Stepping Stones Community Organisation & Pre-school

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The well-qualified staff are enthusiastic and play well with children. The pre-school environment is well planned, for example, to help children make choices, select resources, and extend their own learning.

• Staff make regular, detailed observations of children's learning and plan targeted next steps to help them to achieve typical milestones in their development. • Staff work closely with families and other professionals to ensure children with emerging concerns receive the support they need. Focused plans are put in place to promote children's individual needs to ensure they continue to make good progress.

• Staff have developed strong relati...onships with parents. Regular conversations between staff and parents help to provide a consistent approach in supporting children's care and learning. • The manager is committed to providing children with high-quality experiences.

She regularly reflects on the provision, and takes account of the views of staff, parents and children, to identify areas for further development. • The manager has not yet explored a wide range of performance management opportunities that aim to raise the quality of teaching to the very highest levels. • Staff monitor children's individual progress but do not fully track different groups of children or entire cohorts.