Ruxley Lane Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • All children, including those learning to speak English as an additional language and those who have special educational needs and disabilities, make outstanding progress in all areas of learning. Staff are skilled in completing assessments on children and in tracking and planning for their progress.

• Staff form exceptionally strong and effective partnerships with parents and outside agencies involved with individual children. Parents hold the staff in the highest regard. They are all extremely well informed about children's progress and learning needs.

• Staff provide an exceptional range of high quality, innovative learning experiences f...or children inside and out. Aspects of learning, such as mathematics and literacy, are brilliantly supported within play. Children, including two year olds, concentrate for sustained periods, for example, as they experiment with different real foods in role play.

• Children have wonderful practical and play opportunities to learn about healthy food. They engage with nature and practise large physical skills, such as climbing and balancing. • The nursery is exceptionally well led and managed.

The provider and manager are united in their drive to maintain a continually improving provision. They make excellent use of self-evaluation to identify and target priorities for improvement. Their enthusiasm motivates staff immensely.