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First Steps | Ofsted Reports, Fees, Reviews (2025)
First Steps
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First Steps
- Nursery
- Great Lumley DH3 4HU
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| The quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Staff provide stimulating and interesting resources, such as basil leaves, rosemary and cinnamon alongside play dough and a range of tools.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children of all ages enjoy fresh air and vigorous exercise every day. They confidently balance and climb in the outdoor area, taking safe risks.
Philosophy: The nursery is extremely welcoming and inclusive.
Forest School Sessions: Children willingly walk long distances to take part in adventures. For instance, they explore a castle and build dens at forest school.
Activities: Staff suggest fun ideas that are targeted for each unique child to extend their learning at home. Activities are accessible, such as nature walks, baking and singing familiar songs.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children constantly practise their independence and develop many impressive skills.
Communication: Parents value highly the impressive family atmosphere at the nursery and the immensely caring and supportive staff.
Community Building: There is a wealth of opportunities for children to find out about the wider world around them.
Programs and Resources: All children make rapid progress from their starting points in learning, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Staff Training: Staff know each child's interests and needs in depth. They identify any gaps in children's learning and address these swiftly.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are marvellous role models and have very high expectations of children. They are consistently calm, patient and engaged with each child.
Safeguarding Training: Managers follow robust procedures to ensure that suitable staff are recruited and that they are trained in safeguarding.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are eager to try hard and concentrate for long periods of time relative to their ages.
Transition to Primary School: Children are extremely well prepared for their future learning.
Diversity Management: They learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others.
Child Safety Management: Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe from harm, such as during visits to the woods.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe & secure at nursery.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children know how to stay close to the group.
Happiness and Settling: Children are wonderfully enthusiastic, confident and happy at the nursery.
Nutritional Menu: Children relish the nutritious home-made meals.
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First Steps is a Nursery, Nursery located in County Durham, North East.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-17 years old.
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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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