The Crescent Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The leadership team have high aspirations for their staff and are creative in finding ways to further develop their knowledge.

This is evident in the extensive range of training that all staff willingly undertake. Children benefit from captivating play areas and staff who are energised by new ideas and who demonstrate great team work. • Staff share accurate assessments of children's progress with their parents.

Together they agree and work towards the next steps in children's learning and care. Positive and respectful partnerships underpin children's good levels of progress. • Staff work sensitively and effectively with parents and other professi...onals, to secure and deliver any additional help that children require.

The deputy manager is skilled and successful in boosting children's confidence and skills. For instance, children respond very quickly to her small group teaching sessions in the cloakroom. • The environment in the pre-school room does not fully support the good-quality of teaching and literacy work that staff deliver.

Children cannot hear themselves, their friends' or their teachers' voices clearly enough to fully develop their ideas through many daily interactions, such as conversations and story telling. • On the whole, children's behaviour is excellent. For example, they treat technological toys with enthusiasm and respect.

Older children show kindness and compassion towards younger children. There is a joyful atmosphere across the pre-school. • The manager and staff are very supportive and inclusive in welcoming families with a diverse range of backgrounds.

However, planning for children to learn about cultures and communities beyond their own experiences is limited in scope and impact. • Children make consistently good progress in their learning. They are emotionally, socially and academically well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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