Wimbledon Park Montessori School

Wimbledon Park Montessori School 206 Heythorp Street, London, SW18 5BU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2016 19 September 2011

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Staff prepare children well for school. Children develop good social skills, self-esteem and confidence. They learn about letters and numbers and have good opportunities to practise early writing skills.  The leadership team demonstrates a strong commitment towards continuous improvement and takes feedback from parents and other professionals into account.  Staff form exceptional partnerships with parents and carers, the schools that children transfer to and other professionals involved with the children. The next steps in children's learning are shared with parents to help ensure consistency of care.  Children enjoy a superb range of activities and experiences. The environment is bright and welcoming, and children are keen to participate in all activities.  Staff successfully support children to behave well. They praise children's efforts and encourage them to take turns and share toys. Children play cooperatively together and

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff benefit from regular training opportunities, although support to promote their professional development is not always focussed quite as effectively as possible.  Staff make daily observations of children's learning to determine their interests and abilities. However, assessment is not always quite as refined as possible to help precisely target teaching.

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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

 strengthen further the supervision and monitoring of staff to more clearly target ongoing professional development to continually improve outcomes for children  refine further the assessment of children's progress to provide the clearest picture possible of their achievements and next steps in learning to enable teaching to be targeted as precisely as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including certificates and a sample of policies.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning, and the organisation of the environment.  The inspector spoke with members of the leadership team about their provision for learning.  The inspector spoke with a number of parents and took account of their views.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with a senior member of staff.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The management team ensures that staff are kept up to date with changes to child protection procedures. There are robust systems to keep the environment safe. All staff understand how to keep children safe and know how to identify indicators that might suggest concerns about a child's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. Staff make good use of information gained on training courses and share this effectively with colleagues. All staff are motivated to use new ideas to improve the provision for the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff communicate very well with parents. Parents are encouraged to share their skills and expertise in the nursery. For example, parents who are musicians and artists come in to lead practical sessions with the children. Children play and learn very well in mixed age groups, and older children act as good role models for the younger children. Toys and resources in both of the rooms and outdoor areas are planned so that children have similar opportunities across all areas of learning. All staff contribute to planning exciting themes and activities that reflect children's interest and support them to make good progress. Parents and children enjoy regular opportunities to look at their books, which contain photographs of children engaged in activities and samples of their work.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff develop extremely strong and secure relationships with parents and the children. This is a great strength of the nursery. Children become confident and independent in response to the encouragement and praise of staff. Staff are exceptionally effective at helping children to learn about, and respect, people and families of different backgrounds and cultures. Children learn about the world, for example, as they play with a superb range of multicultural toys, books and dressing-up clothes. Staff share their own experiences and languages, and parents are welcomed into the nursery to help to celebrate festivals. Children thoroughly enjoy learning about people and services in the local area, such as the police and fire services. Children learn about healthy eating and enthusiastically complete practical tasks, such as preparing fruit for snack time.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are prepared very well for school. For example, they meet their new teachers in the nursery before starting school and have opportunities to talk about what to expect. All children make good progress and are highly motivated and eager to learn. They are inspired to explore and try new things. Children develop key skills, such as independence, which help to prepare them for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 508662 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 826203 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 91 Name of provider Clare Collins Date of previous inspection 19 September 2011 Telephone number 020 8944 8584 or 07759 852 454

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Setting details

Wimbledon Park Montessori registered in 1991 and is situated in Southfields, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The nursery opens from 9am to 12.15pm and from 1pm to 4.15pm, five days per week during school term time. There are eight members of staff. Of these, one holds Qualified Teacher Status, one holds Early Years Professional Status and the remainder hold qualifications from level 3 to level 6. The nursery follows the Montessori philosophy of education.

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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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