Playdays Pre-school

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager and her staff work closely as a team. Together, they identify their strengths and areas for improvement. The manager ensures staff access specific training, such as to support children's language and communication skills more effectively, improving outcomes for children.

• The staff team has many years experience in working with children and their families. Staff are fully aware of their individual roles in protecting children from harm and neglect. Senior designated staff who oversee safeguarding follow their local safeguarding children board procedures immediately when the need arises.

• Staff support children who have special educat...ional needs extremely well. Strong partnership working with parents and other professionals involved in the children's lives ensures a cohesive approach to their education and care. • All children make consistently good progress across the areas of learning.

A key person engages with parents to ascertain their children's interests and current stage of development when they begin at pre-school. The key person then monitors and assesses the children's ongoing development and plans for the individual next steps in their learning. • Children's behaviour is good.

Staff help the children to behave well, for example, by regularly reminding them how to follow the pre-school rules. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not consistently take opportunities to support children in building relationships and working together with their peers. • On occasions, staff do not fully support children's growing understanding of the benefits of a healthy diet and the impact good food has on their bodies.