Oratory Montessori Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager and staff work closely together to drive ongoing improvement. They have made positive improvements since the last inspection.

For example, they have developed systems for assessments to plan challenging activities. This helps children, including those with additional needs and in receipt of funding make good progress. • Staff are caring and build bonds with the children, to help support their emotional wellbeing effectively.

Children, including the youngest, settle quickly and are happy, confident and eager to learn. • Children overall behave well. Staff sensitively help young children understand what is expected of them.

Olde...r children are polite, learn to share and take turns effectively. • The manager and staff engage well with other professionals. They share information and work in partnership with external agencies to help support the needs of children.

It is not yet outstanding because: • The new procedures for staff professional development, is not yet robustly focused on minimising the few inconsistencies in the quality of teaching to help ensure it is consistently high quality. • Methods of tracking groups of children's progress is not yet effective to raise outcomes for children to the highest level. • Staff do not consistently support parents as effectively as possible to share what they know about their children's achievements when they first start.