St. Marks Pre-School

Ofsted rating for St. Marks Pre-School

Last inspected 10 March 2022

What it's like to attend

• Children are happy when they arrive and are eager to go into pre-school to play.
• Children have access to a wide variety of resources and staff provide interesting activities that spark children's interests.
• Children are kind and considerate; they listen and follow rules well.
• Children confidently choose from the toys independently and involve their friends in their games.
• The manager and committee provide staff with good support to ensure that they can carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively.
• The manager and staff provide an ambitious curriculum that is implemented well throughout the pre-school.
• Key-person systems are strong and well established. Staff know the children well and they work closely with children's parents to support children's individual needs.
• Staff are skilled at supporting children's communication and language skills and use good methods to encourage children to think and use new words.
• Staff support children to have a positive approach to learning, demonstrating confidence and independence as they explore and play with their peers.
• The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and staff understand their responsibility to keep children safe.
• Staff have a good understanding of the signs of possible abuse or neglect and they know the procedures that they should follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare.

• 1Continue to develop planning to ensure that all children are challenged in their learning, so that they achieve to the highest level.
• 2Strengthen the organisation of group activities so that all children, including those who are more quiet and less confident, can be more involved.