Raising Eagles Montessori Nursery

Inspection of Raising Eagles Montessori Nursery ST MARYS CHURCH HALL, Dock Road, Grays RM17 6EX

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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

Children make good progress in this well-organised, stimulating nursery. From the start, staff take care to ensure that children settle well and build strong relationships with them. Children feel secure and happy in the nursery. They are independent and quickly settle into their chosen activities. For example, on arrival each day they place their belongings onto their allocated coat pegs and change their outside shoes for indoor shoes. Staff know children well. They follow their interests and take these into account when planning interesting and fun activities. For example, children enjoy exploring a range of different textures and materials. They create pictures of flowers by cutting and sticking paper tissue onto card. The curriculum has a clear focus on helping children acquire the key skills they need for their future learning, such as physical development, personal, social and emotional skills and communication and language.

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The provision is good

Staff give priority to supporting children's emotional development. Children are kind and considerate towards each other, cooperating well during activities. Staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management. They effectively role model the kind and positive behaviours they expect. Children become friends with each other and behave well. They have regular opportunities for physical exercise. Staff talk to children about the benefits of healthy eating and the importance of exercise as part of a healthy diet.

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n The manager and staff are passionate about delivering good quality care and education to the children, following a curriculum based on the Montessori philosophy. They gather information from parents to support children when they first start. This helps them to understand what children need to learn next. n Children show a positive attitude to their learning and play. However, at times, staff are not consistent in ensuring that transitions from play to mealtimes are effective. As a result, some children spend longer than is necessary waiting around until they can eat, and they become unsettled. n Staff promote children's good health and well-being. Children enjoy lots of fresh air and exercise in the outdoor learning environment. They learn to navigate space as they run and ride bicycles in the garden. Children strengthen the muscles in their hands by using scissors, tweezers and spoons to pick up small

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objects, as well as small jugs to transfer water and rice. n Staff embed and weave mathematics well throughout children's activities. Children learn to identify numbers and problem solve as they match picture cards together. They make good use of the Montessori resources in the play environment. For example, children enjoy using number rods to understand the length of each rod and how it corresponds to the numbers.

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12 March 2025 n Children gain good communication, language and literacy skills. Staff read stories to children in animated tones and encourage them to join in with repetitive phrases. They teach them new words from stories and sing action songs and rhymes to support their language skills further. n Staff value all children's home languages and what makes them unique. They teach children about various religious festivals and celebrations, including Diwali, Black History Month and Chinese New Year. These opportunities help to develop children's understanding of diversity. n There is strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff work well with specialist professionals to provide activities that develop the communication and language skills of children with SEND. This has helped these children to make good progress. n Partnership working with parents is successful. Parents are complimentary about

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the nursery and feel that the staff are friendly and caring. They value feedback about their child's day and find the photos and information on the nursery app very useful. Staff update this information regularly to help parents extend their children's learning at home. n Staff attend supervision sessions and team meetings. They access a variety of training programmes and share best practice with each other. Staff report that they enjoy working at the nursery and that their morale is high. They say their well-being is supported. Staff are supported to continually improve their practice. n The manager and staff understand the importance of keeping accurate records for the safe and efficient management of the setting such as detailed safeguarding concerns and accident and injury reports. This ensures children's safety is always paramount.

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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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n review the organisation of the daily routine, particularly lunchtime, to reduce waiting times for children and ensure that they remain consistently engaged in meaningful learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2757919 Local authority Thurrock Inspection number 10381906 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 24 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Raising Eagles LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 07507876416 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Raising Eagles Montessori Nursery registered in 2023. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke with the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manger and inspector completed a joint observation, and together, they evaluated this. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they were doing in the setting. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the suitability checks of all adults working in 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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