Little Blossoms Harmanswater

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The new management team evaluates its service well. It has clear plans to improve the quality of teaching within the pre-school even further.

The provider supports staff with professional development effectively. For example, they recently developed their knowledge about enabling children to communicate in different environments. They have used this knowledge to enhance children's opportunities to read and concentrate as they play and learn.

• Staff plan exciting activities which encourage children to develop their understanding of early mathematics. For example, children delight as toy pigs race each other. They discuss their numbers and how the ...pigs go under their legs and in front of each other.

• Staff form close bonds with their key children. They effectively teach children to manage their own behaviour and make friends as they play and learn. • All children make good progress in their learning.

Staff effectively support children who have special education needs, and help children access further professional support and develop their communication skills well. It is not yet outstanding because: • Children's ongoing assessments do not consistently show an accurate picture of where they are in their development, to help staff precisely plan for their next steps in learning. • Staff do not provide children with many opportunities, such as seeing words in foreign languages and using cultural resources, to use their home language in their play and learning.