Olive Tree Montessori

Activities: For example, children use a workbench and learn how to use screwdrivers and hammers. Children confidently choose from a balance of child-led and adult-led activities that the staff plan to support the topics they are working on. For example, children learn about people who help us. They engage in activities with mud and vegetables to support their learning about farmers and about where fruit and vegetables come from.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: This helps children to make good progress in their learning and development, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Communication: Parents are happy with the nursery. They report that their children make good progress. They appreciate the regular feedback that informs them about their child's day at the setting and how they are progressing.

Community Building: Parents report that children are prepared well for their next stage in learning, such as moving to school.

Programs and Resources: He works with other professionals to ensure the environment is inclusive. Concerns are identified swiftly, and staff support parents to make referrals. Managers and staff work with other agencies to ensure that children receive consistency and the support and help they need.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are warmly greeted by friendly staff as they arrive at the nursery. Staff know the children well and build strong bonds with them.

Safeguarding Training: Staff are trained to identify signs and symptoms of harm or abuse and understand the procedures to follow if they have concerns. Recruitment procedures ensure staff are suitable to work with children.

Play and Learning Integration: Children develop their physical skills as they use climbing equipment and negotiate space when riding on bicycles. Carefully thought out environment supports play-based learning.

Transition to Primary School: Parents report that children are prepared well for their next stage in learning, such as moving to school.

Diversity Management: Staff learn about children's home language when children first start. Children join in confidently with staff when singing in other languages. Staff use simple sign language effectively to support children who speak English as an additional language or who are identified as having speech and language delays.

Child Safety Management: Staff implement risk assessments, and daily checks are in place to ensure the safety of children.

Children's Safety and Security: Children move freely around the available space, and staff communicate well to ensure that children are supervised as they move from indoor to outdoor areas.

Happiness and Settling: Children are warmly greeted by friendly staff as they arrive at the nursery. Staff know the children well and build strong bonds with them. Children play alongside and with each other, building strong friendships.