Butterflies Early Years Centre

Inspection of Butterflies Early Years Centre Polhearne Way, Brixham, Devon TQ5 0EE

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision requires improvement

Children have positive relationships with staff, which help them to arrive confidently and settle quickly. Staff provide an attractive and safe environment and children are keen to explore and play with the available toys. Staff model some expectations of children's behaviour, such as using good manners and encouraging children to say 'please' and 'thank you'. However, staff do not consistently help children to understand the boundaries. Staff do not always intervene effectively when younger children struggle to share and squabble. This does not support their emotional well-being or teach them to interact with others appropriately.

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The provision requires improvement

The manager and staff do not always have high expectations for children. They plan experiences that interest children, which motivate them to take part. However, staff do not link activities closely enough with children's next steps in learning, to provide good challenge that builds on what each child knows and can do. Staff model language clearly for children to enable them to hear the correct pronunciation of sounds and words. However, they do not routinely support children to speak and practise their language skills.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the manager has addressed some of the actions effectively. They now complete progress checks for two-year-olds in good detail and share these with parents. Partnerships with other settings are effective and provide staff with information about children's experiences elsewhere, so they can provide some consistency for children. n The manager has a good relationship with the staff but does not monitor their practice accurately to identify and address weaknesses. In their enthusiasm, staff often speak for children and ask too many closed questions. This does not support children to think, develop their language skills and build the confidence to share their ideas. n Staff assess children accurately and recognise appropriate next steps in the children's learning. They use some opportunities appropriately to build on what children can do, such as encouraging them to count as they play and to copy

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need to do better?

their written names. However, they do not use what they know about children's learning to plan challenging and stimulating activities that help all children to develop their skills and knowledge. For example, staff encourage children to colour printed sheets and to glue leaves to paper, which the children enjoy but learn little from. Children make some progress but not as much as they are capable of, to prepare them well for school. n Children are confident to engage in pretend play, and from their positive relationships with staff feel assured that staff will join in when invited. Children make pretend meals and cups of tea for staff and take on the roles of different

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need to do better?

20 November 2019 characters when they dress up. n Staff do not consistently help the younger children to understand the rules, to support them to manage their behaviour. For example, when children try to snatch toys from each other, staff prompt them to play cooperatively by repeatedly saying 'nicely' but do not address the inappropriate behaviour. Consequently, children continue to play in the same manner as before, which upsets others and interrupts their play. n Partnerships with parents are not effective. Staff provide parents with some updates about their children's care and general progress. However, they do not work closely enough with parents to find out about children's individual needs, to ensure they provide the necessary support and input that children require. n Children are confident and feel able to ask the caring staff team for help if needed, such as with putting on dressing-up clothes and opening food packages.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote children's healthy lifestyles. They provide nutritious snacks, remind children to wash their hands at appropriate times and encourage them to play and be physically active in the fresh air regularly.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have completed recent safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge of child protection is up to date. They have a robust understanding of how to recognise if a child's welfare is at risk of harm and know how to refer concerns to the relevant authorities. The manager and staff are aware of wider safeguarding matters to help them protect children, such as from extremist views. The manager risk assesses the play spaces to identify and minimise potential hazards. For example, she ensures children cannot leave the building without staff supervision and teaches children not to enter the kitchen area.

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Due date

improve planning to ensure activities link with children's next steps in learning, to provide appropriate challenge and stimulation that help all children make good progress 18/12/2019

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Due date

20 November 2019 develop the monitoring of staff's practice and provide more effective support and coaching, with particular regard to developing children's language skills, especially for younger children 18/12/2019

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Due date

ensure staff manage children's behaviour consistently and effectively to help children understand the boundaries and support them to make more positive choices 18/12/2019

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Due date

improve partnerships with parents to obtain all relevant information about children's individual needs, to plan and provide more targeted support. 18/12/2019

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338910 Local authority Torbay Inspection number 10102813 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Butterflies Early Years Centre Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07977 359030 Date of previous inspection 1 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Butterflies Early Years Centre registered in 2006. It operates from a building within St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School, in Brixham. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm, during term time. It receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school is managed by a committee, which employs three staff, all of whom have early years qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke with children, their parents and staff to take account of their feedback. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation to assess the quality of teaching and learning during an adult-led activity. n The inspector observed children as they played and communicated together. n A selection of documents was sampled, including staff's training certificates and suitability checks, and records relating to health and safety. n The manager and inspector held a meeting to discuss the policies and processes and how they link with the requirements of the early years foundation stage.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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