Milton Hall Montessori Nursery School

Milton Hall Montessori Nursery School Englefield Green Social Hall, Harvest Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0QT

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 October 2016 4 May 2016

p.1

3

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

p.1

This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The management team does not monitor the progress made by different groups of children. For example, it has not improved the monitoring of the youngest children's learning to ensure they make consistently good progress.  Staff do not provide activities with sufficient challenge to engage the younger children in their learning and development. Outcomes for all children are not good.  Sometimes staff do not consider the size of group activities. Younger children lose concentration and find it hard to engage and listen.  Staff do not create opportunities for children to do some everyday things for themselves, to build on their developing independence.

p.1

It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and emotionally secure at the nursery. Staff celebrate children's languages and cultures, which helps children to begin to learn about their wider community.  Staff teach older children to share and take turns. They behave well.  Staff share information and develop trusting relationships with parents and other people involved in the children's lives. Together they provide a consistent approach to children's learning and care.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

p.2

Due Date

 monitor children's progress more accurately to identify individual and groups of children's progress, to further improve outcomes for children 12/01/2017

p.2

Due Date

 plan activities that engage all children, particularly the youngest children, and provide sufficient challenge to extend their learning so they all make consistently good progress. 12/01/2017

p.2

Due Date

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

p.2

Due Date

 consider the size of group activities to help engage younger children to increase their listening and attention skills  help children to manage some tasks themselves to develop more independence.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector observed how children were learning and the quality of teaching during activities.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of inspection.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the deputy manager and discussed children's progress with the manager.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, such as policies, procedures and children's learning records.  The inspector held meetings with the management team.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The management team has not sufficiently improved the progress the youngest children make in all areas of their learning, since the last inspection. However, it has helped older children to develop skills that prepare them for school and has made improvements to keep children safe. The management team has rigorous recruitment procedures that help to ensure the suitability of staff. It has improved the support for staff's professional development. For example, the management team ensures that staff understand the procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child to protect their welfare. It makes sure that staff carry out risk assessments and minimise hazards to keep children safe. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not consistently engage and challenge the youngest children. Although staff deploy themselves well and interact with the children, they do not consistently help the youngest children to build on what they know and can do. For example, during some group activities the younger children do not listen and they lose interest. Staff observe children and make assessments of their individual development. However, the management team does not use this information to monitor individual and groups of children to identify less obvious gaps in children's learning. Staff provide a range of media and materials and encourage children's imaginations, for example, making models from different sized boxes. Staff support older children's mathematical skills. For example, they encourage children to recognise and order numbers, and count up to 10.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Although staff have a friendly approach which helps all children to feel secure, they do not consistently meet younger children's individual learning needs. Staff organise a broad range of activities and experiences that children investigate and explore. They mostly teach children to learn to look after themselves and to lead a healthy lifestyle. However, sometimes staff do not encourage children to manage their personal needs. Staff provide good opportunities for children to be active. They plan activities outdoors to help children build on their physical skills. For example, they help children learn to balance and to roll hoops to each other.

p.3

Outcomes for children require improvement

The youngest children do not make consistently good progress in all areas of learning. For example, although their vocabulary is developing, they sometimes lose concentration and do not listen well. However, overall, children make steady progress from their starting points. Older children learn about traditions, for example, they learn about the annual harvest and gifts of food for poorer people in the community.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY313948 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1052778 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Sutindarjit Lal

p.4

reference number

Date of previous inspection 4 May 2016 Telephone number 07949 824 326

p.4

reference number

Milton Hall Montessori School registered in 2005. The provider employs five staff. Of these, four staff hold early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The school opens five days each week, from 9am to 3.30pm, during term times. Staff follow Montessori principles and the provider receives funding to deliver free early education to children aged three and four years.

p.4

reference number

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.

p.4

reference number

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.

p.4

reference number

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

reference number

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

reference number

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

p.5