Buttercups Day Nursery

Inspection of Buttercups Day Nursery The Eastwood Park Womans Prison, Eastwood Park, Falfield, WOTTON-UNDER- EDGE, Gloucestershire GL12 8DB

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Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff plan a curriculum that supports babies to develop key life skills. These include being curious, confident and resilient learners. Staff place a strong focus on the prime areas of learning and use their professional knowledge well to deliver a tailored curriculum. Babies persevere as they reach out to try and grab the toy that is interesting them. This supports their core muscles, in preparation for sitting. Babies demonstrate the new connections they have made in their learning, as they wave, smiling with pride. Staff encourage babies to hold a rattle independently, placing it in the babies' hands. They succeed in holding it and use a firm grasp, developing their smaller physical skills. Staff expose babies to mathematical language and use words such as 'big' and 'little'. Staff sing number rhymes to babies softly stroking their legs, helping to calm them. Babies gaze in awe and observe staff's positive facial expressions. This helps babies to begin to

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understand and develop their interaction skills.

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The provision is good

Babies have everything they need to feel safe and secure. Staff nurture babies' personal and emotional needs superbly. Consequently, babies form strong bonds with attentive, kind and caring staff. Babies thrive in the calm, well-organised environment where their individual needs are given priority. For example, staff gently rub babies' tummies and sing to them as they drift off to sleep. Outside, babies, parents and families have access to the 'family tree' to spend time to reflect together, supporting their well-being.

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need to do better?

n Staff have excellent knowledge of how babies develop. They use babies' interests and next steps to plan enjoyable activities. For example, staff move babies around the room to explore animals and instruments. However, while there is a range of sensory play on offer for babies, staff do not always make this fully accessible. This means, at times, opportunities for babies to enhance their sensory and creative exploration are limited. n Staff use thorough observations and assessments to monitor babies' learning and development. They gather detailed information about babies, helping to form robust starting points. Staff complete baseline assessments to develop more precise next steps for babies. Multi-agency working is highly effective, including, health visitors and family support workers. This means staff swiftly identify gaps in learning. Babies make good progress from their starting points. n Overall, staff promote babies' language skills well. They consistently narrate to

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babies, providing a language-rich environment. Babies begin to babble and make noises. Staff sing, use sign language and encourage babies to join in with actions. This supports babies to begin to make connections between words and their meanings. However, at times, staff are not always aware of the continued

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need to do better?

24 June 2025 use of dummies. As a result, this can hinder babies' emerging speech development. n Staff support mothers to help their babies develop healthy lifestyles. They share information on healthy foods and provide individual support with weaning. This means babies have a balanced and nutritious diet. Staff take babies outside daily, so they can enjoy fresh air, supporting their well-being. They provide opportunities for babies to build on their physical skills in the soft-play area, supporting their physical development well. n Encouraging babies to engage with the community is a high priority for staff. They regularly explore and interact with outside activities, helping babies to begin to develop awareness of similarities and differences. They begin to explore the world, and this prepares them well for life outside of the prison. n Dedicated, passionate and motivated leaders and staff receive highly targeted

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training opportunities to support their practice. For example, staff attend a nurture programme, helping them to focus more on, 'learning in the now'. This helps babies to meet their learning goals quicker. Leaders use feedback from mothers to introduce a lending library, encouraging good literacy skills. Staff report high levels of well-being and feel extremely supported by leaders. n Mothers deeply value and appreciate staff; they feel well informed about their babies' development and grateful for the support they receive. Staff have recently implemented a noticeboard for mothers to contribute to. This lists daily routines and events, including stay and plays, picnics and training. Mothers report that they very much feel part of their babies learning journeys and have formed trusting relationships with staff.

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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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should:

n strengthen the planning of activities to provide more opportunities for babies to engage in sensory play, helping them to further explore their senses n consider the use of dummies and the impact that these have on babies' emerging speech development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2823354 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10393619 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 13 Number of children on roll 3 Name of registered person Action For Children Developments Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01454 382244 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Buttercups Day Nursery re-registered in March 2025. It is situated within HMP Eastwood Park woman's prison, Gloucestershire. The baby unit employs three members of childcare staff. They all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The baby unit opens Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8.50am to 12pm, and then from 2pm to 5pm if required.

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Inspection activities

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 spoke to the mothers during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at convenient times and assessed their safeguarding knowledge. n The inspector observed the babies activities and the quality of teaching. n A meeting was held between the inspector and the manager to discuss leadership. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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