The Ark Pre-School Wantage

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Staff have a kind and caring approach that supports positive relationships with children and their parents.

Children have a good understanding of behaviour expectations and they respond well to staff as they follow familiar routines. Staff support all children to make good progress from when they first start in the pre-school and to develop a positive approach to learning. They prepare children successfully overall for their next stages and for school.

The manager monitors children's development effectively. She helps staff to make accurate assessments of progress and to plan activities that help children develop a broad range of skills. Children h...ave good opportunities to be physically active, to learn about good hygiene and to enjoy a healthy diet.

Leaders, managers and staff follow robust safeguarding procedures and support vulnerable families effectively to help keep children safe. It is not yet outstanding because: At the end of the summer term, staff sometimes do not focus well on continuing to challenge children who are moving on to school to reinforce their learning further. Some staff occasionally overlook opportunities to encourage children's independence and they do things for children that they could try to do for themselves.

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