Flutterbies

Flutterbies Unit 3, Stone Row Way, Rotherham Road, Parkgate, ROTHERHAM, South Yorkshire, S60 1SG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 October 2016 29 November 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The manager gathers parents' ideas and suggestions through a range of questionnaires. She values their feedback and uses this information to continually evaluate and improve the service she provides.  Staff support children's mathematical learning and use of technology well. Older children take it in turns to match numbers on the smart board.  Parents are provided with regular summaries of their child's development. Staff welcome news about children's achievements and help parents to support their child's learning at home. Partnership working is effective in promoting children's good progress and continuity of learning.  Staff promote children's independence well. Toddlers have a go at taking off their apron. Older children put on their coat and hat and confidently seek support with zips and buttons.  Children develop a sense of belonging and know the routine of the day. Staff display children's work and give then a place to store their personal items. Children show how

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This provision is good

they feel safe and have formed secure emotional attachments with staff.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not use their observations of children's progress to identify their level of achievement as precisely as possible, in order to plan for rapid progress in their learning.  Assessments of staff's practice does not focus precisely enough on how they can raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 make better use of information gained from observation to plan more precisely and improve the potential for children to make rapid progress in their learning and development  evaluate more precisely how staff can develop their teaching skills, in order to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager implements a very good range of policies and procedures for staff to follow. Staff attend child protection training and the manager regularly tests their understanding at team meetings. They are confident in their knowledge of what to do if they have a concern about a child in their care. Recruitment procedures are securely embedded. Staff suitability is checked from the start of employment and is ongoing, in order to make sure that they remain suitable to work with children. A thorough induction programme supports all new staff to understand their role and responsibilities well. Staff have regular one-to-one supervision meetings with the manager and annual appraisals. They have access to online training, professional chat rooms and good practice guidance. Staff complete courses and update their early years knowledge to benefit children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and experienced. They provide good opportunities for children to enhance their communication and language skills. Toddlers repeat words that are introduced to them as they play. They enjoy singing along to favourite songs and rhymes and staff enrich this learning with signs and actions for them to copy. Staff skilfully repeat what older children say in the correct tense. This helps them to learn how to say words in the right way. Older children show perseverance and good concentration skills as they successfully put pieces of fruit onto their kebab stick. Staff encourage them to count the number of plates and cutlery they will need for the activity. Older children learn how to use knives safely. They talk about the shapes they can see before and after they have cut their fruit in half.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are reminded to use their indoor voices and listen to their friends when they speak. Staff follow consistent strategies and make their expectations for good behaviour clear to children. Children learn about their own community and the wider world. They go on trips to the local pet shop and parks. Children celebrate different festivals and learn about the lives of people who are familiar to them. They gain positive attitudes to others. Children are provided with healthy and nutritious meals and learn the importance of good hygiene procedures. They enjoy baking activities with the nursery chef. Children learn about measurement as they weigh ingredients and use their physical skills to mix them together.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn good skills in readiness for their move on to school. Toddlers have comfy areas to look at books independently and older children enjoy listening to stories. Older children recall events and talk about the characters in their story. They show their knowledge of letters and sounds at the start of words. Toddlers select their own personal items, such as their cup when they want a drink. They have familiar symbols to help them develop their awareness of the letters in their name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449047 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 1060312 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person Emma Victoria Battersby

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 29 November 2012 Telephone number 01709710400

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Flutterbies was registered in 2012. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one holds qualified teacher status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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