Walthamstow Village Montessori Nursery

Walthamstow Village Montessori Nursery 6-7 West Avenue, London, E17 9QN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 February 2018 30 August 2017

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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

 Partnerships with parents are a particular strength. For instance, staff communicate with parents regularly and share information and resources with them to help support children's development at home.  Children are happy and confident. Staff are caring and friendly and form warm bonds with children. They are sensitive to children's needs and support their emotional well- being effectively.  Staff provide good opportunities for children to develop their early literacy skills. For example, staff successfully teach children that letters and words carry meaning, which helps support their early reading skills well. Children make good progress and develop the necessary skills for the next steps in their learning, overall.  Leaders have high expectations of staff and reflect on the setting's practice effectively. They act on the advice of others, such as other early years professionals, to help improve practice and children's outcomes. For instance, they have successfully raised

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This provision is good

the quality of practice to good levels following actions set at the last inspection.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss opportunities while teaching to provide challenge that precisely matches children's individual needs to help extend their learning experiences even further.  At times, staff do not plan group activities specifically enough to fully reflect the interests of all children and enhance their enjoyment and participation.

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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

 strengthen staff's teaching to help refine children's learning experiences and offer more precise challenges that match their individual development  review the organisation of some group activities to fully reflect the interests of all children and enhance their motivation and enjoyment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children as they engaged together in activities.  The inspector and the manager undertook a joint observation of a teaching activity.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff during the inspection about children's care and the activities provided for them.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents and carers spoken to on the day and engaged with children at appropriate times.  The inspector viewed documentation during the inspection, such as the setting's policies and procedures and children's assessment folders.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager understands her responsibility to protect children and implements clear policies and procedures to ensure their welfare. Staff know how to recognise and report any signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. The management team monitors staff's practice well and reflects on the quality of their practice effectively to help maintain good teaching levels. They recognise the setting's strengths and areas to improve to help develop the provision. They offer good opportunities for staff to develop their skills, such as more experienced staff modelling good practice to others and staff meetings. The manager checks on children's progress effectively to swiftly recognise and address any gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff assess children's achievements accurately and know their key children well. They make regular observations of what children can do and plan age-appropriate activities to support their good development, overall. Children are keen to explore the resources and concentrate well while they play. They enjoy imaginative experiences, such as while pretending to cook in the role-play area. They learn to think of ideas and create a story as they play while developing their creative thinking. Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They support children's communication skills well, such as modelling new words for children in context to help develop their language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have good opportunities to learn about diversity, such as exploring resources that reflect different cultural backgrounds. Children develop their understanding of different people in the community well and develop mutual respect for others. Staff teach children well about how to be healthy and offer nutritious foods. Children have good opportunities to be active. For example, during dance sessions, children learn to move their body confidently to music. Children behave well. Staff successfully share their behavioural expectations with children, such as through reminders, to help children learn how to behave with others. Staff regularly assess risks in all areas that children use to identify and remove any hazards.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points and develop skills that support their next stage of learning. Children interact and communicate with others confidently. Babies babble happily while they play and toddlers learn to use words during rhymes. Older children learn to write their name and begin to use writing tools with good control. Children develop good levels of independence, such as helping to set up for mealtimes. They successfully develop their confidence and growing self-esteem to good levels.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545165 Local authority Waltham Forest Inspection number 1113861 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 0 - 4 Total number of places 120 Number of children on roll 88 Name of registered person Headstart Limited

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Date of previous inspection 30 August 2017 Telephone number 02085201201

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Walthamstow Village Montessori Nursery registered in 2017. It is situated in Walthamstow Village in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The setting opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6.30pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education to children aged three years. The provider employs 27 staff, 25 of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 or above.

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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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