Ripplings Pre- School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • All staff get to know individual children's personalities well. They establish secure and trusting relationships with them.

Children have positive levels of self-esteem. • Staff establish positive partnerships with parents and keep them fully informed. For example, they regularly share helpful information, like healthy eating ideas.

• The manager and staff effectively evaluate their practice together. For instance, they evaluate the day's events and discuss how well they feel they engaged children in their experiences. Staff use their findings to support their future activity plans.

This helps them to keep children motivated to learn. • C...hildren have good opportunities to develop their understanding of healthy eating. For example, they harvest their own healthy produce for snacks, like strawberries.

• There are good opportunities for all children to develop good mathematical skills. For instance, they count confidently as they play. • Children have good opportunities to develop their imagination.

For example, they excitedly bring their fantasies alive as they become superheroes. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff miss some opportunities to encourage children to complete their own tasks with more independence, to support their future learning even further. • Staff do not consistently encourage children to confidently develop their creative skills more extensively.