Marsden Pre-School Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The committee and managers are ambitious and show a very strong drive towards improving the quality of the provision. Self-evaluation is rigorous and takes into account the views of staff, children and parents. Partnerships with other early years providers that children attend are very good.

Information about children's development is shared on a regular basis to promote continuity of care and learning. Staff provide a broad range of interesting activities and resources. This contributes towards children making their own choices in play and helps them to make good progress in their learning.

The well organised key-person system supports young child...ren to form secure attachments and promotes their care and well-being. All aspects of children's personal, social and emotional development are warmly supported. Children behave very well.

They know what is expected of them and respond well to the consistent boundaries set. Staff act as good role models. They are friendly, caring and responsive to children's individual needs.

It is not yet outstanding because: Opportunities for staff's development is not yet focused sharply enough on enhancing the staff's individual teaching skills to a higher level. Staff do not always obtain sufficient information from parents about all areas of their child's prior learning. This means they do not have a fully detailed overview from which to plan each child's learning when they first start.