Love And Learn Montessori

Love And Learn Montessori Bromley Common Cricket Club, The Grove, Oakley Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2017 Not applicable

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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

 Staff prepare children well emotionally and socially for their future learning, including starting school. They are successful in encouraging children's positive relationships and good behaviour. Staff motivate children to learn and frequently boost their self-esteem using praise and recognition.  The manager ensures that the required ratios are met and deploys staff effectively to keep children safe. Effective safety procedures and rigorous risk assessments help children play safely in the learning environment.  The key-person system is effective. For example, children form close relationships with staff that help to support their emotional well-being. They are happy, confident and ready to learn through play.  Children make good progress from their starting points. The manager and staff monitor and assess children's progress well to help identify any gaps in learning and plan challenging activities to close these. They work closely with external agencies to

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This provision is good

provide support for children who require additional help with their learning.  There are good recruitment and vetting procedures in place to help ensure that all staff working with children are suitable for their roles.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Activities in the outdoor learning area do not cover all areas of learning to help stimulate the curiosity of children who learn best outside.

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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

 provide more learning opportunities to help those children who learn best outside make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with some parents and took their views into account.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the deputy manager and held discussions about children's progress.  The inspector spoke to members of staff at appropriate times throughout the day and held meetings with the management team.  The inspector looked at documentation, including children's assessment records, attendance records, staff suitability and a selection of policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff attend regular safeguarding training to help keep them up to date with current legislation and guidance. They have a good knowledge of how to report concerns. Staff are aware of their duty to prevent children being drawn into situations which put them at significant risk of harm. The manager monitors staff practice effectively to support their ongoing development. For example, she identified that staff spent more time completing observations rather than being at children's level and interacting with them. She therefore introduced new assessment systems. These help staff constantly interact with the children and support their learning. Partnerships with parents are good and generally parents receive sufficient information about the progress their children make. The staff team involves parents in the ongoing evaluation of the pre-school to help them identify where to improve children's outcomes most effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The enthusiastic staff plan relevant stimulating activities that relate well to the interests and specific learning needs of each child. They engage well with children and consistently extend their vocabulary. For example, during a creative activity, staff interacted well with children, asked thought-stimulating questions and gave them time to form their answers. Staff effectively support older children to develop the skills they need to read. For example, children learn about letters and the sounds they make. Children of all ages enjoy listening to stories and looking at books independently.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are excited as they arrive and are immediately ready to choose an activity that engages them. Children are confident with the daily routines and expectations, and staff use effective methods to help them understand these routines. For example, after children finish with one activity, they tidy up and put this back on the shelves and choose another activity. This helps them to understand how to manage risks within the learning environment. Staff support children physical well-being well. For example, they encourage children to use different climbing equipment outside and also remind them to wash their hands after using toilets and before they eat.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs, are gaining the skills they need to start school. Children are polite, sociable and form good relationships with one another. Children learn to share and take turns in activities. For example, they sit on empty crates, waiting patiently to take a turn on the swing. They listen well to instructions and communicate their ideas in group activities. Some older children can easily write their names and begin to read independently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487418 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1083675 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Rebecca Holland

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07786553664

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Love And Learn Montessori registered at its current setting in 2015. It is open on Monday to Thursday from 8.45am to 3.45pm, and on Friday from 8.45am to midday, during term time only. The pre-school employs nine members of staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 4 and above. This includes a member of staff who holds early years professional status. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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