Setting EY496803

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2018 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The manager does not make all staff aware of individual children's needs to ensure they provide ongoing support to help younger children make better progress with their language development.  The systems for staff supervision are not fully developed. The manager does not monitor staff practice and offer support to continually enhance their teaching skills further.  The manager does not make effective use of self-evaluation to regularly reflect on, identify and address all areas that are weaker.

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It has the following strengths

 Children behave well. They show respect to staff, listen and follow instructions. Younger children willingly play with the older children and begin to develop their social skills.  The manager develops close partnerships with parents and gives them regular feedback about what their children do at the setting. Parents speak positively about the setting. For example, they praise the support the manager offers to help older children develop the mathematical and literacy skills they need for school.

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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

 increase opportunities for younger children to develop their communication and language skills  build further arrangements for monitoring all staff practices to continuously enhance the quality of teaching  make better use of the self-evaluation processes to improve the provision and outcomes for younger children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas used for childcare purposes.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning, and looked at some of the children’s assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff about their roles and assessed their understanding of meeting the requirements of the early years foundation stage.  The inspector took account of parents’ and children’s views during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager's self-evaluation of the setting does not identify and address all she needs to do to sustain improvements and help all children to make good progress. In addition, the manager does not complete supervision to monitor and offer guidance to enhance all staff teaching skills and improve children's outcomes further. Despite this, she has taken steps to maintain her own professional development and she ensures staff attend relevant statutory training, such as paediatric first aid. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a sound knowledge of child protection issues and the procedures to report concerns about a child's welfare. The manager ensures all staff are vetted to keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The manager knows individual children well and what they need to do next. However, she does not share this information with all staff to ensure younger children receive ongoing interaction and support to help close gaps in their language development. The manager provides interesting opportunities for children to enjoy and develop their physical skills. For example, children walk to the local park where they do actions from a story about hunting bears. The manager supports children well to develop their mathematical skills. For example, older children learn to recognise even or odd numbers; they learn to count spindles and learn about quantities, such as ‘more’ and ‘less’. Children show interest in books, they listen to the stories and look at the images keenly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop close attachments with staff and know when to go to them for support. They manage small responsibilities independently and develop their self-care skills. For instance, they put on their coat, use the toilet and feed themselves. Children are clear about their own likes and dislikes. They learn to choose resources to set up their activity and they know to tidy up before moving on to their next play. The manager works closely with parents to support children's health and physical well-being. For example, she informs them of any illness at the setting to limit the spread of infections, she keeps the premises clean and encourages children to wash their hands. Children have regular access to outdoor activities and they learn how to keep themselves safe on outings.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children make steady progress. However, some staff do not support younger children's communication and language development fully. Despite this, younger children are active and they develop their balance and mobility. Older children develop skills to help prepare them for their move on to school. For example, they develop their concentration, practise writing letters and learn to sort puzzles confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496803 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1034388 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 25

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Me Montessori registered in 2015. The setting operates from a residential property in Upper Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney. The setting opens Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. The setting currently employs six members of staff, including the manager. Of these, three staff hold early years qualifications at level 4 and one staff holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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Telephone 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.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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