Little Bugs Montessori Nursery LTD

Little Bugs Montessori Nursery LTD 22 Strafford Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 3AE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2018 23 October 2015

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Children enjoy their day at nursery. They develop excellent levels of self-confidence, motivation and are eager to learn. These skills prepare them extremely well for their next stage of learning.  Parents praise the staff highly. They express their delight about them, saying they are like, 'family' and are 'extremely caring'. They comment on how well the staff understand and know their children, which supports their development successfully.  The nursery is managed by highly committed leaders. They work hard to make regular improvements and make sure that staff have access to ongoing training and development to improve their skills further.  Partnerships with local support agencies and the local authority are good.  Children make good progress in their learning. The quality of teaching is good. Children benefit from stimulating and well-planned activities, inside and outside.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff closely monitor the progress of individual children, they have not yet checked that different groups of children achieve as well as each other.  Opportunities for children to investigate the making of different colours are not as well developed as they could be.

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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

 make better use of assessment information to check that all groups of children, such as key-person groups, are achieving as well as each other  provide more experiences for children to investigate and explore colour.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with staff and children throughout the day.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents to evaluate how well staff support them.  The inspector observed interactions between children and staff.  The inspector sampled a number of documents, including planning, staff qualifications, safeguarding policies, risk assessments and children's assessments.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager, where they evaluated teaching and learning together.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Staff update their knowledge and skills through team meetings and regularly complete training opportunities. A recent workshop, has encouraged staff to use different ways to help them develop children's thinking skills. This has had a very positive impact on improving children's problem-solving skills and their ability to engage in relevant conversations. All staff are committed to making constant improvements. Leaders regularly monitor their practice to ensure staff improve their teaching to a level which will further improve children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. Staff complete relevant training and update their knowledge when required. They robustly follow the correct procedures if they are concerned about a child's welfare. Relationships with outside agencies are established and used effectively to support children's learning needs when required.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make full use of all activities to promote children's learning. The areas of the nursery provide interesting and inspiring places to play, be creative and explore. Staff know children extremely well and offer an enjoyable, relaxed and well-planned environment. Good attention is paid towards promoting children's mathematical skills through role play. For example, children are encouraged to add and subtract amounts of money while paying for a holiday. This means children are confident to make simple, as well as challenging calculations, making use of two different currencies. Interesting topic work helps to support children's learning. For example, children are thoroughly enjoying exploring the theme of summer. A good range of supporting resources means that children recreate commonplace experiences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Almost all children develop exceptional levels of confidence, independence and emotional security. Parents confirm how successful staff are making their children feel valued and supported in their learning. Younger children learn exceptionally well by working alongside older children. Each key person knows their children extremely well and provides for their individual needs, such as their diet and celebrating their cultural background. They adapt planning and activities accordingly, and are always available to provide comfort and reassurance when needed. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They show kindness and respect for others and develop a clear understanding of right and wrong. Clear explanations by staff mean that children have an excellent awareness of sun safety as well as developing good hygiene practices.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show interest and curiosity in all activities. They ask questions and want to work things out for themselves. For example, children investigate the different types of animals that can be found outside, such as spiders and slugs. They offer good explanations based on their knowledge of the habitats. All children make good progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424888 Local authority Richmond upon Thames Inspection number 1125010 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Little Bugs Montessori Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 23 October 2015 Telephone number 020 8892 0011

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Little Bugs Montessori Nursery Ltd registered in 2011. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm, during term time only. The nursery is accredited to receive government funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. There are four members of staff and three of them hold early years qualifications of level 4 and above. The nursery follows the Montessori philosophy.

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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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