Winford Village Preschool

Activities: Children are motivated to learn and confidently choose from a range of activities on offer, such as cutting and sticking, building blocks and trays of inviting resources to support their fine motor development.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use effective questioning and model language well through games such as hide and seek using binoculars they have made. This supports children to express their ideas and extend their vocabulary by using words to describe what they can see.

Community Building: Parents are invited to attend an induction session before their children start the pre-school.

Programs and Resources: All children, including those with special educational needs and those who receive additional funding, make good progress in relation to their starting points.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The caring staff warmly welcome children into the pre-school. They help children settle in and know them very well.

Safeguarding Training: The manager and her staff have a secure knowledge of what to do if they are concerned about a child's welfare. They can identify different indicators of abuse and know how to report concerns.

Play and Learning Integration: Children can freely choose what they want to play with and also participate in adult-led group activities throughout the day.

Transition to Primary School: Children benefit from opportunities to prepare for their move to school. For example, they take part in circle time on a carpet that is the same as in the Reception classroom and learn to respect one another's personal space.

Child Safety Management: The premises are safe and secure and are risk assessed daily.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show a real sense of pride in their achievements, for instance, when balancing, taking turns and cutting in straight lines, and staff are quick to praise them.

Happiness and Settling: The staff are very attentive. Children are motivated to learn and confidently choose from a range of activities on offer. Overall, children progress well and are ready for the next stage in their education.