Swann Lane Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children play and learn in a spacious, welcoming, and safe environment.

They enjoy the freedom of choosing what to play with from the good range of easily accessible and interesting resources. Children make independent choices as they play. • Partnerships with parents are very effective.

Staff actively encourage parents to share photographs and observations from home, which helps to promote consistency and continuity for all children's learning. Parents comment that they are really happy with the feedback in the daily diaries. • Children experience regular outings in the local community,.

They visit the library to look at and borrow books... and enjoy trips to the supermarket to buy ingredients for baking. This contributes to promoting their awareness of the wider world. • Staff promote children's good health through a wide range of activities.

Children benefit from daily fresh air and exercise in the outdoor area and regularly take part in group games. They develop physical agility, balance and coordination. • Staff have close working relationships with other professionals, which helps to support the development of children with identified needs.

Children make good progress in relation to their skills and capabilities on entry. It is not yet outstanding because: • Occasionally, staff do not challenge and extend more-able children to the highest level. • The current programme of professional development is not yet strongly focused on raising the quality of staff teaching to the highest level.