See-Saw Pre-School Playgroup

Ofsted rating for See-Saw Pre-School Playgroup

Last inspected 23 September 2024

What it's like to attend

• Staff provide a calm and settled environment, where children feel safe and secure.
• Staff are very alert to new children's individual needs and offer them an abundance of care and reassurance.
• Staff have clear expectations for behaviour and are consistent with their approach to behaviour management.
• The pre-school provides a broad and balanced curriculum that is ambitious for all children.
• The provider uses additional funding, such as early years pupil premium, well. Children in receipt of the funding access one-to-one sessions with their key person.
• Staff support children's communication and language development well. They engage children in conversation as they manipulate dough into shapes.
• Children have a lovely attitude to learning and are eager to entertain their friends.
• The curriculum for mathematics is implemented well. Staff introduce words such as 'big' and 'full' to broaden children's mathematical language.
• Parents are happy with the quality of care provided. Staff collect information from parents when children first start to help them plan accurate next steps in learning.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective. There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

• 1Support staff to implement children's next steps more consistently during play and interactions.
• 2Provide staff with individual targets to strengthen their practice and raise the quality of education.