The Old Barn Pre-Prep

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • Staff are highly skilled at supporting children's language development and introducing new words so that children's understanding is deepened further. For example, children learn that drinking water helps to hydrate their bodies.

• Children develop extremely kind and caring relationships with staff. Staff praise children and build on their developing self-esteem extremely well. Children develop patience, solve problems and are resourceful.

For example, they show excellent reasoning skills as they work out how to retrieve a large bubble wand from the narrow neck of it's container without spilling the bubbles. • Meticulous records enable the ...manager and staff to accurately assess and track children's progress. Staff quickly identify any gaps in children's development, clearly outline the next steps in their learning and sharply focus on planning meaningful experiences.

• All children are making excellent progress and are developing the attitudes, skills and dispositions needed for their next steps in learning and their move to school. • Highly effective partnership working with parents helps to provide consistency in children's care and learning. Parents speak extremely highly about the service provided.

They say that their children have great fun and are always excited to attend. • Children demonstrate very good manners and are extremely polite to staff and each other. They share, take turns and play exceptionally well together.

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