Loxwood Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The manager and the staff are extremely passionate and dedicated towards their roles and responsibilities.

Together they form a formidable team, with a firm ethos and inclusive culture for the pre-school. • Children excitedly explore the highly stimulating learning environments. They have an abundance of enthralling activities and resources to support their emerging likes and interests.

• Partnerships with parents are excellent. They are fully involved in all aspects of their children's learning and development. Parents also actively engage in everyday opportunities to build on children's wider social skills.

For instance, they ta...ke part in 'secret story teller' and are greeted ecstatically by the children. • Children are settled and enthralled learners. Staff prioritise children's emotional wellbeing as an integral part of supporting their development.

Children have exceptionally strong bonds with all staff members and are building important friendships and rich opportunities to help them to gain imperative interpersonal skills. • Children make substantial progress, including some who are exceeding their age and stage of development. Children who are funded or those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are monitored extremely closely to ensure that gaps in their attainment are swiftly identified.

Staff hold an excellent knowledge of each and every child and their own abilities to help inform the next steps for their future learning. • Self-evaluation is diligently used. Staff, children and parents are a large part of this success and the drive to improve, strengthen and identify further areas to keep outstanding levels at all times within the pre-school.