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Doddinghurst Community Pre-school | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2024)
Doddinghurst Community Pre-school
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Doddinghurst Community Pre-school
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- Doddinghurst CM15 0NJ
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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 | Inadequate |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children construct buildings and models using a wide range of exciting resources.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Enclosed outdoor area used most days for fresh air and exercise but needs enhancement.
Philosophy: Moving away from adult-led planned curriculum to enable children to explore and guide their own learning.
Activities: Children construct buildings, explore textures, and participate in sound-and-phonics sessions.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children become independent, problem-solve, and develop speech and language.
Communication: Effective communication between parents and pre-school staff, especially with the children's key person.
Community Building: Parents speak highly of the comfort provided by staff and the development of their children’s skills.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs or disabilities are well supported with one-to-one attention.
Staff Training: Staff undertake further training to improve their knowledge of safeguarding and curriculum delivery.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Kind, caring, smiling staff greet children and help them decide what they want to do.
Safeguarding Training: Staff demonstrate secure understanding of safeguarding, including signs and symptoms of mistreatment.
Play and Learning Integration: Children explore, experiment, and guide their own learning, getting more engaged.
Transition to Primary School: Children become very independent, able to cut fruit, pour drinks, and wash up.
Diversity Management: Small parachute games for children struggling to form relationships or engage with others.
Child Safety Management: Secure understanding of child mistreatment signs, regular testing of staff knowledge, and appropriate training.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff review safeguarding expertise during meetings and training days.
Happiness and Settling: Children give cheerful smiles, hug parents, and quickly begin their day of learning.
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Children aged two to three may use the Hedgehog Room. Children in the Squirrel Room must be 3 years old or older to enrol (link to registration form). To schedule a visit, please email Kate at [email protected] or call her at (7456) 332 238). To give the kids time to settle in, we kindly request that no guests arrive before 9:45am. Our eleven employees are managed by Debbie Jacobs and Karen Linzell, the pre-school manager. Our employees continue to advance professionally, and we appreciate them and congratulate them on the programmes they have finished and credentials they have earned. The group puts a lot of effort into applying and exchanging ideas and knowledge. Level 3 trained manager Karen Linzell is also a transition to school manager and SENCO. Safeguarding Manager and Level 3 qualified Deputy Manager Debbie Jacobs. Health and Safety Officer Carol Andrews holds a Level 3 qualification. Claire Barton has a Level 3 degree (2 year old Development Manager). All employees are CRB or DBS-checked and hold valid first aid and food hygiene certificates. We use a key-person approach where each employee is specifically responsible for a small group of kids. Each youngster in the group develops relationships with their key personnel and other staff members. This guarantees that they are comfortable in the preschool.
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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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