A PRE-SCHOOL on the border with Harlow has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Bluebell Forest School is located at Matching Village Hall, The Green, Matching Tye, Harlow.

They were inspected on June 28th, 2018.

The report states.

Staff have an excellent understanding of how to promote children’s emotional attachments. They demonstrate high levels of warmth and care and praise children in the moment as they achieve what they set out to do. This helps to raise children’s self- esteem, encourages them to behave well and fosters their dynamic friendships.

Staff develop exemplary partnerships with parents. They work closely with parents to ensure children settle in, exceedingly well. They expertly support parents to have confidence in continuing their child’s learning in the home environment.

The manager provides all staff with regular confidential meetings to discuss their ongoing suitability and training needs, and their key children. This, and regular observations of staff practice, ensure teaching has a continuously high impact on all children’s learning.

Staff attend an excellent range of training courses and share their new knowledge with all other staff. They are highly motivated and reflective. This provides optimum challenge for the children in their care. Outcomes for children are excellent. The manager successfully monitors children’s progress and ensures that any gaps in learning are swiftly identified and closed.

All children learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others in the local and wider community. They explore an extensive range of festivals and play with a wealth of toys and resources that depicts positive images of diversity.