Butterflies Montessori School

Inspection of Butterflies Montessori School The School House, Chindits Lane, Warley, BRENTWOOD, Essex CM14 5LF

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children choose from an extremely wide range of interesting learning resources that capture their imagination. Younger and older children have an amazing ability to sit and concentrate on their tasks. Children crave a challenge and are extremely eager to learn. They persevere at the activities until they have achieved their purpose.

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The provision is outstanding

Children make very close bonds with staff. They receive superb individual support and this helps them to feel safe and welcomed. Children develop an exceedingly secure sense of belonging. They know where to keep their possessions. They rapidly become familiar with the routines and carefully tidy away their playthings after each use. Children are exceptionally independent. For example, they put their coats on easily by spreading them out and flipping them over their heads. Children are confident to ask staff to help them if their zips are too much of a struggle.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are happy and they behave very well. They are friendly to each other and fully understand how to manage their feelings. They learn how to share and to also how to wait their turn. Children explain clearly how they must watch for the sand timer to run down, so they can change places with their friends at soft play.

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n All children make exceptional progress in their learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. Staff make precise and accurate assessments of children's abilities, in partnership with their parents. This helps them to identify any delay in children's development. Staff work very closely with external professionals to secure the correct support for children and their families, to ensure any gaps in learning are swiftly reduced. n Staff take time to get to know each individual child. They tailor their teaching and the resources they use to extend children's understanding of their favourite topics. For example, staff use picture cards, books and replicas of planets to develop children's understanding of the solar system. They broaden children's language and vocabulary, referring to new words in a book, such as 'asteroid',

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'orbit' and 'volcano'. Children learn about mathematical concepts as they measure which planets are the nearest and furthest from the sun and which are the biggest and smallest. n Children have free access to the excellent outdoor learning environment at all times of the year. They explore and investigate a wealth of natural and real-life materials. Children are exceptionally creative and imaginative as they pretend they are cooking a meal, arranging various objects on trays. Staff support and extend their role play as they patiently and thoughtfully ask questions about the

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7 January 2020 food their objects represent. Children have lots of healthy exercise as they adeptly peddle around the garden on tricycles. Staff remind them to think about their safety and the safety of others while they are having so much fun. n Staff allow children to decide when they want to eat snack, so as not to interrupt their play and learning. Children prepare and serve themselves from a selection of nutritious food, as staff talk to them about making healthy choices. They take responsibility for their own personal hygiene according to their age and ability and confidently wash their used plates. n Staff are dedicated and have a passion for providing the best learning environment for the children in their care. Parents say the staff surpass their expectations and their children make amazing progress. Partnerships with parents are exceptionally strong. Parents spend time with the staff when they

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settle their children into the new environment. Staff deliver talks for parents on the Montessori philosophy and other relevant topics. They speak to parents on a daily basis, discussing their children's development and how they can continue their learning at home. n Providers, managers and staff work exceptionally well together as a close, coherent team. Staff observe each other's practice regularly and provide constructive feedback to develop their skills. Providers and managers supervise staff particularly well. They provide excellent opportunities for staff to pursue continuous professional development opportunities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff are extremely confident in their knowledge of safeguarding, including radicalisation and other safeguarding matters. Staff are fully aware of the signs that could indicate a child is at risk of harm. They have an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow for recording and reporting concerns. Managers question staff regularly about safeguarding to ensure their knowledge is secure and stays up to date. Recruitment of new staff is extremely robust and managers check regularly that all staff remain suitable to work with children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449222 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10127335 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 73 Name of registered person Butterflies Montessori School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01277200642 Date of previous inspection 11 June 2015

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Information about this early years setting

Butterflies Montessori School registered in its current premises in 2013. It operates Monday to Friday from 9.15am until 3.45pm, during school term time. It also operates a breakfast session from 8.30am to 9.15am. There are 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, two early years professional status and 18 hold relevant qualifications at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5. The setting uses the Montessori approach to education and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed all areas of the nursery and discussed with the providers how the curriculum is planned and delivered. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with one of the providers. n The inspector held a meeting with the providers and the manager, and spoke to staff and children. n The inspector took account of the views of parents by speaking with some of them during the inspection, and looked at relevant documentation.

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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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