Paint Pots Montessori School Hyde Park

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The manager is a passionate, highly qualified and experienced practitioner, who is committed to providing the best possible care and education for all children. She leads a well-qualified team, who share her vision. • The quality of care and teaching is outstanding.

The staff are very enthusiastic, gentle and calm and show great respect towards each other and children. They help children to thrive and become highly confident learners, preparing them for the next stage in their learning and move to school. • Staff's enthusiasm for teaching and nurturing children's natural curiosity is apparent in every element of their working day.

They are... skilful at pitching questions to help children to plan and guide their own learning. They successfully encourage children to solve problems and to consider different ways of achieving their goals. • Children are eager and confident to choose from an extensive range of play equipment and to initiate their own ideas and extend their play and learning.

• Children behave exceptionally well. Staff are excellent role models, who have extremely high expectations of all children and celebrate their individuality. • The indoor and outdoor environment for learning is excellent.

Staff provide children with a breadth of outdoor experiences that help them to develop a deeper understanding of the world around them and a love of nature. • Excellent relationships with parents ensure children's interests, abilities and needs are understood and expertly met. Parents highlight how well their children settle and develop.

They feel fully informed about their children's routines, activities and progress. • Highly effective partnerships with other professionals enable staff to meet children's individual needs very successfully. Staff support children with specific needs extremely well.