Little Oaks Montessori

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • All children, including funded children, enjoy their learning and make good progress.

Staff make observations and know the children well, helping them plan effectively for individual children's development. • Staff are caring and positive role models and are sensitive to children's individual needs. This helps their emotional well-being effectively.

Children behave well. Children learn to share, take turns and be respectful to others. • The manager is committed to developing the pre-school continually and providing a caring and good-quality learning environment.

For example, they have recently improved their planning system to fully incor...porate children's interests. • The manager and staff team provide a wide range of activities that children are eager and confident to explore. Children are enthusiastic to play and learn indoors and outdoors.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff are not always successful in obtaining sufficient information from parents about their children's achievements when they first start. • Systems for tracking groups of children's progress is not yet fully effective to consistently raise outcomes for children to the highest level. • At times, staff offer new activities before giving children time to finish, consolidate and explore new skills first, to help their learning even further.