Mount View Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The management team and voluntary committee demonstrate a strong commitment to continuous improvement and working towards excellence in all areas. They have high expectations for the provision and the quality of care and learning for all children.

The management team continually evaluates the service it provides to improve children's learning, and takes into account the views of parents, staff and children. Staff work hard to create a welcoming environment. Staff are friendly and approachable, and children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

Children develop good social skills, such as sharing and cooperating with others, as well as a healt...hy respect and awareness of their individual needs and backgrounds. Staff use the information from observations and assessments to provide a wide range of learning experiences that support children's next steps in learning. Children are motivated to learn and make good progress from their starting points.

Partnerships with parents are very effective. Parents are engaged in their children's learning from the start. Ongoing sharing of information helps to support continuity in children's care, learning and development.

Parents speak very highly of the provision. It is not yet outstanding because: Staff sometimes miss opportunities to offer more challenge to children to extend their thinking skills further. The good professional development of staff is not specifically focused on raising the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.