Fareacres Pre-School & Day Nursery - South Woodford

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Staff are kind and attentive at this welcoming setting. They build nurturing relationships with children and promote their safety and emotional security well. Staff recognise that children benefit from being independent with their personal care and the environment and routines are well organised to support this. For example, staff consistently show toddlers how to use 'nose blowing stations', until they become adept at doing this by themselves. Staff help children to understand the expectations for behaviour. For instance, they remind them to be kind and to use good manners. Children demonstrate good social skills as they share ideas and resources in the 'mud kitchen'.

The manager and staff have high expectations for all children. They create a well-sequenced curriculum based upon children's interests and developmental needs. Staff plan a range of engaging activities, which spark children's curiosity and motivate them to learn. This helps all children to make good progress. For instance, children access a wide variety of resources and materials, which encourage them to experiment with making marks. This helps them to develop their early writing skills right from the start. Older children describe how they have practised drawing 'love hearts' and proudly demonstrate that they can now do this independently.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• enhance the provision for extending children's understanding of the world further.