Little Orchard Montessori Nursery Sparkwell

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Leaders and managers value the staff team, who work well together.

Staff benefit from regular supervision meetings and state that they feel well supported to develop their practice. For example, they benefit from regular training opportunities, which enhance their skills and knowledge to help children make good progress. • Staff establish good partnerships with parents.

There is an effective two-way flow of information. Staff share with parents details of how they may support children's ongoing learning at home. For example, they share videos which demonstrate signs supporting speech.

• Children have plenty of opportunities to be physica...lly active both indoors and out. For example, children enjoy climbing steps and bridges as they play inside. They benefit from weekly forest school sessions and walks in the local community.

• Staff encourage children to do things for themselves. Children take turns to wash their dishes at mealtimes, pour their drinks and put on their coats to play outside. • Staff ensure children's emotional well-being is supported through times of change.

For example, they invite Reception teachers to the nursery to meet children prior to their move on to school. • Staff deployment does not always consistently support young children's engagement with routine activities. • On occasion, the learning environment is particularly noisy and distracts some children's learning.