Teddybears Preschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff promote children's independence and perseverance.

They encourage children to develop a 'can-do' attitude. Children show that they feel proud of themselves when they succeed. • Teaching is effective.

Staff use children's interests well to help them engage and learn through play. Each key person knows their children well. • Staff are sensitive to the needs of every child.

The often quiet conversations with shy children demonstrate the good understanding that staff have of how best to interact with children. • Staff make frequent observations and assessments of children's learning. This helps each key person to track children's progres...s and identify any gaps in learning where children need more support.

• Parents appreciate the friendly and caring staff. They have a high regard for what they offer the children. Parents enjoy seeing their children learn through play.

• Team work is effective in ensuring improvements are implemented and sustained. It is not yet outstanding because: • Some children with limited use of language do not always have as many good opportunities to communicate as those with more highly developed language skills. • Parents do not routinely receive specific information from staff about how they can support their child's learning at home.

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