Alikats Community Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The well-qualified and experienced managers work in close partnership with the management committee.

They communicate regularly and implement policies and procedures that reflect changes in legislation to safeguard children effectively. Children thrive in the well-planned environment. For instance, children use their arms and legs to make vehicles move, which supports their physical development very well.

Staff have created a role-play area where children can use tools, wear hard hats and enjoy operating a pretend concrete mixer. Children use their imaginations well. Older children have lots of opportunities and willingly practise writing letters o...f their names in sand and with chalks.

Younger children enjoy making marks with paint. This helps to support children's literacy skills extremely well. Children demonstrate high levels of independence.

For instance, all children hang their aprons on pegs after messy play and tuck chairs away to prevent accidents. It is not yet outstanding because: Sometimes, staff do not react quickly to the rising noise levels inside the pre-school, which means that occasionally they do not attend to children's needs promptly enough. Occasionally, staff do not recognise that some children are not engaged during large-group times.

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