St Marks & Hesters Way Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Staff have a secure understanding of how to promote all children's learning and development. They make good use of what they know about children from their detailed observations, to measure children's progress and plan the next steps in their learning. All children make good progress.

Children are settled and secure with the caring staff who meet all their needs. Children behave very well and staff teach them to share the toys and take turns. They play happily and confidently with their friends and involve staff in their play.

Children gain confidence and good self-esteem in the friendly, welcoming environment. Staff establish effective partnership...s with other professionals to share ideas and good practice, and to help make improvements to the provision for children. Monitoring of staff practice and self-evaluation are good.

Managers and staff work as an effective team to help all children make good progress. It is not yet outstanding because: At times, staff do not succeed in encouraging parents to fully support their children's learning at home, and they miss opportunities to regularly share information about children's progress with parents. Staff do not consistently enhance children's awareness of people, families and communities beyond their own immediate community.