Stoke Holy Cross Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The committee and staff team are reflective and forward thinking. They make clear plans for the pre-school's continuous improvement and introduce new ideas and approaches. This benefits children attending the pre-school.

• Staff organise regular opportunities for children to experience outings within the local area, such as a fortnightly visit from the mobile library. This promotes children's understanding of their local community and the wider world. • Children learn key skills for independence in self-care, for example taking themselves to the toilet and washing their hands thoroughly.

• Staff provide a variety of interesting activities for chi...ldren to explore. For example, they take part in a national birdwatching survey and extend children's interest in the activity by making bird feeders and seed balls for the garden. • Children listen carefully to staff instructions.

They are curious and motivated learners who are eager to join in with activities. • Parents comment on the warm manner and knowledge of staff. They report how eager their children are to attend and enjoy the activities offered.

• Staff do not always make the most of opportunities to promote children's social communication skills, for example at snack time. • The manager does not monitor groups of children's progress as effectively as she monitors the progress of individual children. This does not allow for incisive self-evaluation to identify key areas of the provision to enhance or focus on so that any gaps in groups of children's learning narrow swiftly.

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