Casa Montessori Richmond

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team has worked hard to make the improvements identified at the last inspection. Recruitment procedures are robust to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children.

• The staff know the children in their care well. They make accurate assessments of children's development when they first start at the nursery and use this information effectively to plan for future learning. Children behave well.

• There is an effective key person system in place to help new children feel secure. Staff recognise when children need extra reassurance. For example, when they first arrive and are tearful staff quickly comfort them.

• Staff ...build good relationships with parents. They speak highly of the nursery and appreciate the good care that the staff provide. They particularly commend the bilingualism at nursery, encouraging all children to develop an understanding of languages from an early age.

• Staff do not focus closely enough on the planning of activities to ensure they explain the purpose of the activity, so that children fully understand what is expected of them. This means that some activities do not maximise learning opportunities for all children. • Staff do not ensure there are sufficient role-play activities accessible to help children develop their imagination during play.