Thornton Pre-School Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children benefit greatly from having warm and trustful relationships with the energetic, thoughtful and caring staff team.

Children are happy, settled and display high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. • Staff support children's communication and language development well. They enthusiastically engage in their play, ask lots of questions and give children time to think and answer.

• The newly appointed manager has prioritised areas to develop within the pre-school. She seeks the views of staff, children and parents and is working closely with local authority advisers to make meaningful changes to all areas of the provision. • Partnership...s with parents and other professionals involved in children's care and learning are well established.

Staff share relevant information and implement strategies that support children's individual next steps in learning to aid further their continued good progress. • Partnerships with the host school and surrounding schools are positive. Staff take time to meet with teachers, share information and encourage them to visit the setting to get to know children.

This supports children's emotional well-being as they move on to formal education. • Occasionally, the organisation of daily routines creates unnecessary interruptions in children's play and learning. • Staff do not make the most of opportunities to encourage children to try and do things for themselves and extend their self-help and independence skills even further.