Buttercups Ealing Broadway

Buttercups Ealing Broadway is an outstanding early years setting that has maintained its Outstanding rating since the previous inspection in 2018. The nursery operates across all seven evaluation areas at the highest level, with particular strengths in leadership, curriculum delivery, children's behaviour and personal development. The inspection used the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), which has been mapped to the November 2025 7-area framework. All legacy areas map to Exceptional grades in the new framework. The setting demonstrates exceptional practice in safeguarding, inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, behaviour and attitudes, welfare and well-being, and leadership. With an overall score of 95/100, the nursery is performing at the highest standard and should focus investment on maintaining excellence and exploring opportunities for innovation and sector leadership.