St. Mary’s Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The ambitious managers work alongside their staff team daily and act as good role models.

They regularly gain the views of children, parents and staff in their self-evaluation. This helps them to focus on their strengths and areas of development and drive improvement. • Children's mathematical knowledge is well supported, both indoors and outdoors.

For example, children enjoy exploring size and number as they measure conkers from biggest to smallest and then count them. • Staff offer children exceptional opportunities to learn about other cultures and the world around them. For instance, staff have developed a partnership with a twin school in Ken...ya.

Children enjoy opportunities to share stories, songs and rhymes through parcels and video links. • There are strong relationships with parents. Parents speak highly of the warm and welcoming staff.

They praise the good communication they receive about their children's learning and how well they are prepared for school. It is not yet outstanding because: • Whilst staff talk to children constantly, they do not always give children time to consider their thoughts and responses to questions they have been asked. • Sometimes, staff miss opportunities to stretch and challenge older children to further develop their problem-solving skills.