Noah’s Ark Pre school (Billericay)

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The provider and staff have succeeded in improving the provision since the last inspection.

The manager and staff team demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures. • Staff are caring and kind and form good relationships with children. Consequently, children are happy and settled and are confident to explore the activities and environment.

Older children especially demonstrate a real sense of belonging. • The provider and staff team strive to deliver the highest-quality provision for children and their families. They identify areas effectively to develop further.

They implement changes to achieve goals in ...improvement plans and to continue raising standards. • Partnerships with parents are a key strength. Staff provide parents with detailed information about their children's progress and guide them in extending learning at home.

• Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They plan interesting and stimulating activities, indoors and outdoors, that are rooted in children's interests and build on what they already know. It is not yet outstanding because: • Coaching and training are not focused as sharply as possible on developing staff's teaching skills to help raise the standard to a consistently outstanding level.

• Systems for analysing the progress made by different groups of children are not fully implemented.

information about their children's progress and guide them in extending learning at

home. • Staff have a good understanding of how children learn.

They plan interesting and stimulating activities, indoors and outdoors, that are rooted in children's interests and build on what they already know. It is not yet outstanding because: • Coaching and training are not focused as sharply as possible on developing staff's teaching skills to help raise the standard to a consistently outstanding level. • Systems for analysing the progress made by different groups of children are not fully implemented.