides many opportunities for parents to find out how their children learn through play. This helps parents to understand what their children know and can do.

Feedback from parents is positive. They value the regular feedback they receive from staff about their children's progress. Parents feel confident that the information they provide to staff is used to plan for the next steps in their children's development.

It is not yet outstanding because: Staff do not always enable children to test out their own theories on how things might work. The manager does not make full use of the system used to monitor children's progress. As a result gaps in their learning are not always identified at the earliest opportunity.