Lsa Montessori

Lsa Montessori Harrogate Road, Lytham St Annes FY8 3QQ

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Inspection date 17 July 2019 Previous inspection date 30 November 2018

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires improvement Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The manager and her staff team have made significant improvements since the last inspection. They have worked tirelessly to address the weaknesses previously identified. This has greatly enhanced outcomes for children. n Children demonstrate that they feel happy and secure in this warm and welcoming nursery. Children develop good relationships with their peers and form trusting bonds with staff, who are good role models. n Staff foster successful relationships with parents, who comment positively on the care and learning their children receive. Staff facilitate parent evenings and frequently share information about children's learning and the progress that they make. Furthermore, they provide advice and guidance about how learning can be complemented at home. n The manager reflects on the provision regularly and uses self-evaluation effectively. She successfully captures the views of parents, staff and children when identifying

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This provision is good

targets and areas for further improvement. n The manager carefully monitors the progress made by individual and specific groups of children. Staff work well, in partnership with external professionals, to support children who require additional help. n Occasionally, staff are too quick to help children, rather than encouraging them to problem solve and test their own ideas and theories. n On occasions, staff miss spontaneous opportunities to further challenge children's learning and understanding as they play.

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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

n strengthen staff practice further so that children are encouraged to test their own ideas and theories and develop their problem-solving skills during play n support staff to develop their teaching skills, so that they continually look to offer challenge and promote opportunities to maximise children's learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff are fully conversant with the procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child's welfare. They confidently describe the possible symptoms of abuse and have a good understanding of referral and escalation processes. Suitability checks are completed and all relevant information regarding identity and vetting arrangements are maintained. This helps to ensure that staff are safe and suitable to care for children. The manager offers effective support to staff through purposeful supervision meetings and regular observations of their practice. This helps to strengthen their teaching skills and identify training needs, and ensures that staff understand their roles and responsibilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their observations of children's achievements effectively to identify the next steps in their learning. Daily discussions with parents help to ensure that staff are aware of children's current interests, changing needs and what they have been learning at home. Young children enjoy being creative. For example, they independently select tools and resources, such as glitter and glue, to create pictures. Older children are supported to think about letter sounds as they write their name on their creations. Young children begin to understand simple mathematical concepts. They draw shapes in the sand pit and staff introduce concepts such as big and small, more and less. Older children learn about quantities as they sort and categorise different coloured bottle tops. Staff talk to children as they play. They ask questions, repeat new vocabulary and encourage children to describe what they are doing. These teaching strategies successfully help to develop

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

children's emerging communication and language skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are warm and caring in their approach. They promote children's sense of belonging and positive self-esteem through a successful key-person system. Staff give clear guidance about their expectations for behaviour. Children are beginning to understand what is expected of them and they behave well. Staff encourage children to carry out simple tasks for themselves and successfully promote their independence skills in relation to their ages. For example, children prepare snack for their friends. They wash and chop up fruit and understand that they need to be careful when using knives. Furthermore, children pour their own drinks and wash their plates and glasses when they have finished. Children benefit from plenty of fresh air and spend time outside each day. They enjoy multi-sports activities where they build on their physical skills, using a range of equipment that encourages them to balance, climb and move in a variety of

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress. They are acquiring the skills they need in readiness for their future learning and move to school. Young children are inquisitive and are motivated to explore and investigate. Older children demonstrate perseverance as they complete their chosen activities. They concentrate, listen well to instructions and speak confidently to staff and their friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540539 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10087234 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person LSA MONTESSORI LIMITED

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Date of previous inspection 30 November 2018 Telephone number 01253 782531

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Lsa Montessori registered in 2016. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two members of staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 7. It opens Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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