Port Regis Montessori Nursery

Inspection of Port Regis Montessori Nursery Port Regis, Convent Road, Broadstairs CT10 3PR

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Port Regis Montessori Nursery is a special place where children arrive with big smiles on their faces. They are greeted warmly by all who care for them. Practitioners create opportunities for children to spread kindness in the world, such as visiting the care home on the shared grounds. Practitioners are praised for the special attention they provide for all transitions and how this is unique for each child and family. As a result, children settle quickly and are prepared for the next stage in their education.

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive in this inspirational nursery setting. Children's attitudes to learning are exceptionally positive. Practitioners encourage children to select where they want to play. They have free choice over whether to play indoors or outdoors in the forest. Children access a variety of additional educational experiences that enrich their wider development, including rugby and yoga. The extensive facilities at this nursery ensure all children learn to care for living things and explore the world around them, for example hatching chicks and watching caterpillars turn into butterflies. The children talk about the times when they go rock pooling at the beach or feeding the ducks on the farm. These rich opportunities help children to learn more about the natural world and to develop new interests. This ensures children are happy, motivated and curious to learn. This starts as soon as they enter the nursery each day and there is not a minute of lost learning time.

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n The curriculum has been designed with ambitious end points in mind. Practitioners provide children with superb opportunities to build their knowledge and skills over time. They support children with emerging skills to progress to mastering and finally to become experts. All children aged one to four years, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, fully access the curriculum. Those children with higher starting points are provided with the challenge that they need. n Practitioners are very skilled at delivering the curriculum because of the excellent training they receive. For example, practitioners have been supported by a speech therapist to develop a deeper understanding of how children's communication develops. As a result, practitioners know how to give children the time to think before responding. They are equally skilled at knowing how to step in, interact and extend children's learning. Younger children eagerly join adults

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on the carpet for motivating group times and, as a result, their listening skills are exceptional. n Children's early communication and language skills are given the highest priority. Practitioners are particularly strong at supporting children's speech, language and communication development. Every opportunity is used to model and

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29 July 2024 reinforce children's growing language skills. Books are carefully selected to introduce new words. Children have opportunities to share favourite stories from home. Practitioners are quick to weave meaningful and creative activities into the children's learning. As a result, children are motivated and excited to join in. n The nursery employs a qualified teacher who has been instrumental in providing training and support for the staff in the teaching of mathematics. This ensures that mathematics is threaded throughout daily routines. There are numerous occasions for children to practise counting and measuring. For example, older children use ribbons to measure how far they can jump when taking part in an Olympics activity outdoors. Children sing songs involving numbers and estimate how long the arms are on their 'Supatato' superhero. n Learning opportunities to develop children's curiosity, creativity and imagination

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are highly ambitious. Practitioners skilfully support children's curiosity. For example, when exploring lemon and lime in a sensory activity, practitioners encourage younger children to use all their senses. Practitioners create a sense of awe and wonder in the forest as children independently use natural tools to make holes in logs for a bug hotel. Children take time to wonder what creatures will make their homes when the job is finished. n Parents make wonderful comments about how the nursery has supported their children. Typical comments include, 'Port Regis is truly amazing. The staff go above and beyond everyday'. n Practitioners consistently share the nursery's vision and values. They are incredibly proud to work at the nursery and appreciate the high focus on their own well-being. The manager is passionate about her role and strives for excellence. She uses her extensive knowledge to bring the very best for her

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team. She provides meaningful supervision sessions and well-being walks to question and challenge each other to ensure that there is continuous improvement.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2675528 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10350655 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 85 Number of children on roll 142 Name of registered person Port Regis Montessori Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01843 600444 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Port Regis Montessori Nursery originally registered in 2010 and re-registered in 2022. The nursery operates in Broadstairs, Kent. It is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 5pm, for most of the year. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children from nine months to four years. There are 33 members of staff. Of these, two hold qualified teacher status and 27 hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 her evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together and discussed how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager and discussed the quality of teaching. n The inspector observed interactions between the staff and children and considered the impact on children's learning. n The inspector asked staff questions throughout the inspection to establish their understanding of how to safeguard children and how they assess and plan for children's learning. n The inspector sampled documentation, including staff qualifications and evidence of paediatric first-aid training.

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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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