The Kindergarten at St Joseph’s Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Partnerships with parents are good. Strategies to encourage parents' involvement in their children's learning are particularly effective. All children, including those learning English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points.

• Staff work effectively with other settings and professionals to help ensure continuity in children's learning, including those who require additional support. • Staff provide lots of comfort and reassurance to help children settle quickly. They interact warmly with children and support their language skills well.

Children show high levels of confidence and a positive attitude to learning. • ...The manager encourages feedback from staff, parents and children to evaluate practice accurately and identify areas for further improvement. • Staff supervise children closely.

They use risk assessments effectively and review any accidents routinely, to help them provide a safe and secure environment for children. It is not yet outstanding because: • Although staff know their key children very well, not all staff are aware of other children's precise next steps in learning when working with them, to maximise children's learning at every opportunity. • Staff do not make the best use of opportunities to help children share their home languages, traditions and experiences, to support their learning further.

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