Little Adventurers Montessori Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children are happy, confident learners at this warm and welcoming nursery. Qualified and knowledgeable staff greet children with a smile. Children are eager to join their friends and start their learning.

Staff form positive relationships with children and families. Children enjoy spending time with their key person completing activities. They go to them for comfort and reassurance when needed.

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and teach children the 'golden rules' of the nursery. Children learn to be kind and helpful to each other. Staff plan activities to challenge children's thinking.

Thi...s helps children to have a positive attitude to their learning and show high levels of concentration.Children develop good physical skills. Staff plan opportunities for them to use their small and large muscles.

Children confidently negotiate a balance bike around the track. Staff teach children about keeping themselves safe and remind them to wear their helmet before riding the bikes. Children learn to take safe risks as they negotiate their way across the wooden logs.

They use their small muscles to squeeze the paint bottle into their container. They use a variety of mark making tools and enjoy making marks for a purpose. All children make good progress from their starting points.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Staff support children's communication and language extremely well. They speak clearly and introduce new language to children. Staff plan a 'word of the week' to allow children to widen their vocabulary.

For example, children learn the words, 'grouchy', 'lonely' and 'diverse'. Children are eager to share with their friends the meaning of the new words. Staff often use the new words in context during children's play.

This helps children to understand a wide range of vocabulary.Staff plan many opportunities for children to become independent learners. Children show high levels of independence.

They learn to self-serve their food at mealtimes. Children skilfully carry their plate to the table. They use a sponge to wash their plates after eating.

Children help themselves to snack and water. They develop the skills they need for their move on to school.The special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCo) is very proactive in seeking help and support for children.

This early identification ensures support can be provided at the earliest opportunity. The SENCo works well with outside agencies to develop her own knowledge. Leaders and managers use additional funding effectively to meet the individual needs of children.

This helps to provide the best support for children in their care.Staff share books and stories with children and promote a love of stories, songs and rhymes. They sing with children throughout the day and ensure books are available in all areas of the nursery.

Children enjoy looking at books independently and in small groups. Leaders and managers provide a lending library for children to take books home. However, not all parents are aware of this service and therefore do not always benefit from the books available to extend their children's skills.

Children become confident counters. Staff ensure children learn about mathematics throughout the day. They model counting objects as they use their fingers as they count.

Young children confidently count six shoes on the ladybird. Staff plan activities to teach children about size and shape. They encourage children to measure each other.

Staff skilfully use the language of size within the activity. For example, staff explain children are 'taller' than their friends and 'shorter' than others. Children develop good mathematical skills.

Staff plan opportunities for children to learn how to wash their hands. Children practice this routine as they watch a video and listen to the handwashing song. Generally, most children wash their hands before eating.

However, sometimes, when children have snack outside, staff do not always ensure children wash their hands before taking the food. This does not consistently help children to learn about good hygiene routines.Parents are very complimentary about the nursery.

Staff share information with parents during daily handovers, weekly newsletters, through an online app and during parents meetings. Parents feel well informed about what their children are learning at the nursery. They comment on the good progress children have made since attending the nursery.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: review and enhance the use of the lending library so that all parents are aware of the books available to support their children's learning at home consider the organisation of snack time to ensure that staff consistently implement hygiene routines.

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