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Apple Daycare and Childminding Services | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Apple Daycare and Childminding Services
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Apple Daycare and Childminding Services
- Nursery
- Little Berkhamsted SG13 8LY
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
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Diverse Books and Toys: A variety of puzzles encourages problem-solving skills.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children arrive at the setting from a woodland walk and are warmly greeted by staff. They settle quickly and eagerly begin to explore their environment which offers a rich range of learning experiences.
Activities: They explore minibeasts in soil using a magnifying glass. A variety of puzzles encourages problem-solving skills, and mark-making with crayons helps children to build strength in their fingers. Children thoroughly enjoy a dance and music session.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff associate words with the activities the children are doing. For example, as children roll a hoop, staff say, 'roll it'. This helps children to build on their understanding of language and develop their communication skills.
Communication: Parents are kept up to date with their children's learning and development through an online platform and daily handovers.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children arrive at the setting from a woodland walk and are warmly greeted by staff.
Safeguarding Training: Staff are clear on how to report a concern about the welfare of a child and refer to the relevant agency.
Play and Learning Integration: Children thoroughly enjoy a dance and music session. They express themselves through movement as they move their bodies to familiar songs and shake musical instruments to the music.
Transition to Primary School: Children are supported as they move between settings, and adjust to learning in a larger environment. This helps them to prepare as they move to the next stage of their education.
Child Safety Management: Leaders ensure that risk assessments are carried out each time the setting opens, to ensure the environment is free from hazards. Staff are vigilant and supervise children well as they walk to and from the setting.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive at the setting from a woodland walk and are warmly greeted by staff. They settle quickly and eagerly begin to explore their environment.
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Apple Daycare and Childminding Services is a Nursery, Nursery located in Hertfordshire, East of England.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 24th Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
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