Barley Lane Montessori Day Nursery

Barley Lane Montessori Day Nursery 41 Barley Lane, ILFORD, Essex, IG3 8XE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 March 2015 11 January 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Children have access to a range of interesting resources, which enables them to explore and develop in all areas of learning.  Staff use observations and assessments well to identify children's next steps. This allows staff to plan meaningfully to address children's individual needs.  Staff embed the setting's policies and procedures well into their daily practices to ensure children are cared for and kept safe, including the use of close-circuit television.  Staff provide healthy and nutritious snacks, which enable children to make good healthy choices from an early age.  Staff involve parents fully in their children's learning and development. They implement an efficient key-person system, which means children settle quickly and feel secure.  The manager has thorough recruitment systems for checking the suitability of staff in order to safeguard the needs of all children in their care  The manager works together with staff to drive forward improvement through the

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This provision is good

process of self-evaluation, including plans for developing the outdoor area.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some staff are not consistent in promoting children's independence by actively encouraging them to manage their hygiene and personal care needs.  Staff miss opportunities to extend children's language development during some activities through suitable questioning.

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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

 enhance children's independence skills by consistently encouraging them to manage their basic hygiene needs  develop opportunities for children to enhance their language skills by using skilful questions, particularly during adult-led activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector observed children participating in daily activities and viewed the resources available indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held meetings with the manager and spoke to staff, identifying their role in the setting.  The inspector sampled children's records and required documentation.

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who attend. This is good

Staff provide children with many opportunities to engage in play. Consequently, children benefit from challenging play activities during indoor and outdoor play. Staff maintain and effectively use the outdoor area and ensure there are many resources available to the children. Staff interact well with the children and support their imaginative play, such as getting ready for picnics or pretending to be animals in a fun and engaging way. Staff sing to children and encourage them join in with the words and actions. Therefore, extending their language and communication development. However, some staff miss opportunities to promote children's language at times, such as by asking 'how' and 'why' questions about their experiences and in response to activities. Staff implement a key-person system well and ensure parents have opportunities to talk to them on a daily basis. Staff gather information about children's starting points from parents and plan activities to help

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good

Staff are positive towards children and praise them. Therefore, children form secure attachments with staff. Staff keep children safe. For example, they carry out the fire evacuation procedure regularly and efficiently record accidents. Staff create a welcoming and caring environment where routines are built around the needs of the children. They ensure the premises are checked throughout the day to ensure it is clean and safe. However, at times, some staff are not always consistent in promoting children's independence by encouraging them to manage their hygiene needs. Staff provide opportunities for children to prepare for their move up to the next room by ensuring they spend time getting familiar with staff and their surroundings. Staff have established good links with the local primary schools to prepare children for their move to school.

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provision is good

The management has a very good understanding of the learning and development, and the safeguarding and welfare requirements. The management responds to complaints in a professional way and are effective in following their complaints procedure. Staff have established good partnerships with parents and outside professionals. This demonstrates a positive approach towards meeting children's care and learning needs. Parents say that their children are happy to come to the nursery and they are well informed about their children's progress. Staff receive regular supervision, training and effective support from the leadership team to help them improve their practice. They attend monthly staff meetings to review and improve their planning and share teaching practices to help improve outcomes for children. The manager is effective in monitoring children's progress in order to close any gaps in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410007 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 822576 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 24 Name of provider Pedagogy Auras UK Limited Date of previous inspection 11 January 2011 Telephone number 0208 5995937

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Setting details

Barley Lane Montessori Day Nursery registered in 2010. The nursery operates in Redbridge. A ramp to the building means that the premises are easily accessible. The nursery is open five days a week, from 7am to 7pm throughout the year. The provider employs 20 staff and the majority are suitably qualified to work with children, holding qualifications between levels 2 and 8. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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

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