St Andrews Pre-School & Jammie Dodgers ASC

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • Overall, staff use a wide variety of excellent teaching techniques to support children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make rapid progress from their starting points.

Children are well prepared for the next stage of their learning. • Children are motivated and active learners who relish trying new activities and who confidently explore and discover. Staff support them fully to plan their learning and then reflect on what they have learned.

• The manager and staff share an ethos of ongoing improvement and development. They are currently working on an 'eager for excellence' programme across the prescho...ol to review and adapt the environment, the use of resources and teaching practice to provide the very best outcomes for children. • Staff use highly effective methods of behaviour management, helping children to understand and manage their feelings.

Children are exceptionally well behaved and promptly follow instructions. • The manager and staff have built exceptional relationships with parents, enabling them to meet not only the needs of the child but of the whole family. They run courses for parents, such as how to provide a healthy lunchbox.

• The manager has excellent working relationships with agencies which support children and families. She works particularly closely with the local children's centre and speech and language therapists. Staff find out about the work of other agencies, which enables them to signpost parents to the best place to get any support they need.

• Staff know children exceptionally well. They make precise and frequent observations of their progress, enabling them to plan meticulously for each child's next steps. Every child has an individual profile sheet, which means that staff can easily see what they need to know to extend their learning.