Whickham Community Centre Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Children make good progress. Well-qualified staff use a range of strategies to support children's ongoing development and children enjoy their learning. For example, children work intently as they print with shapes and then use paint to fill them in.

Staff have worked hard to strengthen the relationship with parents and partnerships are now strong. There is a consistent approach to sharing information about learning and development which helps children to make good progress. Children are incredibly happy in the setting.

They form good relationships with their key person and greet them cheerfully when they arrive. The manager has developed a good wo...rking relationship with the local authority and understands how she can improve practice further. The manager has identified training to help her to strengthen her provision further.

Recent training has strengthened staff's safeguarding knowledge. It is not yet outstanding because: Staff do not always provide consistently high levels of challenge as children play and engage in activities, to support them to make the highest levels of progress in their learning. Staff do not consistently share information about children's learning and development with the other settings children attend.