Norton Community Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager, who is new to the setting since the last inspection, and her staff team create an open and welcoming environment in the secure setting. They provide clear and strategic planning for the pre-school's future development and are supported effectively by the management committee.

• Staff accurately assess the level of children's skills, knowledge and understanding when they first attend the pre-school. They plan well to build on children's interests to ensure they make good progress from their individual starting points. Staff make effective use of additional funding to help all groups of children achieve well.

• The manager and her staf...f establish very good relationships with children and their families. Staff successfully support children to behave well and develop their self-confidence and awareness. • The experienced staff make good use of a wide range of teaching strategies to deepen and enrich children's learning.

For example, they skilfully question children's understanding of parts of the body and repeat children's ideas back to them in rhyme or song to reinforce their learning. • Children learn to understand the needs of others. They participate in many charitable events to help those in different circumstances to themselves.

• Parents welcome the frequent information they receive on children's daily routines and achievement. They appreciate the help and guidance staff provide to support their children's learning and development at home. • Staff do not take all opportunities to promote children's emerging literacy skills, particularly their appreciation of books and the written word in their environment.

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