Montys Montessori

Montys Montessori Hargrave Hall Community Centre, Hargrave Road, LONDON, N19 5SP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2017 14 October 2015

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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

 Not all accident records are readily available for inspection, as required.  Children are not helped enough to develop their knowledge of the environment beyond the nursery or to gain a deeper understanding of the wider community.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy coming to the nursery. They form trustful relationships with key persons and other staff, who are attentive to their individual needs.  Staff provide a balance of adult-led activities and those that children can freely choose. They have successfully addressed the recommendation from the previous inspection to support children's understanding of simple technology. Children make good progress in their learning, overall.  Provider and staff establish meaningful partnerships with parents. They keep them well informed and encourage their involvement in children's learning. Parents speaks positively about the staff team and the effects being at the nursery has had on their children's learning and development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 improve the system for keeping records so that they are accessible and available at all times. 19/05/2017

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

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Due Date

 increase opportunities for children to explore their surroundings and enhance their understanding of the key features in their environment and the wider community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the staff's interaction with the children.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the provider.  The inspector looked at staff records, assessment reports, the record of risk assessments and a range of policies.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The provider implements appropriate procedures to check staff's suitability. The provider carries out daily risk assessments to minimise hazards to children. In addition, she ensures ratios are met to help keep children safe. The provider and staff have a suitable knowledge of child protection matters and know how to report any welfare concerns. Although the provider has the most recent accident records to hand, at the inspection she was unable to locate the accident records for previous months. This is a breach of requirements, but in this case it does not have a significant impact on the safety or well-being of children. The provider understands the procedures for dealing with complaints. She implements suitable systems to develop staff's childcare skills. The provider adequately reviews the quality of the provision and has identified some targets to improve outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff understand how children develop and learn. They gather information from parents about their child's stage of development at the start of their placement. They use this information with their regular assessments to plan activities to support children's learning. Children's language development is progressing well. They learn to recognise numbers, count a quantity of items and learn to measure by length. Staff make daily use of the immediate outdoor space to support children's physical development, their imagination and exploration of the natural environment. However, children do not have enough opportunities to learn about the wider environment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The staff get to know the children well and support new children to settle in effectively. Children's behaviour is good. They learn to share and take turns during activities. Children enjoy nutritious snacks and help themselves to water during the day. They learn the importance of good hygiene.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They show good independence skills. Children develop their early literacy skills well. They can recognise their names in print and are beginning to link some letters to the sounds they represent. Some children can write their names. They acquire necessary skills in readiness for when they go to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY336437 Local authority Islington Inspection number 1098392 Type of provision Full-time 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 30 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Monty's Montessori Limited

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Date of previous inspection 14 October 2015 Telephone number 0207 281 3889

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Monty's Montessori registered in 2006. The setting is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am until 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs five staff. The provider and four members of staff hold relevant early years qualifications. Children learn through the Montessori method of teaching.

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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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