Woodentots Montessori School

Woodentots Montessori School 6 Rochester Road, London, NW1 9JH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2015 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Teaching is outstanding because staff provide children with excellent opportunities to play and learn. They make thorough assessments and plan routines that expertly challenge children to progress beyond their expected age range.  The environment inside and outside is inspiring. Staff ensure it offers a mixture of support and challenge for all children. Therefore, children show high levels of involvement and become active learners.  Staff are enthusiastic, motivated and caring, and ensure that excellent relationships with key people are formed. Children develop a very strong sense of belonging.  Staff actively promote partnerships with parents. Together, they identify children's starting points of learning and monitor their next steps of development to continuously meet their needs exceptionally well.  Staff safeguard children extremely diligently. They participate in regular child protection training, maintain links with the local authority and promote well-documented practice

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This provision is outstanding

to protect children's welfare.  Staff work particularly well together, which means the organisation of the nursery is excellent. They provide a relaxed, fun and homely environment where each child is respected and valued.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 refine the organisation of lunch time, particularly for the younger children to encourage them to further extend their independence skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of the parents.  The inspector conducted joint observations with the manager.  The inspector observed a range of children's activities inside and outside.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and sampled key documentation.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff have an outstanding understanding of how to implement the learning and development requirements. Children benefit from prolonged periods of uninterrupted time to play and experiment, which ensures they remain engaged and focused on activities. Children consistently develop essential skills for their future learning, which helps ensure they are successfully prepared for starting school. For example, children practise reading and spelling simple words. All children learn to use equipment safely to cook, bake and make their own fresh orange juice. Children who are learning English as an additional language access an extensive variety of multilingual and multicultural resources. Staff accurately assess and identify children's needs, working closely with parents and other professionals. They offer children endless opportunities to expand their skills, imagination and interests. Therefore, all children make rapid progress in their learning.

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outstanding

Staff are caring, highly skilled and sensitive in helping young children to form strong bonds and positive relationships. Children are successfully settled and staff support them extremely well through change. Therefore, children become confident, independent learners. Staff promote children's health and well-being successfully. Children eat healthy meals and learn good hygiene habits. However, the organisation of lunch time means that some younger children are not able to extend their independence skills. Children access outdoor forest school activities. They learn to climb on trees safely and understand boundaries very well. For example, they know that red ribbons on the branches mean 'stop and think' and they follow safety guidance extremely well. Staff are excellent role models. They are kind and gentle when speaking and giving instructions to the children. They help children think through their actions in order to resolve a disagreement. Children

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outstanding

learn to manage their own feelings and behave extremely well for their age.

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provision is outstanding

The very knowledgeable manager provides staff with outstanding support through ongoing supervision, daily team meetings, appraisals and regular training to enhance teaching. As a result, any educational gaps close rapidly. Excellent partnership with local authority professionals provides additional feedback and strengthens the process of self- evaluation. The manager pays great attention to staff deployment to ensure the needs of all children are met at all times. Highly effective arrangements for recruiting new staff, induction and monitoring of staff performance lead to a high level of consistency of practice. The manager maintains well-documented practice, including evidence of all staff's suitability checks, qualifications and training. All staff hold safeguarding, food hygiene and paediatric first-aid certificates to ensure they can maintain a safe environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 100605 Local authority Camden Inspection number 776184 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 35 Name of provider Woodentots Montessori Limited Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 020 7485 0053

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Setting details

Woodentots Montessori Nursery School registered in 1989. It is situated in a residential area in Camden. The nursery is open each weekday from 9am to 3pm during term-time only. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. The nursery school employs seven members of staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications, which includes Montessori diplomas. The nursery school uses Montessori teaching methods.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Setting details

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Setting details

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Setting details

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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