Wray School Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding Children develop an interest and enjoy learning in the outdoors. They have limitless opportunities to investigate, explore and discover the world around them as they play. Well-qualified staff use their expert knowledge to plan exceptionally, highly stimulating, challenging and interesting experiences in the natural environment which children thoroughly enjoy.

The manager's pursuit for excellence is superb. Staff support and training opportunities are well promoted to help them to continue to provide rich and innovative learning experiences for children. Staff's continuing professional development has maximum impact on children's learning and develop...ment.

The quality of teaching and learning is consistently high. Children make significant progress from their starting points, including those who need additional help and support. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their move on to school.

Highly successful partnership working is established with parents, other settings and the local school. They share a wealth of information between them to support children's learning in the pre-school and at home. Parents state how staff create wonderful experiences for their children and how they are extremely safe and well cared for.

Children's behaviour is exemplary. They display exceptional levels of confidence and independence to keep themselves safe and manage age-appropriate tasks. Staff offer an abundance of support, encouragement and praise, and value their achievements.