Our Lady Of Lourdes Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children enjoy attending the pre-school.

Upon arrival, they separate from their parents with ease and quickly settle down to explore the learning environment. • Staff are caring and considerate to the needs of all children. They know how to interact with children effectively, to help extend their learning.

All children make good progress from their starting points. • Partnerships with parents and other professionals are good. The acting manager and staff keep parents up to date, such as through the pre-school's private social media page, newsletters and parent meetings.

• Leaders and staff have worked hard to address the recommendations ...raised at their last inspection. As a result, children benefit from a broad range of opportunities to explore early mathematics and parents receive regularly updates about their child's progress. • Staff have good opportunities to improve their knowledge and skills.

For example, the pre-school's designated special educational needs coordinator has attended specific training to gain a broader understanding of autism and address children's individual learning needs. • Staff do not consider ways to challenge some children fully during adult-led activities, particularly the most-able children, to match their current level of development. • There is less focus on providing children with a broad range of opportunities to use everyday technology to enhance their learning experiences.

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