Mace Montessori Putney Branch

Inspection of Mace Montessori Putney Branch All Saints House, Lebanon Road, LONDON SW18 1RE

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

When children arrive at nursery, they are warmly greeted by staff as they join their friends to play. This helps children to feel safe and happy. The effective key-person system ensures that staff communicate with parents so that children's individual needs are understood and met. Children feel secure and ready to learn. Children independently make choices as they explore the environment confidently. They take risks and build their resilience. Staff have high expectations for every child. There is mutual respect between children and staff. Children behave well and have a positive attitude to learning.

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The provision is good

Communication is a strong focus in each of the rooms. Staff use lots of vocabulary to build children's language skills. For example, young children wash dolls in soapy water and hear words such as 'squeeze', 'clean' and 'rub'. Older children build the three little pigs a home. They use mathematical language, such as 'bigger', 'small' and 'tall'.

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The provision is good

Leaders have made improvements to ensure that a high-quality and ambitious curriculum is delivered. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language, are planned for individually. Engagement and children's interests form a basis for teaching each day. Children make good progress in their learning.

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need to do better?

n The provider has met all the necessary steps to improve since the last inspection. Staff have undertaken relevant training to improve their knowledge of safeguarding. The manager ensures that staff work collaboratively to create a vision for each room. This ensures that learning intentions are understood, and practice is embedded to provide a curriculum that ensures that every child makes progress. The manager and staff have high expectations for every child. Children behave well in this nursery and have a positive attitude to learning. n The manager ensures that staff well-being is valued. Through ongoing training and regular supervision, practice is evaluated. Areas of improvement are identified and supported through role modelling and training. As a result, teaching is sequenced and well thought out. n Leaders work with a range of outside professionals to ensure that children with SEND receive intervention support. This helps children to progress well in their

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development, to reach their full potential. n Children develop their physical skills well. Older children practise their balance skills on outdoor boards and use trikes to build their gross motor skills. Toddlers climb the ladder and whoop in delight as they slither down the slide. Babies pull themselves up against furniture as they begin the first stage of walking.

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need to do better?

20 July 2023 n Children learn how to be independent in a variety of ways. Babies learn to use a spoon to feed themselves, and older children learn to pour a drink into a cup at mealtimes. Children learn the skills to dress themselves. They build their confidence to make choices of their own. For example, when choosing a 'safety hero' of the week, older children vote who in their group should lead the task. The winner wears a cape and learns how to support the group in keeping their environment safe. This gives children a sense of responsibility and prepares them for starting school. n Children learn how to stay healthy. Meals are thoughtfully prepared on site to take into account dietary needs and allergies. Water is always available to keep children hydrated and teach children how to help themselves when they are thirsty. Children are taught how to keep their teeth clean and healthy. They learn to wash their hands before mealtimes. This helps children to understand

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good hygiene practice. n Literacy is promoted within the nursery through storytelling and independent access to books that children can explore. Babies listen to stories and show their enjoyment by excitedly holding props to support their understanding. However, there are fewer opportunities for children to read and access books outdoors. n Children learn about the world around them through the celebration of festivals and learning about other cultures. However, staff do not always plan and organise the environment to allow children to access sufficient resources to learn about what makes them unique.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know how to keep children safe. They understand the signs and symptoms of abuse and, where necessary, who to make a referral to. Staff understand their responsibility to report any concerns about the behaviour of a staff member. Staff recognise extremist behaviour and the link with the 'Prevent' duty, and can talk about the indicators of female genital mutilation. Leaders ensure that there are robust safe recruitment procedures in place. Ongoing suitability checks ensure that staff remain safe to work with children. Risk assessments ensure that accident and incidents are reduced, which keeps children safe from harm. The nursery is clean and hygienic.

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should:

n provide more opportunities for children to expand their enjoyment of reading in all areas of the setting n support staff to make better use of the whole environment available in order to be able to focus more clearly on supporting individual children to have a greater

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should:

20 July 2023 sense of belonging and inclusion.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY459388 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 10282209 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 81 Number of children on roll 80 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02034053660 Date of previous inspection 27 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Mace Montessori Putney Branch registered in 2013. It is located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It opens each weekday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, for 51 weeks a year. There are 21 members of staff, including the manager, and 15 staff hold early years qualifications between level 2 and level 6. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. The nursery operates in line with the Montessori educational philosophy.

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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 manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke with parents and staff and took into account their views. n The inspector looked at a sample of key documentation on request, which included training certificates, supervision records and public liability insurance.

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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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Inspection activities

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