Congratulations to all at Binstead Stepping Stones Pre-School.
Following an inspection from Ofsted in October, the pre-school has gone from an ‘Inadequate’ rating (May 2015) to ‘Good’.
Highlights from the report include:
- The vibrant and exciting learning environment has a positive impact on children’s learning. The organisation of space and presentation of resources allows children to play an active role in their learning becoming curious and investigative learners. As a result, children’s behaviour is extremely good and they form strong relationships with staff and their peers.
- A strong focus is placed on supporting children’s communication and language development. Staff model language and introduce new vocabulary to them. They ask questions giving children time to think through things for themselves. Consequently, children become confident speakers keen to share their experiences and ideas.
- Secure systems are in place to support children who require additional support with their learning. Excellent partnership working with other professionals and parents ensure children receive the intervention that is required in order that they can achieve well.
- Leaders and managers embed their vision for the pre-school through their daily practice. They have high expectations of staff and work alongside them to model strong teaching.
It is not yet outstanding because:
- Systems to monitor the quality of teaching are in their early stages and not yet fully embedded to ensure that all teaching is consistently of the highest quality.
- Opportunities for parents and children to contribute to the process of self-evaluation have not been fully explored.
