Green Lawns Montessori

Green Lawns Montessori Kenton Sports Club, Kenton Park Road, Harrow, HA3 8UB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 November 2015 30 January 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children are excited to come into the warm, caring and friendly setting. They flourish because staff make them feel very special, developing their confidence and self-esteem effectively.  Partnership with parents is fully embedded. Children benefit from the regular flow of useful information between parents and the setting. Leaders use effective ways to actively seek and obtain parents' involvement as part of their drive for improvement.  Leaders monitor and evaluate children's progress accurately and effectively work with staff to plan next steps in learning. All children make good and some outstanding progress, in relation to their starting points.  Children behave well. They are calm, confident and sensible. They understand when and how to communicate with others. Staff effectively supports their all-round development.  The key-person system is well developed. Children form strong attachments with staff

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This provision is good

and make friends easily; they settle quickly to have fun and learn.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff do not always encourage children fully to manage smaller tasks by themselves, to extend further their independent learning skills.  Occasionally, during discussions with children, staff miss opportunities to extend further children's communication skills, for example, through skilfully asking probing questions.

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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

 increase opportunities throughout the daily routine for children to manage small tasks to strengthen their independent skills  explore ways to engage further with children, particularly during daily discussions, to strengthen their communication skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with staff and managers.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning activities inside and during outdoor play.  The manager sampled some documentation, including those relating to safeguarding practices, the setting's self-evaluation and children's learning records.  The inspector spoke with some parents and took account of their views.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Leaders effectively support staff to raise standards and to improve outcomes for all children. For example, staff partake in regular team meetings, one-to-one discussions and additional training to develop their teaching practices. Leaders use their combined years of experience of how children learn to effectively assess and monitor their learning. Parents speak exceptionally well about the staff team. For example, how they organise regular workshops, share planning and provide effective tips to help them continue their children's learning home. They particularly value opportunities, such as staff home visits, to support their children during the settling-in process. Safeguarding is effective. All staff understand how to respond accurately to protect children in their care from risk of harm, including reporting any welfare concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy a wide range of interesting activities that challenge their learning. Staff use the initial information they get from parents to plan individually for each child. They use accurate observations to identify children's next stages in their learning and to plan effectively. Gaps in learning are closing rapidly among different groups of children who attend. Staff ensure the teaching and learning across the different areas of learning are enjoyable. For example, staff provide mathematical activities throughout the day, as well as read and discuss books with children, such as during meal times. Additionally, children excitedly engage in role-play activities and have opportunities to learn about the world around them. Children effectively develop their mark-making skills. For example, they learn to use different tools to practise writing, such as wet sand and the computer; some children are able to write and recognise their own name.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children feel safe and settle quickly. The system for settling new children is fully embedded. For example, in their first few weeks, staff support children to understand the ethos of the setting. They learn to be responsible, show respect, and care for others and their environment. For example, they patiently take turns, clean and wash up after lunch. They choose what to play with from the variety of useful resources available and return every item after each play. Children learn about different cultures and religions in the varied activities available throughout the year. Children are supported in making the right choices. They have abundant opportunities to develop their physical skills and access fresh air as well as exercise their muscles, both inside and outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Staff prepare children well, both emotionally and socially, for school. All children are developing relevant skills for the future, including children who are learning to speak English as an additional language, and those with additional needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362539 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 827767 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 19 Name of provider Roopa Sualy Date of previous inspection 30 January 2012 Telephone number 07979 656675

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Setting details

Green Lawns Montessori Nursery registered in 2007. It is located in the London Borough of Harrow. The nursery opens on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am until 3pm, and on Tuesday from 9am until 12.30pm, for 35 weeks of the year. The provider is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged three and four years. The provider employs five staff, of whom four hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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