Newpark Montessori Nursery School

Inspection of Newpark Montessori Nursery School Arlington Wharf, 45a Arlington Avenue, London N1 7BE

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Staff build strong and trusting relationships with children to support their emotional well-being. In the younger room, staff create a calming and nurturing space where babies can relax and explore a range of sensory resources, keeping them engaged. For older children, staff help them to understand their emotions and why they may feel a certain way. This fosters children's sense of security and safety in the nursery. Key persons observe their children's interests and integrate these into their play. Young children enjoy singing nursery rhymes, joining in with actions modelled by staff and developing their early language skills. Staff provide consistent praise and encouragement. This helps children to feel motivated to participate in activities and demonstrate positive attitudes.

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The provision is good

Children who speak English as an additional language receive strong support. Staff learn key words in children's first languages to help them to feel familiar and comfortable. They assess each child's communication and language development and focus on areas that need further support. As a result, children make good progress in their understanding, listening and speaking. Staff also identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and provide tailored support. This ensures that all children can achieve positive outcomes. Through offering a wide range of experiences, staff help all children to make strong progress in their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff incorporate information gathered from parents to plan a sequentially progressive curriculum. They collaborate with key persons to regularly review each child's progress, identify any gaps in learning and adjust the curriculum to tailor it to meet each child's needs. n Staff support children's physical skills development well. Indoors, they encourage babies to climb stairs and navigate the slide. Outdoors, older children, with support from the sports coach, develop their skills in playing games such as football. This helps children to improve their agility and coordination while strengthening their core muscles. n Staff use effective strategies to support children's personal, social and emotional development. For younger children, they incorporate pictorial representations of emotions to help them to understand different feelings. Older children care for the nursery's pet fish and learn about their needs. This helps children to develop

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a strong sense of belonging and understand the importance of caring for and considering others. n Overall, staff help children build their independence skills. Younger children receive excellent guidance from staff. Babies practise using and controlling spoons while toddlers learn to serve their own food at mealtimes. However, in

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29 January 2025 the pre-school room, there are times when staff do not give older children the chance to do things on their own, as staff intervene and take over tasks such as setting up for mealtimes. This limits older children's continued development of their independence. n Staff provide a safe environment for children to learn and play in. However, on occasion, some staff do not take immediate action when the resources get broken. This can impact on the intended purpose of the use of these resources. n Staff work closely with external professionals, such as professional gardeners. They use these visits to help children to enhance and deepen their understanding of planting. Children learn how leaves change colour and discover which plants grow during different seasons of the year. This fosters children's early knowledge of nature and promotes a greater appreciation for the environment. n Staff are dedicated to helping children develop positive identities and an

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understanding of diversity. They plan trips related to various festivals, such as visits to the church to deepen children's understanding of Christianity. Additionally, staff incorporate books from different cultures. This approach helps foster an appreciation for diversity and encourages children to embrace different cultures and traditions. n Staff express their satisfaction with working alongside a supportive management team. They appreciate being included in the self-evaluation process aimed at improving outcomes for children. Staff also highly value the extensive opportunities for professional development to enhance their practice. n The nursery has established strong partnerships with parents, who consistently speak highly of the care provided and the significant progress their children make in language and communication development. Parents also appreciate the extensive support available, including assistance provided when their children

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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 provide older children with more opportunities to develop their independence skills further n review the condition of resources on an ongoing basis to take prompt action when any resources are broken.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2680439 Local authority Islington Inspection number 10367515 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 92 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person Newpark Childcare (Islington) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0203 832 9970 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Newpark Montessori Nursery School registered in 2022. This nursery is situated in Arlington Wharf, next to the Regent's Canal in the London Borough of Islington. It is open each weekday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 23 members of staff. Of these, 12 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications, including two staff who hold qualified teacher status, one member of staff who holds a qualification at level 6, eight staff who hold qualifications at level 3 and one member of staff who holds a qualification at level 2. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager carried out joint observations of group activities with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The nominated individual and manager spoke with the inspector about the leadership and management of the nursery.

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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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