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The Little Sweethearts Montessori

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
·St Paul's Church, Crawley Ridge, Camberley, GU15 2AD · Surrey
Number of places
28 places
Age range
2–3 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

The Little Sweethearts Montessori, established in 2022, provides childcare on non-domestic premises for children aged 2 to 3 years. 30pm on Tuesday and Thursday.

This Good-rated setting, following its inspection on 18th September 2024, offers a motivating and calm learning environment where children are warmly greeted. Staff use unique settling-in sessions and regular communication to support children's emotional well-being and build strong partnerships with parents.

The curriculum focuses on developing communication skills through engaging activities like retelling stories with puppets, fostering a love of books, and promoting physical development with a safe indoor space for bike riding. Staff also encourage independence by allowing children to choose and tidy activities, and they instil good health habits through nutritious eating and handwashing education.

The nursery provides very good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with professionals and parents to create individual plans. Children who speak English as an additional language are well-supported, with staff asking parents to share words in their home language to aid communication development.

The quality of education is observed both indoors and outdoors, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

What it's like

Leaders and staff create a motivating and calm learning environment where children are warmly greeted and supported through unique settling-in sessions. Staff successfully foster a love of books, develop communication skills through engaging activities, and promote physical development by providing a safe indoor space for bike riding. Children also learn independence by choosing and tidying activities and develop good health habits through nutritious eating and handwashing education.

Motivating and calm environmentLove of books and communication skillsPhysical development activitiesStrong SEND supportGood parent partnershipPromotes independence and good health

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 2.30pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 8am to 3.30pm, Tuesday and Thursday

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Little Sweethearts Montessori

Last inspected 18 September 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Leaders and staff create a motivating and calm learning environment where children are warmly greeted and supported through unique settling-in sessions. Staff successfully foster a love of books, develop communication skills through engaging activities, and promote physical development by providing a safe indoor space for bike riding. Children also learn independence by choosing and tidying activities and develop good health habits through nutritious eating and handwashing education.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff create a motivating and calm learning environment.
  • Staff successfully develop children's love of books and communication skills.
  • Staff plan opportunities for children to develop their large-muscle groups, such as riding bikes indoors.
  • Staff provide very good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Partnership with parents is good, with regular communication and helpful settling-in sessions.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen teaching to make sure staff offer children relevant challenge and an extension to their learning, particularly when children are engaged in activities they have chosen themselves
  • 2provide further support, coaching and training for staff to help them fully understand the nursery's curriculum to help them plan more precisely for each child's learning and development needs.
Inspection #10354908 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

communication is regular and that the settling-in session really helps them get to know their child's key person.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide very good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They focus strongly on meeting their individual needs and work closely with other professionals and parents to create and use plans that help children with SEND to progress in their development.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

EAL / language support

Staff support children who speak English as an additional language to make good progress. They ask parents to share words in their home language to support children's communication development.

Inspection history

Date: September 2024

  • October 2024Good
  • September 2024Good

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