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Chesterton Playgroup | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Chesterton Playgroup
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Chesterton Playgroup
- Nursery
- Chesterton OX26 1UN
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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 enjoy playing in the outside area, running, riding tricycles, and balancing on equipment. Inside, children make marks with a range of resources and learn to cut with scissors.
Activities: Staff set up exciting opportunities for children to explore and extend their learning, such as activities with dinosaurs including discussing 'lava flows' and understanding 'herbivores' and 'carnivores'.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Older children learn to cut with scissors competently and are starting to identify and write their own names, promoting physical development and confidence.
Communication: Parents appreciate the opportunity to borrow resources to support children's continued learning at home.
Community Building: Parents feel that their children's needs are met and that they progress well in their learning.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children and parents receive a warm welcome on arrival. Staff provide a calm and nurturing environment, and children form strong bonds with their key person.
Safeguarding Training: Staff have a good understanding of possible risks to children and know the procedures if they have a concern. Training is always up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Children have many opportunities to learn in an engaging way, exploring interests like dinosaurs and developing vocabulary.
Transition to Primary School: Children attend transition visits to the neighbouring school, helping them to settle in known surroundings.
Diversity Management: Cultural differences are explored through discussions and celebrations like Chinese New Year, promoting understanding of uniqueness.
Child Safety Management: Regular risk assessments are carried out and appropriate action is taken to ensure children's safety at all times.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff provide cuddles, offer reassurance and give praise, making children confident to explore.
Happiness and Settling: Children settle quickly and show readiness for their next stage in learning and for school.
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Chesterton Playgroup is a Nursery, Nursery located in Oxfordshire, South East.
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The Chesterton Playgroup serves children from Bicester, Bucknell, Chesterton, Middleton Stoney, Wendlebury, Weston on the Green, and nearby communities. It is hosted in the Chesterton Village Hall.
Please get in touch with us to schedule a visit if you're seeking for a welcoming daytime child care option in a charming village location.
In 1974, Chesterton Playgroup was founded for the first time.
We take care of kids between the ages of 2 and 5.
We offer a warm, welcoming environment where kids may engage in play, learning, and discovery using cutting-edge equipment and traditional toys.
We have a minimum of three volunteer trustees who are in charge of managing the playgroup.
We are all so content with the playgroup in every way that I cannot express how impressive its accomplishments are.
The playgroup in Chesterton is excellent.
The staff is excellent with both parents and kids.
Here in Chesterton, we are extremely fortunate to have such a compassionate, competent workforce.
Having a specific time set aside to inquire about my child is helpful (parent meetings).
It is good to have time to converse without having to rush out the door, even though all staff are available to be approached at any time during the term.
Our child has joined you, and we are overjoyed.
I am very pleased with the expert, considerate, and individualised care that he (and I) have gotten.
She always seems to have a blast at playgroup, I can tell.
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Please get in touch with us to schedule a visit if you're seeking for a welcoming daytime child care option in a charming village location.
In 1974, Chesterton Playgroup was founded for the first time.
We take care of kids between the ages of 2 and 5.
We offer a warm, welcoming environment where kids may engage in play, learning, and discovery using cutting-edge equipment and traditional toys.
We have a minimum of three volunteer trustees who are in charge of managing the playgroup.
We are all so content with the playgroup in every way that I cannot express how impressive its accomplishments are.
The playgroup in Chesterton is excellent.
The staff is excellent with both parents and kids.
Here in Chesterton, we are extremely fortunate to have such a compassionate, competent workforce.
Having a specific time set aside to inquire about my child is helpful (parent meetings).
It is good to have time to converse without having to rush out the door, even though all staff are available to be approached at any time during the term.
Our child has joined you, and we are overjoyed.
I am very pleased with the expert, considerate, and individualised care that he (and I) have gotten.
She always seems to have a blast at playgroup, I can tell.
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Holidays & terms
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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