Stepping Stones Pre-School
West Smethwick Methodist Church, St Pauls Road, Smethwick, B66 1EX
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
30 children
Key details
Capacity
30 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Stepping Stones Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 5 August 2022 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are warmly welcomed into a well organised and safe space. They respond extremely well to staff and clearly enjoy learning. During circle time, children are eager to share how they are feeling and keen to draw their faces on the whiteboards."
Key strengths
- The success of the nursery is clearly attributed to the strong relationships built with parents from the very start.
- Staff place a strong focus on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language.
- Promoting children's health is a clear priority.
- Staff know children and their families well, and the programme for understanding of the world is strong.
- Staff provide a varied range of mathematical activities for children.
Areas for improvement
- place a better focus on meeting the needs of the youngest children during activities and whole-group sessions to help fully engage their interests
- support staff to gain a deeper understanding of how to enhance the educational programme for mathematics, in particular, to raise the attainment of boys'.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
West Smethwick Methodist Church, St Pauls Road, Smethwick, B66 1EX
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