Rose House Montessori

Rose House Montessori St George's Church Hall, Vancouver Road, London, SE23 2AG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 April 2016 16 June 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children build secure emotional attachments and feel very safe in the setting. They are extremely happy and content. Staff use their excellent teaching skills to support children to reach their full potential. All children make rapid progress in their learning.  The highly dedicated management team and staff are committed to providing high- quality learning to build on children's experiences, including their physical skills and natural curiosity to explore.  The quality of teaching is consistently strong. Staff successfully plan challenging learning experiences across all areas, which they base on their accurate assessments of individual children.  Partnerships with parents and other professionals involved in children's learning are exemplary and achieve a highly effective approach to promoting children's care and learning.  Children demonstrate exceptional behaviour and high levels of cooperation, self-control

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This provision is outstanding

and respect for others. They learn to take turns, share experiences and are eager to explore and learn about the wider world.  The manager implements highly effective self-evaluation methods to identify and address areas for development, including any gaps in staff practice, to achieve better outcomes for children.

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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

 continue to explore further ways to encourage all parents to contribute their ideas fully in the setting's monitoring system, to enhance children's learning even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the staff and children's interactions during play and spoke to key persons at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and sampled relevant documentation, including staff suitability checks, children's records and the setting's self-evaluation form.  The inspector spoke to parents on the day of the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The dedicated management team oversees all aspects of the provision. It has a profound understanding of its roles, including thoroughly monitoring children's progress to identify where they may require additional support. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff are well trained in all aspects of child protection and they know the right action to take if they have any concerns. The manager implements secure recruitment, vetting and induction procedures to determine the suitability of all new staff. She provides regular staff supervision and encourages continuous self-reflection, to raise the excellent standards of practice. Staff undertake detailed risk assessments to ensure children have a safe environment to explore and to reduce the risk of any accidents or injuries. The manager and staff actively seek the views of parents, staff and children, to evaluate the provision and pursue continual improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff have high expectations of children and offer a highly stimulating environment where children can independently access a range of activities. Staff make expert use of the information parents provide, including their own observations and assessments, to plan a varied curriculum, although opportunities to increase parents' contributions in their children's assessments are still ongoing. Children are excited and eager to participate during activities. For example, they thoroughly enjoy making their own playdough, where staff teach them how to identify, weigh and count the ingredients, and children later go on to explore the texture of the dough and be creative. Children show high levels of imagination. For example, they pretend to chase fish and swim in the sea, while playing with the plastic sea creatures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff embrace their roles as key persons fully and get to know their key children extremely well. Children build extremely strong bonds with staff and with one another. Children are emotionally secure. They learn to share resources and negotiate during their play, forming close friendship groups. Staff continue to offer high levels of support, particularly while children become immersed in what they are doing. For example, children enjoy a painting activity where they discuss colours, shapes and confidently express their ideas, while enjoy the creative process. Children understand the benefits of eating nutritional foods, including how to take care of their teeth.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children achieve high rates of progress from their starting points. They are gaining the necessary skills in preparation for their move on to school. For example, they learn to write and recognise their names, such as during self-registration, and problem solve.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY402974 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 822526 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 43 Name of provider Spectrum Montessori Ltd Date of previous inspection 16 June 2010 Telephone number 0208 699 9260

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Setting details

Rose House Montessori registered in 2010. It is situated in the London Borough of Lewisham. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, from 9am to 4pm, during term time. The provider employs nine staff; of whom, seven, including the manager, hold early years qualifications. The setting operates in line with the Montessori practice. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged 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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