Partridge Green Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The manager and staff build effective partnerships with parents and share important information about children's well-being and learning. For example, staff regularly invite parents into the pre-school to discuss children's interests and development, and share the next steps in their learning. Staff are clear and consistent about how they expect children to behave.

Children behave well and treat each other with respect. They learn strong social skills and enjoy playing together, making secure and trusting friendships. The manager makes good use of self-evaluation to help bring about improvements.

For example, she includes the views of staff, parent...s and children to help review their practices and improve children's outcomes. The manager and staff assess children's development closely and effectively plan for their next steps in learning. They effectively monitor the progress of individual and groups of children, and help to close any gaps in learning.

All children make good progress from their developmental starting points. It is not yet outstanding because: At times, staff overly direct children's play and do not fully encourage children to further explore their own ideas. Sometimes, staff do not manage changes in routine effectively to include children and help them to develop and extend their play fully.