Beehive On Queens Park Montessori School

Inspection of Beehive On Queens Park Montessori School Beehive on Queens Park Montessori School, 147 Chevening Road, London NW6 6DZ

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children thrive in this warm and nurturing nursery. They arrive with smiles and confidently separate from their parents, eager to explore the setting. Children behave very well and are confident to explore their learning environment. They express their opinions and make choices about what they want to do. They follow daily routines and know what is expected of them. For example, they keenly line up and walk sensibly to the cloakroom and get ready to explore outside.

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The provision is good

Managers and staff want the best for all children and deliver an ambitious curriculum. They get to know them well from the start and provide attentive care and focused learning opportunities. They plan personalised activities that capture the children's interests and help them achieve the next steps in their learning.

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The provision is good

Children are extremely inquisitive and motivated learners. They show high levels of interest as they explore a rich array of activities that staff carefully plan. For example, when scooping beans into pots to make medicine, the children were keen to discuss the size, shape and colour of the beans while comparing and sorting them. This supports children to have good communication skills and opportunities to problem-solve.

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The provision is good

Children learn to be kind and helpful and work together. They share resources and space safely and successfully. They enjoy having responsibility for small tasks such as working as a team at tidy-up time to stack bricks back into their box. The interactions between staff and children are warm and positive. Staff prepare children well for their next stages in their learning. This includes when children are about to start at school. There is a good working relationship between the setting and feeder schools to help children and parents prepare for this transition.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are dedicated to providing good-quality care and education to children. The nursery implements and follows a curriculum based on personalised learning, with children making choices that are carefully guided and supported by staff. Staff ensure that children's prior learning is revisited and built on through current activities. Staff plan a curriculum that promotes positive outcomes for all. n Key workers assess what children can do and plan for their next steps in learning. They provide a personalised learning experience for each child. This provides good opportunities for children to learn and develop across the curriculum. n Children's personal, social and emotional development is very well supported. Children manage their emotions, enhancing their ability to self-regulate

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20 March 2024 positively. This has helped to create an environment that is calm and purposeful. For example, during daily news time, children discuss their emotions and staff support the children to talk about the reasons they may feel like this. n Staff provide engaging opportunities for children to develop their fine motor and early writing skills. For example, children transfer colourful water using small pipettes, strengthening their hand muscles. Children have regular opportunities to exercise and be active. They participate in yoga and movement classes, developing their balance and hand-eye coordination. n Children's communication and language development is well considered by staff. Staff build on vocabulary and model new language for the children through termly themed topics such as the weather, key stories and songs. For example, while discussing the weather, children recall key words, saying, 'That is

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precipitation.' Children make good progress in their communication and language. Children enjoy listening to stories and this helps them to develop a love of books. However, occasionally, staff do not carefully consider the choice of story so that every child is engaged in story time. n Children benefit from varied visits in the local community and become exposed to opportunities that they may not otherwise experience. For example, they visit the nearby recycling centre to bring items and learn how to recycle them. This helps them to gain an understanding of their wider world. n Parents speak highly of staff and the professional relationships they have with them. Staff share important information about each child's progress and encourage parents to be fully involved with their child's learning to help support continuous care. n Staff talk about the positive working culture in the nursery. Staff praise the

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need to do better?

support for their well-being from leaders, and the encouragement for ongoing professional development. This helps to raise outcomes for children and creates a positive working environment where staff enjoy coming to work.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n further improve story time so that this is an engaging experience for all children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491018 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10312085 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 29 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Honeycomb Learning Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 89692235 Date of previous inspection 19 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Beehive on Queens Park Montessori School registered in 2015. It operates from the ground floor of a converted detached house in Queens Park in the London Borough of Brent. The nursery is open each weekday from 8.45am to 4pm, term time only. A holiday camp runs during the summer break. The nursery employs seven staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery follows the Montessori approach to learning.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector had discussions with staff and parents and took their views into account. n The inspector held discussions with the manager about nursery practices and procedures. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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