Opening hours
7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round
Butterfly Castle Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
Number of places
86 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Derbyshire
About this day nursery
Butterfly Castle Day Nursery, which opened in 2019, provides childcare for children aged 0-11 years. Open from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, the nursery offers a welcoming and nurturing environment located in Ilkeston, DE7 4FJ.
The latest Ofsted inspection, on 25th July 2022, rated the nursery as 'Good' overall. The curriculum is thoughtfully planned to prepare children for their eventual move to school, with a focus on developing essential skills.
Staff effectively use funding, such as early years pupil premium, to purchase resources tailored to children's individual interests, helping to motivate engagement in activities that address developmental gaps. The nursery recognises that some children thrive outdoors and plans activities to promote all areas of learning, both inside and outside, ensuring all children have access to the same experiences and opportunities.
Children show a positive attitude towards learning, enthusiastically participating in activities like music and movement. Staff encourage independence, from babies learning to feed themselves to pre-schoolers safely serving their own food.
Parents have shared positive feedback, commenting that their children enjoy attending, are well cared for, and have made significant developmental progress since starting, acquiring new skills such as toilet training and counting. Staff also support children's language and communication development, and effectively teach them about diverse traditions, cultures, and festivals, sometimes inviting parents who speak English as an additional language to read stories in their home language.
What it's like
Children show a positive attitude towards learning and enthusiastically join in with music and movement sessions. Staff encourage children to be independent, such as feeding themselves and washing their hands. Children show respect to each other and use manners.
Positive attitude to learningIndependence encouragedEffective use of fundingOutdoor learning opportunitiesSupports language developmentLearn about traditions and cultures
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2019
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Butterfly Castle Day Nursery
Last inspected 25 July 2022 · Teresa Lester
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children show a positive attitude towards learning and enthusiastically join in with music and movement sessions. Staff encourage children to be independent, such as feeding themselves and washing their hands. Children show respect to each other and use manners.
Inspector highlights
- Staff have planned a curriculum that focuses on preparing children for school.
- Funding, such as early years pupil premium, is used effectively to benefit the children who receive it.
- Staff work well together as a team and feel valued by the manager.
- Staff support children's language and communication well.
- Staff support children effectively to learn about traditions, cultures and festivals.
Areas to develop
- 1Ensure the monitoring of staff practice is used effectively to identify how to develop staff's knowledge, skills and practice so that teaching is consistently at a good level.
- 2Ensure that staff manage children's behaviour in a way that supports children to learn the impact that their behaviour has on others.
Inspection #10205118 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
They say that their children really enjoy attending and that they are well cared for and have close bonds with the staff.
Parents comment that their children have 'come on in leaps and bounds' since starting at the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Funding, such as early years pupil premium, is used effectively to benefit the children who receive it. Staff use the funding to purchase resources linked to children's individual interests to help motivate and engage children to take part in activities which encourage areas of their development where there are gaps.
Outdoor space
Staff recognise that some children learn better outdoors. Therefore, they plan activities to promote each area of learning, both inside and outside. They ensure that all children have access to the same experiences and opportunities.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2022
Date: July 2021
- July 2022Good
- July 2021Requires improvement
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