St John’s Pre School And Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff observe children as they play.

They then plan activities to support children's next steps in learning and development. This contributes towards children making good progress, overall. • The small and friendly staff team is sensitive to children's emotional needs.

They use meaningful praise, which helps to raise children's confidence and self-esteem. Staff are good role models and encourage positive behaviour. • The manager works closely with staff and she helps to ensure that children are well supervised.

Staff stay close to children and are available to support children if they are needed. • The manager supports staff well through ...supervision meetings. They discuss future training opportunities and talk about their individual key children and how to support their good progress.

• The manager and staff complete ongoing checks of the environment and effectively manage and minimise any risks. It is not yet outstanding because: • Although staff gather a good amount of information from parents of babies and toddlers, they do not gather enough detailed information from parents of older children on entry. • At times, staff could do more to fully extend learning opportunities when children are engaged and interested in activities.