Flying Start Montessori

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager reflects on the provision well. She works closely with staff to make changes that improve outcomes for children.

For example, they have all recently worked together to introduce new planning systems. • Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) exceptionally well. They complete specialist training and meet regularly with other professionals involved, such as speech therapists.

This helps to increase their knowledge of how they can help all children to achieve their potential. • Staff are very responsive to children's cues and interests. They observe them as they play and use skilful interactions t...o extend their learning even further.

• Children show high levels of involvement. They choose from a wide range of interesting and inviting activities and soon settle down to play. Groups of children chat excitedly to each other about what they are making in the construction area.

Older children enjoy playing in the 'doctor's surgery' and discuss how they can make their friends feel better. • Staff provide a calm learning environment. They play alongside the children and model good manners and politeness.

Children frequently use 'please', 'thank you' and 'excuse me' appropriately. They express surprise that a bossy character in a book 'didn't even say thank you'. • Parents speak highly of the staff team.

They build strong working relationships with their child's key person and feel confident to ask for advice and ideas for learning at home. • Although staff know the children well, they do not track their progress as consistently as possible to help them to clearly identify gaps in children's learning. • The management team has not embedded systems to gather the views of parents to enable them to be fully involved in evaluating the service provided.