Unique Child Montessori Nursery

Inspection of Unique Child Montessori Nursery 45 Manor Road, LONDON E17 5RY

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happily engaged in activities in this caring nursery. They have warm, secure relationships with staff, who greet them warmly when they arrive and take time to help them settle well. They use lots of eye contact and calm and soft tones with babies and toddlers. All children feel valued. Staff have high expectations for what children can achieve and support children's learning very well.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is securely based on areas of learning. Children learn about the wider world effectively. For example, children are excited to learn about the continents of the world as they explore globes and world puzzles, learning new words such as 'Africa' and 'Antarctica'. Pre-school children learn about the different animals that they may find in each country. They make links in their learning as they read stories from around the world and celebrate differences and similarities. Children are highly inquisitive learners.

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The provision is good

Children behave safely. They handle tools, such as scissors, with care and caution. They develop good creative skills. Toddlers explore different textures, such as cereal, crushed biscuits and rice, which they use with toy animals to create imaginary farm scenes. All children develop effective skills in preparation for school.

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n Staff plan an interesting and motivating curriculum, extending children's learning and building on their interests. Staff set up a home corner in the role-play area to support children's understanding. They support children's mathematical knowledge describing different shapes and counting objects. Language development is prioritised. Babies listen intently during singing sessions. They bounce up and down, babbling furiously, as they sing along to their favourite rhymes. n Children learn about the world around them. They find worms hidden in soil and become engrossed in watching them move. Staff model how to handle worms gently. Children marvel at the feeling and describe worms as 'slimy' and 'wet'. They observe the worms in cups and use pipettes to carefully drop water on the tail of the worm to see how it wriggles. Staff support children's deeper thinking. They ask them questions, such as, 'How do worms see where they are going?'

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n Children learn to be independent from an early age. For instance, babies are encouraged to feed themselves, while toddlers and older children help at snack time, setting up the tables and using tongs to serve their food. n Children behave well. Staff respond to children with praise and encouragement. They have very positive relationships, frequently laughing and talking together, and use praise to encourage children to act in positive ways. Children have wonderful social skills and are respectful of others.

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19 May 2023 n Children gain good physical skills. They learn to balance on wheeled toys, climb through tunnels and up ladders and go down slides. Staff play simple ball games with children to develop their physical coordination skills. In addition, there are regular music and movement sessions, which support children's physical development further. n The manager provides good support to staff. He meets with staff to provide support where needed. For instance, staff have supervisions and peer-on-peer observations, and attend regular staff meetings. This leads to positive improvements in the provision. However, the manager has not fully focused professional development opportunities on supporting each individual staff member to develop their skills even further, to ensure the highest levels of teaching. n Overall, staff plan a wide range of activities that support children to learn about their body. For instance, pre-school children explain that 'everyone needs a

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need to do better?

heart to pump their blood', as they learn about muscles, organs and bones. Furthermore, staff provide healthy, nutritious meals. However, staff do not make the best use of these opportunities to help maximise children's understanding of the benefits a good diet has for their bodies. n Parents are very happy with the nursery's service. They describe staff as 'wonderful' and 'amazing'. They report that their children are making great progress and love attending. Parents feel well informed via daily handovers and an online app. The manager is passionate about supporting families and works closely with them to support children's care and development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff ensure that the nursery is clean and safe. They carry out daily checks covering all areas to reduce risks of hazards. Staff have good safeguarding knowledge. All staff are up to date with child protection training and understand safeguarding procedures. Staff recognise a range of signs and symptoms of abuse and are confident to talk about what would concern them about children's welfare. They know who to go to for advice and support. The manager ensures that background checks on staff are robust to ensure suitability for their roles.

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should:

n extend children's understanding of how healthy eating habits contribute to their overall health n strengthen staff training and professional development opportunities further to focus more precisely on helping all staff build on their knowledge, understanding and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2560548 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10260317 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

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inspection

Total number of places 51 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Unique Child Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0203 409 2512 Date of previous inspection 22 July 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Unique Child Montessori Nursery registered in 2019. It is situated in Walthamstow, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The nursery is open every weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding for free nursery education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 15 members of staff, of whom 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 6.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector had a learning walk around the nursery with the manager to discuss the aims of the curriculum. n The inspector spoke to and considered the views of staff and parents. n The inspector had a long discussion with the manger about safeguarding and sampled relevant documentation, including suitability checks for those who work at the setting.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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