The Butterfly Patch Sutton

Inspection of The Butterfly Patch Sutton Avenue Primary Academy, Avenue Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 6JE

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Mixed ages of children keenly play and learn alongside one another. Children consistently show positive behaviour. They follow routines with great eagerness and use good manners, when they are sensitively prompted by staff. Staff are good role models, who are kind and caring in their approach.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from lots of fresh air and physical exercise. This is demonstrated when they eagerly explore the natural environment. Children successfully make a den and learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, they confidently recognise brambles and learn how to use hammers safely. Children enthusiastically say, 'Prickles might hurt us.'

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The provision is good

Children's curiosity and a love for learning are promoted well. Staff provide a wide range of experiences that help to ignite children's curiosity and help them to think critically. Staff follow children's interests and what they know and can do, to skilfully support children to direct their own learning. Children's self-esteem and confidence are promoted well.

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The provision is good

Children's emotional well-being is of high priority. Children build very positive attachments to their key person. Staff very successfully follow babies' home routines to help them to feel safe and emotionally secure. For example, staff very quickly recognise when babies are sleepy. They sit beside them and rub babies' backs until they fall asleep.

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n The newly appointed manager very successfully describes the curriculum intent. She explains how children are supported to grow in confidence and independence, through trial and error. The manager says that through the implementation of the curriculum, children begin to develop a secure sense of self and what makes them unique. For example, children are given many opportunities to talk about their family backgrounds, celebrations and beliefs. n The provider and leaders are very keen to provide high-quality care and education for all. Leaders encourage staff to reflect on practice and provision regularly to help them identify strengths and where improvements can be made. Robust action plans are in place to support continuous improvements. However, on occasion, staff do not ensure that the curriculum intent is implemented consistently throughout the day, particularly at times during the afternoon. n Overall, the manager and staff engage successfully with parents to help to

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promote consistency in children's care, learning and development. For example, parents are welcome to visit the nursery to help staff to wean the youngest children. During the COVID-19 restrictions, parents were offered telephone

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need to do better?

22 June 2022 consultations to continue to help keep them fully informed about their children's learning. However, information for parents about how they can raise a concern is not clear and readily available. n Parents comment very positively about the nursery and staff. They say that children are provided with 'broad experiences' to help to build on their sense of community and within the school, where the nursery is based. This also helps with a smooth transition when it is time for children to move on to school. n Children are consistently engaged in a challenging and stimulating learning environment, overall. For example, they concentrate as they prod, squeeze and manipulate dough with a range of interesting wooden materials. This also helps to promote children's imagination and creativity well. Outdoors, toddlers confidently negotiate steep slopes. They independently climb steps to the top of a wooden climbing frame, which helps to challenge their physical ability and

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skills well. n The curriculum intent and implementation help to further support children's early communication and language skills to a good level. This is demonstrated when children successfully use Makaton signing, such as 'please' and 'more'. Staff consistently and positively interact with children, sing songs and read stories. n During outdoor learning sessions, children show perseverance and pride in their achievements. For instance, children learn how to make a large den with rope and tarpaulin. They keenly wrap rope around posts and secure the tarpaulin with pegs. Children say, 'I did it,' as they learn how to use a hammer. Children giggle and scream when they crawl into a den that they helped to build together.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good awareness of their safeguarding responsibilities. They confidently discuss safeguarding and whistle-blowing procedures. Any allegations made against staff are immediately reported to external agencies to ensure the safety of all children. The management team implements thorough procedures to ensure the safe recruitment and induction of new staff. Accidents and incidents are recorded, and any accidents that require hospital treatment are reported to external agencies in a timely manner. Any risks to children are evaluated to ensure they are removed or minimised to help to keep children safe from harm.

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should:

n provide parents with the correct procedures to follow to raise their concerns with external agencies, such as Ofsted n monitor and raise the quality of the learning environment, particularly after mealtimes, so that the organisation of the environment consistently promotes

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2531319 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 10208472 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Childrens Day Care Company Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 03300 438279 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Butterfly Patch Sutton registered in 2019. The nursery is located in the London Borough of Sutton. The nursery is open Monday to Thursday, from 7.30am until 6pm, and on Friday from 7.30am until 3.30pm, term time only. The nursery employs seven members of staff. Of these, five hold a relevant level 3 childcare qualification. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises with the manager. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager, such as outdoor learning sessions. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of

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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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