Oak Lee Montessori School

Inspection of Oak Lee Montessori School Innellan House, 44 Love Lane, Pinner HA5 3EX

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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 are self-motivated learners in this calm and organised nursery. Staff have warm and close relationships with children and value each child highly. They help children to feel a strong sense of belonging in the nursery. For example, staff create photobooks of each child, showing their interests, skills and families. Babies settle securely as staff adjust their routines to meet babies' needs, such as sleep times. Staff have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour in effective ways.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is interesting, broad and balanced. It helps all children to make good progress. Staff support children's mathematical development well. For example, they encourage older children to use wooden rods to make different shapes, such as rectangles and hexagons. Staff teach children how to count securely. For instance, children count objects and match them to written numerals. Staff teach children mathematical terms such as 'shorter' and 'taller than' when comparing heights of children. Children gain good mathematical skills.

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The provision is good

Staff support children's communication, language and literacy skills well. Staff sing songs and rhymes to children, where they learn new words. Staff introduce ambitious vocabulary to older children, including words such as 'excruciating'. Children gain good language skills, and some older children begin to read simple words.

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need to do better?

n Children learn to do things for themselves. For instance, they help to set tables at mealtimes, pour their own drinks and help to tidy up at the end of play sessions. Babies learn to feed themselves and select resources of their choice. Older children take part to vote each day to select the 'story of the day'. This helps to reflect children's views well. Staff teach children to share and to take turns, for instance, by playing group games. n Leaders monitor and support staff well. They carry out regular supervision sessions and yearly work reviews with staff to provide support and training, where needed. Leaders spend time observing and advising staff in group rooms to enhance their practice. They provide staff with good training opportunities. For instance, staff have attended a course on positive interaction with children, which has led to a greater awareness in this area. n Staff provide comprehensive levels of support to children with special

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need to do better?

educational needs and/or disabilities. They liaise with other professionals to form individual plans for children. Staff monitor children well and provide activities to promote the best outcomes for children. n Leaders evaluate how well the nursery is performing and identify areas for

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need to do better?

17 December 2024 improvement. For instance, they plan to enable staff to have more involvement in their own learning to promote best outcomes for children. n Children develop a strong understanding of the world. Staff teach children about the solar system, and children have very good knowledge of different planets. They plant vegetables and herbs with children and teach children how things grow. n Staff maintain good levels of safety for children. They check indoors and outdoors each day to reduce risks of hazards. Staff maintain high levels of hygiene and clean all areas that are used by children regularly to prevent cross- infection. Staff teach children how to act with care and caution. They teach children about road safety and how to use tools and materials safely. n The nursery provides nourishing, freshly prepared meals and snacks that meet children's special dietary needs. Staff teach children about the value of eating

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need to do better?

well and provide accessible fresh drinking water to children throughout the day. n Children gain good physical skills. They enjoy a range of experiences in the well- planned outdoor area. Younger children practise their walking skills on push- along wheeled toys, while older children climb across frames and learn to balance across stepping stones. Staff teach children yoga to develop their flexibility and coordination skills. n Staff give parents regular updates on children's progress and work well with them to support children's learning. For instance, they provide workshops for parents to support children's behaviour. However, staff have not fully developed partnerships with others involved in children's care and learning. For example, other people involved in the regular care of children to promote best outcomes for children. n Overall, staff are deployed effectively in most group rooms. However, on

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need to do better?

occasion, some staff are not deployed well to enhance children's learning, for instance, during whole-group discussions and song times.

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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 enhance partnerships with others involved in children's care and learning to promote best outcomes for children n deploy staff more consistently and effectively to enhance children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475821 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10360010 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 95 Number of children on roll 86 Name of registered person Oak Lee Montessori School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02088661855 or 02088660303 Date of previous inspection 19 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Oak Lee Montessori School registered in 2014. The nursery is located in Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. It is open for 50 weeks of the year, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. There are 26 members of childcare staff. Of whom, 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications. Of these, one staff member holds qualified teacher status, two hold early years teacher status, two hold a degree in early years education, one holds an early years foundation degree and four members are Montessori teachers. The nursery provides government funded childcare. It follows the Montessori ethos for early education combined with learning through play.

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Inspection activities

n During the inspection, the inspector went on a learning walk around the nursery with the leader to discuss the aims of the curriculum. n The leader carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the inspector. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children, and spoke with children, when appropriate. n During the inspection, the inspector held a meeting with the leader and sampled some documentation. n The inspector considered the views of staff and parents during the inspection.

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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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