Partou Butterflies Day Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Partou Butterflies Day Nursery & Pre-School 20 Kingsmead Road North, Prenton CH43 6TB

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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 Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and settled at the nursery. Staff get to know children well and form lovely relationships with them. Although the nursery has some staff from different sites and bank staff, this does not affect children's emotional well-being. Permanent staff update cover staff about allergies, children's care routines and learning needs. This helps to ensure children feel safe and secure. Staff teach children about expected behaviours, such as sharing, lining up and taking turns. Children listen carefully to staff and follow their instructions. They know what is expected of them and behave well.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff do not provide all children with an ambitious curriculum. Although staff are aware of some things they want children to learn, they do not implement them consistently enough. There are inconsistencies in staff practice which means the quality of interactions vary depending on who children are with. When younger children are identified as needing help with their communication, they are not supported to engage in activities planned to help them, such as singing and storytime. This means not all children get to hear new words and practise their speaking skills.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have some ideas of the different things they want children to learn. They use children's assessments and interests to create some learning opportunities. However, the quality of the curriculum is variable and lacks ambition. Some activities are pitched incorrectly, and others do not build on children's existing skills. This does not help children to make good progress in their learning. n The procedures in place for supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are not embedded. Staff identify children's needs and understand what support is needed. Leaders implement support plans, make timely referrals and use additional funding wisely. However, effective strategies to support children's individual targets are not then implemented consistently or well enough. This hinders the progress made by children with SEND in preparation for school. n Communication and language development is promoted more effectively for

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older children. Staff engage children in back-and-forth conversations and teach them new words, such as the names of flowers. However, not all staff have a good understanding of the impact of dummy use. Therefore, they encourage babies to babble and talk with dummies in, hindering their emerging speaking skills. n Staff get to know children well and have lots of knowledge about their individual likes, dislikes and learning styles. They use their observations and assessments

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24 March 2025 to create accurate next steps in learning. However, staff do not implement those next steps effectively during play and interactions. This does not help children to engage purposefully and consistently have a positive attitude to learning. n There are some procedures in place for working in partnership with parents. Staff collect information from parents when children first start to find out what they already know. They provide some updates using the online application, but not all parents use this platform. This means some parents are unsure of children's next steps in learning and how they can be extended at home. n Staff promote children's independence well. Babies learn to feed themselves with spoons, older children use the bathroom and the water dispenser independently. Children are independent in their play and make lots of choices throughout the day. This helps children to feel confident when doing things for themselves and

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builds their self-esteem. n Staff help children to learn about some of the things that constitute a healthy lifestyle, such as diet and exercise. Children wash their hands before eating and staff talk to them about healthy foods. When in the garden, staff encourage children to observe the effects on their heart after exercise. This develops children's understanding of some of the things that keep them healthy. n Due to ongoing recruitment issues, there are some inconsistencies in the staff team. Leaders work hard to support staff well-being and provide a wealth of professional development opportunities. However, staff do not always implement what they learn from training. Staff practice is not monitored closely enough to quickly identify and address inconsistencies. Consequently, there are weaknesses in the quality of education.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

plan and implement a broad and ambitious curriculum that is well sequenced and helps children to engage purposefully 05/05/2025

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Due date

implement effective and consistent strategies to support children with SEND to make good progress. 21/04/2025

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should:

n support staff to promote children's communication and language development more effectively n support staff to implement children's individual next steps in learning more precisely during play and interactions n provide all parents with accurate feedback on children's next steps and how they can promote learning at home n monitor the programme of staff professional development more closely to address weaknesses in practice and improve the quality of education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495468 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10391350 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 Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 70 Number of children on roll 85 Name of registered person Just Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01516522989 Date of previous inspection 9 November 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Partou Butterflies Day Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. It offers the government funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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