Precious Steps Pre-School Ltd

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The managers and staff put children at the heart of everything they do in the pre-school. All children demonstrate that they feel welcomed and valued. For example, they clearly love spending time at the setting and cannot wait to engage in activities at the beginning of each session. Children are busy, happy and exceptionally well behaved. They make decisions together and welcome others into their play. Children illustrated this during role play as they worked alongside one another to transport building materials to their housing construction site. They enthusiastically shared out their tools and discussed their different roles. Children expressed themselves and talked to each other about their own homes. Staff instinctively know when to offer children support or when to stand back. They use positive praise and reinforcement to help children manage their emotions and learn acceptable behaviour.

Children show exceptionally high levels of independence. They confidently manage their personal hygiene needs well. They illustrated this as they proudly looked in the mirror, blew their noses, put tissues in the bin and washed their hands without prompting.

Staff work remarkably well with other professionals involved in children's care. This helps them to support children and to close gaps in their learning rapidly. The outstanding level of support given to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is exceptionally well managed. Additional funding is used appropriately to meet children's needs. This is underpinned by the in-depth knowledge of every child. This helps to ensure that the right support is in place for all children so they make excellent progress from their starting points.