Little Winners Montessori Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision requires improvement Overall, staff support children to feel safe and happy at the nursery.

However, not all staff consider the individual needs of children when transitioning from the baby to the toddler room. For example, staff do not always adapt the environment to meet the learning needs of all children as they move between rooms. Children do not always receive the support they need to move onto the next stage.

At times, children struggle to manage their behaviour. Not all staff support children's behaviour in positive ways. Not all children develop positive attitudes to learning.

The manager has a good understanding of what she ...wants children to learn at the nursery. She shares her vision effectively with some staff. For example, children in the preschool room have access to high quality teaching.

Staff teach children to develop a wide range of skills and make choices in their play. Preschool children develop their own talents and interests and enjoy exploring. However, the manager has not effectively shared her vision to staff in other rooms.

As a result, there is a difference in the consistency and quality of teaching for younger children and babies. On occasion, opportunities for learning are not challenging enough for all children.

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

The manager has a clear vision for what she wants children to learn.

However, she does not always make sure that all staff understand how to implement the curriculum. There are inconsistencies in the delivery of activities. For example, babies and toddlers sometimes wait for too long to join in.

Activities are not always challenging enough, and some children lose interest. Children's experiences are inconsistent between rooms.Staff find out what children know and can do.

They complete statutory assessments on children and share their findings with parents. Staff are able to identify gaps in children's learning.Staff understand the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on individual children's development.

When children have gaps in their learning staff work with external providers. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive the expert support they need.The manager and staff find out about the previous learning experiences of individual children.

Where they receive funding for children, they spend this on resources that promote children's independence. For example, the manager has purchased furniture that enables children to access things for themselves. She understands that this helps children to do things for themselves and gain confidence.

Staff understand how to support children to learn new language. They introduce new vocabulary as they play with children. Staff ask children questions and give them time to respond.

Children are learning to listen and take turns during back-and-forth conversations.Overall, staff have warm relationships with children. They get to know children well and form strong attachments with them.

This helps most children to feel secure. However, staff do not always adapt to the needs of individual children when planning transitions so that all children feel emotionally secure.Parents are happy with the care that their children receive.

They say that the information they receive from staff helps them to extend children's learning at home. In particular, parents say that their children gain confidence and develop speaking skills. They report that they are happy with the progress children make.

The manager creates a clear policy for supporting children's behaviour. However, she does not share these effectively with all staff. Not all staff understand how to promote positive behaviour.

As a result, at times, children are not able to develop positive behaviours or understand the impact their behaviour has on others.Staff understand that it is important for children to learn about other people. For example, children learn to identify different flags from their home countries and others.

They talk about the different experiences they have had and where different people come from. Children understand and respect the differences between themselves and other people.

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 meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: Due date train staff to implement effective and consistent behaviour management strategies to better support children's understanding of rules and expectations and the consequences of their actions.30/05/2024 To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: strengthen how the manager shares their vision for an ambitious curriculum so that all staff deliver consistently challenging activities across the nursery and all children reach the best possible outcomes.

develop transitions between rooms so that all children develop emotional security at the highest levels