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Checkendon Pre-School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Checkendon Pre-School
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Checkendon Pre-School
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- Checkendon RG8 0SR
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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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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children relish their time outdoors in the fresh air, which helps to enhance their well-being. They show increasing levels of stamina and control when they run around safely, such as when they catch and pop bubbles.
Activities: For example, children with interests in dinosaurs choose to practice their mark making skills, as they draw around stencils of dinosaurs.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff demonstrate high expectations for children's learning. They talk knowledgeably about where children are in their unique learning journey and the good progress they make since starting at the pre-school.
Communication: Partnership with parents is strong. Staff keep parents well-informed about their children's day at pre-school, as well as their ongoing progress.
Programs and Resources: Staff effectively target their support to address children's emerging gaps, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Staff Training: They work collectively with parents and external professionals to design and implement individual interventions which ensure these children's needs are met well.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff warmly greet children into the pre-school. Children rush in, keen to play and explore the interesting activities on offer.
Safeguarding Training: There is an open and honest culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff readily embrace children's natural curiosity and intervene appropriately to deepen their interests. For instance, children excitedly use electronic toys on a track.
Child Safety Management: Staff remind children to drink water, particularly after exercise, to keep them hydrated. Children independently wash their hands and say they do this 'to wash away the germs'.
Happiness and Settling: Children rush in, keen to play and explore the interesting activities on offer. They quickly form secure bonds with staff and look for them for comfort and reassurance when they need it. Children show a true sense of belonging.
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Checkendon Pre-School is a Nursery, Nursery located in Oxfordshire, South East.
This nursery accepts children from 2-4.11 years old.
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creating a supportive environment that encourages self-reliance, curiosity, discovery, and a love of learning
The Checkendon Pre School CIO has been in operation since 1979.
Our mission is to provide a setting that meets children's developmental needs while being safe, healthy, caring, and stimulating.
In accordance with each child's needs, we promote independence, curiosity, and inquiry through play, fostering self-assurance and a lifelong love of learning.
Children can enrol at Checkendon Preschool as early as age 2. (including those in nappies).
offering children in Checkendon, Stoke Row, Woodcote, and nearby communities a nurturing pre-school setting.
The Checkendon Pre-School CIO is registered to receive government funds, including support for 2 and 3 year olds for 30 hours.
Older children who attend Checkendon Primary School and are up to the age of 11 are also welcome at breakfast club.
Along with a selection of wholesome breakfast choices, we provide a warm and engaging environment for your child to get ready for the day.
Children can also get an early start at Checkendon Pre-School, which opens at 8 am.
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The Checkendon Pre School CIO has been in operation since 1979.
Our mission is to provide a setting that meets children's developmental needs while being safe, healthy, caring, and stimulating.
In accordance with each child's needs, we promote independence, curiosity, and inquiry through play, fostering self-assurance and a lifelong love of learning.
Children can enrol at Checkendon Preschool as early as age 2. (including those in nappies).
offering children in Checkendon, Stoke Row, Woodcote, and nearby communities a nurturing pre-school setting.
The Checkendon Pre-School CIO is registered to receive government funds, including support for 2 and 3 year olds for 30 hours.
Older children who attend Checkendon Primary School and are up to the age of 11 are also welcome at breakfast club.
Along with a selection of wholesome breakfast choices, we provide a warm and engaging environment for your child to get ready for the day.
Children can also get an early start at Checkendon Pre-School, which opens at 8 am.
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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 | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 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 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
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