Herlington Pre-School

Activities: Good-quality observations and accurate assessments help staff to plan interesting and motivating activities that children enjoy.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop a good range of key skills that are needed for the next step in their education.

Communication: Staff communicate regularly with them about their children's progress.

Programs and Resources: Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities very well.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are kind, caring and interested in what children say and do.

Safeguarding Training: They attend safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge is kept refreshed. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are enthusiastic and inquisitive learners. They enjoy the sensory opportunities they are given, such as exploring water, cookie dough mixture and shaving foam.

Transition to Primary School: Children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. Additional funding is used sensibly to help meet children's needs.

Child Safety Management: Staff are vigilant about the security of the setting and are deployed effectively to help keep children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are happy, settled and enjoy their time in the pre-school.

Teaching Personal Safety: Young children hear exciting new words to add to their vocabulary, such as 'enormous and giant', when comparing hand sizes.

Happiness and Settling: Children are consistently praised for their efforts and achievements, helping to raise their self-esteem and confidence. Behaviour is good. Children across the pre-school play well together and form close friendships.