Smiles Montessori Newhall

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Good reflective practice includes the feedback from staff, parents and children.

This provides the management team with a clear focus on what the setting excels at and where there is potential to improve further. Attention to continuous improvement is good. • Staff know children very well.

They use information from parents and their own observations to plan activities that engage and challenge children to make good progress. • Babies play in a calm and peaceful environment. Staff have a good understanding of how to promote their development.

They model basic skills and language effectively, which helps to support learning. • Strong routin...es are in place which help to support children's understanding of daily tasks. For instance, toddlers successfully learn how to tidy up at the end of the session.

Pre-school children's independence is supported well. For example, they get themselves ready to go outside and they serve their own lunch. • Support for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is effective.

Staff liaise with parents and work very closely with external agencies. It is not yet outstanding because: • On occasion, staff step in too quickly with solutions to problems children encounter. This does not always allow them sufficient time to persevere at tasks and work things out for themselves.