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Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery
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Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery
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- Hertsmere EN5 4RP
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Based on the inspection date: 04 January 2024
Requires Improvement
| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires Improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires Improvement |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Outstanding |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Managers have not ensured that staff consistently follow the process so that children are always supervised adequately in the outdoor area.
Philosophy: The nursery follows the Montessori ethos of teaching.
Activities: Children build strength in their fingers by exploring play dough, learn about the importance of recycling, and develop their environment through planting areas and building more animal habitats.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children show that they are making good progress across a broad range of skills and knowledge in readiness for the next stage of their education.
Communication: Parents speak highly of the nursery and are kept up to date with their children's learning and development through consultations and termly reports.
Community Building: Parents are actively involved in the nursery. They attend concerts and come into the setting to share information about their professions with the children.
Programs and Resources: Children with SEND benefit from effective strategies to support them to make progress in their development.
Staff Training: Staff work closely with parents, carers, and external agencies to ensure they receive the focused support they need.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children build secure bonds with staff, which helps them feel safe and secure.
Safeguarding Training: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff show a commendable awareness of child development. They identify next steps that support children's learning through a variety of adult-led and child-initiated experiences.
Transition to Primary School: Children show that they are making good progress across a broad range of skills and knowledge in readiness for the next stage of their education.
Diversity Management: Children who are bilingual are made to feel included. Staff learn key words from children's home language to use in their interactions with children.
Children's Safety and Security: Children enjoy coming to this warm and welcoming nursery. They build secure bonds with staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure.
Happiness and Settling: Children enjoy coming to this warm and welcoming nursery.
Child Safety Management: Ensure staff follow the relevant process so that children are adequately supervised outdoors.
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Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Hertfordshire, East of England.
This nursery accepts children from 0.6-5 years old.
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From its unique environment in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery provides exceptional childcare for kids between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
We employ the teaching strategies created by Maria Montessori, and our goal is to give kids exciting, purposeful activities that help them grow and develop.
Our spacious, well-lit classroom provides lots of area for kids to study and explore.
Norfolk Lodge, which is situated on 2 acres of land, provides a sizable outdoor space where kids may play, have fun, explore, and learn while having the opportunity to use a variety of resources that are suited to their age.
Although sessions begin at 8.45am or 9.00am and stop at 3.45pm or 4pm, our Norfolk Lodge day nursery in Barnet is open from 8am to 6pm every day.
Activities in education, the arts, and sports are provided for 5 weeks over the lengthy summer break.
Additionally, we provide before- and after-school services.
Ofsted has further acknowledged our dedication to offering top-notch childcare by giving Norfolk Lodge a "Outstanding" rating in their most recent inspection.
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We employ the teaching strategies created by Maria Montessori, and our goal is to give kids exciting, purposeful activities that help them grow and develop.
Our spacious, well-lit classroom provides lots of area for kids to study and explore.
Norfolk Lodge, which is situated on 2 acres of land, provides a sizable outdoor space where kids may play, have fun, explore, and learn while having the opportunity to use a variety of resources that are suited to their age.
Although sessions begin at 8.45am or 9.00am and stop at 3.45pm or 4pm, our Norfolk Lodge day nursery in Barnet is open from 8am to 6pm every day.
Activities in education, the arts, and sports are provided for 5 weeks over the lengthy summer break.
Additionally, we provide before- and after-school services.
Ofsted has further acknowledged our dedication to offering top-notch childcare by giving Norfolk Lodge a "Outstanding" rating in their most recent inspection.
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2023/24
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 23rd Oct 2023 - 27th Oct 2023 |
| Winter Holidays | 21st Dec 2023 - 3rd Jan 2024 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 19th Feb 2024 - 23rd Feb 2024 |
| Spring Holidays | 29th Mar 2024 - 12th Apr 2024 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 27th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | 24th Jul 2024 - 30th Aug 2024 |
Terms Dates 2023/24
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 1st Sep 2023 - 22nd Oct 2023 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 28th Oct 2023 - 20th Dec 2023 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2024 - 18th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Term-2 | 24th Feb 2024 - 28th Mar 2024 |
| Summer Term | 13th Apr 2024 - 26th May 2024 |
| Summer Term-2 | 1st Jun 2024 - 23rd Jul 2024 |
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