Edwards Montessori Daycare Nursery

Edwards Montessori Daycare Nursery Wellwork Ltd, 21 Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1XG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 July 2017 14 March 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The manager has not made enough improvements to the nursery to raise the overall quality. She does not ensure that staff follow risk assessments to ensure children's safety when playing in the garden.  Staff do not always utilise the resources available in the nursery to give children enough choices during their self-chosen play.  Professional development support for staff does not always focus on raising the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.

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It has the following strengths

 Children show close emotional attachments to staff and enjoy sharing their learning with them.  Staff plan activities that children enjoy. They use observations and assessments to identify what children need to learn next.  Staff gather a wide range of information from parents when children first start that helps them to identify children's care needs and levels of learning on entry.

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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

 ensure staff undertake risk assessments and follow procedures to keep children safe when they play in the garden. 10/08/2017

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 provide more opportunities for children to choose resources to support their self- chosen play  focus the professional development of staff on developing an expert knowledge of teaching and learning so that children are supported to make rapid progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The manager has taken some steps to improve the nursery since the last inspection and to make the garden area safer for children. However, she has not recognised that staff do not consistently apply risk assessments to avoid children leaving the area unaccompanied. They do not always ensure that the gate is secure. However, the manager and staff do know where to report child protection concerns and work closely with other agencies. The manager provides staff with supervision meetings to review their practice. However, she has not identified how to focus professional development to improve the quality of staff's teaching further. The manager shares information with schools when children move on. She invites teachers in to the nursery to help children become familiar with their new teacher. Parents comment positively about the setting. They say that staff help them with their child's learning at home. For example,

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

by providing role-play scenarios of how to stay with an adult when near roads.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know the children well and plan activities to help them achieve their next steps in learning. They provide opportunities for children to make choices about their self-chosen play outdoors, however, they do not always provide them with the same opportunities indoors. Staff encourage children to develop their awareness of negotiating space successfully. For example, they ask children to stand with their arms out wide and to avoid other children. Staff sing songs with children to help them manage changes in routines, such as getting into a line to go outside. This helps children to develop their speaking and listening skills. Staff provide opportunities for children to gain a sense of responsibility. For example, they ask them to wipe down wet equipment outdoors. Staff encourage older children to explore colours. They ask them to predict how colours will change when mixed together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The manager and staff do not ensure children's safety when they play in the nursery garden. However, children do enjoy the experiences they receive outdoors. They are helped to develop their physical skills and learn how to manage risks when they go down a small hill on ride-on toys. Staff help children to learn about a healthy lifestyle. Children help staff to plant and water flowers and vegetables. They provide opportunities for children to make their own lunch. Children behave well. Staff promote positive reinforcement and give children praise for their achievements. Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, children put on wellington boots before going outdoors. Older children put on their coats and staff support younger children in doing this.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and learn key skills in readiness for their move on to school. They develop their balance and coordination outside when they climb over tyres and crates. Children enjoy sharing their learning and exploration of insects with staff and friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482899 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1096865 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Edwards Montessori Daycare Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 14 March 2017 Telephone number 07583063596

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Edwards Montessori Daycare Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one at level 6. The nursery opens 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, apart from bank holidays and for a week at Christmas. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The Montessori method of teaching is used at the nursery.

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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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