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Castle Kindergarten | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Castle Kindergarten
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Castle Kindergarten
- Nursery
- Sacriston DH7 6LU
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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: Staff focus on developing children's love of books and provide quiet, covered areas.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Funds have been used to expand the outdoor area for children who learn best outside.
Activities: Babies develop their movement skills; Two-year-olds enjoy making large marks using paint; Pre-school children explore resources linked to autumn.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use singing and signing to include all children in developing their communication and language skills. Staff encourage children's independence.
Communication: The manager has set up a welcoming environment at the entrance, with information displayed for parents.
Programs and Resources: The special educational needs coordinator observes the children and guides staff on how they can work effectively to meet the needs of the children.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children receive a warm, nurturing and friendly welcome when they arrive. Staff act as good role models to the children.
Safeguarding Training: The manager provides regular opportunities for staff training in safeguarding.
Play and Learning Integration: Pre-school children hang their coats up and self-register when they arrive in the morning. They access the bathroom independently and manage their own personal needs.
Transition to Primary School: This helps them to be ready for starting school.
Child Safety Management: Children play in a safe environment, that staff risk assess regularly.
Teaching Personal Safety: They recognise the signs that may suggest a child is unsafe in their home or the community. They know what to do if they have a child protection concern.
Happiness and Settling: Children respond well to staff and learn in a fun and safe place. Children have a positive attitude to learning and are eager to join in the activities planned for them.
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Castle Kindergarten is a Nursery, Nursery located in County Durham, North East.
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In Washington at Albany, Sunderland at Hylton Castle, Durham at Sacriston, and Bishop Auckland's Staindrop.
Our goal is to give every kid a nurturing setting that serves as a daytime replacement for home and is safe, engaging, and highly joyful.
Children can play, explore, learn, and create in both indoor and outdoor spaces that are welcoming, secure, and safe.
Additionally, Castle Kindergarten offers young children after-school care in its facilities.
We provide a rich outdoor environment full of irresistible stimuli, contexts for play and physical activity, exploration, talk and plenty of real experiences and contact with the natural world and with the community.
Our kindergartens are full with lovely objects, intriguing objects, and odd objects that our children encounter every day.
We acknowledge that parents are their children's first and most crucial teachers.
Our entire crew passionately believes in collaborating with parents to care for and educate their children.
We provide activities for parents and children to share together at home and we have a good system for parents to pass on information to let us know about what their children have been enjoying at home.
All children - babies, toddlers and those getting ready for their next step into primary school form secure bonds with their care givers.
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Our goal is to give every kid a nurturing setting that serves as a daytime replacement for home and is safe, engaging, and highly joyful.
Children can play, explore, learn, and create in both indoor and outdoor spaces that are welcoming, secure, and safe.
Additionally, Castle Kindergarten offers young children after-school care in its facilities.
We provide a rich outdoor environment full of irresistible stimuli, contexts for play and physical activity, exploration, talk and plenty of real experiences and contact with the natural world and with the community.
Our kindergartens are full with lovely objects, intriguing objects, and odd objects that our children encounter every day.
We acknowledge that parents are their children's first and most crucial teachers.
Our entire crew passionately believes in collaborating with parents to care for and educate their children.
We provide activities for parents and children to share together at home and we have a good system for parents to pass on information to let us know about what their children have been enjoying at home.
All children - babies, toddlers and those getting ready for their next step into primary school form secure bonds with their care givers.
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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 | 24th Feb 2025 - 28th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 21st Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 23rd Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 1st Mar 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 20th Jul 2025 |
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