The Butterfly Patch, Norman House

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Rigorous self-evaluation and effective teamwork has meant that the setting has successfully met the actions and recommendations set in the previous inspection.

The provider ensures that staff are suitable to work with children. Induction processes are thorough. Staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities.

• Staff support children's communication and language development effectively. Young children learn to use words to describe their experiences. For instance, they hide a toy train in the tunnel and say, 'It is gone.'

Older children develop as confident communicators. All children, including those who are learnin...g English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points. • Staff provide opportunities for children to build close relationships with them.

For instance, as they change children's nappies, they sing to them. Young children learn to make choices. For instance, they respond by saying 'yes' or 'no' to express their preference of which song they would like the staff to sing next.

Children feel valued and they are emotionally secure. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff have not fully considered ways to make better use of the outdoor area, to complement the range of physical skills that children explore indoors. • Staff do not provide consistent opportunities to support young children's curiosity fully to replay their observations of the real world.