YMCA Taunton Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good All children make at least good progress in their learning.

The support provided for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and for children who learn English as an additional language, is consistently excellent. Extremely strong partnerships with other professionals and a consistent approach to planning ensure that these children make the best possible progress. Recent changes to management have had a very positive impact and helped to ensure good-quality outcomes for children.

For example, management has introduced a weekly team meeting to involve all staff in evaluating the effectiveness of activities and identifying whe...re they can improve these to further benefit children's learning. Children's self-esteem is very good and they show through their behaviour that they feel emotionally secure. For example, children making 'cakes' in the mud kitchen invited others who were watching to join in and they happily shared resources with them.

It is not yet outstanding because: Staff do not consistently provide clear explanations about what children are aiming to achieve during activities. For example, some younger children did not understand what 'balanced' meant during a weights and measure activity. Although changes to the sharing of information have improved parents' knowledge of their children's ongoing progress, staff gain limited information from most parents about what their children already know and can do when they first attend.

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