Little Treasures Pre-School & Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff plan appealing activities based on children's interests and preferences.

This helps children to engage well in their learning and contributes to the good progress they make. Children also benefit from opportunities to lead their own play. They are independent and curious learners.

This helps to prepare them well for school. • Staff provide a warm, welcoming atmosphere where children are confident and demonstrate a sense of belonging. They are happy and at ease in the nursery and with their key person.

• Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents say they are well informed about their children's activities and progress and feel... welcome in the nursery. They contribute to plans for children's assessments from the outset and welcome ideas to extend their child's learning at home.

• The manager supervises staff effectively and supports them to build on their own knowledge and skills. Staff who hold higher-level qualifications share their expertise with others which helps to improve the overall quality of teaching. • Teaching is particularly effective for children who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities.

Precise plans for their learning help them to make very good progress. It is not yet outstanding because: • Occasionally, staff do not support older children to extend their learning and do not provide the highest level of challenge during self-chosen activities. • Planning for babies' learning is not consistently precise enough to ensure that the youngest children make the best possible progress.