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Highfield Nursery School
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Highfield Nursery School
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- Ipswich IP1 6DW
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| Previous inspection grade | Outstanding |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Leaders have carefully considered the arrangement and provision of both the inside and outside environments to make the most of physical activities.
Activities: Activities such as forest school, and going to the theatre and the seaside provide the children with opportunities to have first-hand experiences of learning beyond the classroom.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff guide children to make connections between the stories they learn. This leads to children engaging with meaningful discussions and leading creative role play.
Communication: Parents highly recommend the school due to the personalised care and attention their children receive.
Community Building: Parents are encouraged to take part in these community events so the whole family can be involved with their children’s learning.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully included in the school.
Staff Training: Staff have been well trained to meet the needs of children with speech and communication needs, and physical and emotional needs.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: The staff who responded to the Ofsted questionnaire were unanimously positive about working at the school and appreciate how leaders take account of their well-being.
Safeguarding Training: Leaders and staff are skilled at noticing any signs that may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. All concerns, however small, are recorded and followed up suitably and promptly.
Play and Learning Integration: Children have confidence to explore the wide range of indoor and outdoor learning and play opportunities provided for them.
Transition to Primary School: The youngest children in the ‘butterflies’ room are quickly introduced to the routines of the school.
Child Safety Management: Children are safe. They talk and play with each other in the classrooms and the gardens. There are no incidents of bullying.
Children's Safety and Security: Children are taught to keep themselves safe and are aware of dangerous situations.
Happiness and Settling: Children at Highfield Nursery School are happy to come to school.
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Highfield Nursery School is a Nursery, Co-Ed Nursery located in Suffolk, East of England.
This nursery accepts children from 2-5 years old.
Currently, the nursery has 107 students enrolled.
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There are over 500 Local Authority maintained Nursery Schools in England. However, Highfield is the only purpose built Local Authority maintained Nursery School in Suffolk. We are proud that Highfield has been deemed outstanding by OFSTED in the last two inspections. The nursery school was originally built in 1970 and has provided early years education in the local community since then. Many of our pupil's parents and carers have attended Highfield themselves in the past! We also welcome many new families.
Highfield Nursery School has no catchment area and all children are welcome. We now take children from the term after they are three and we can in exceptional circumstances take children in the term in which they turn three if they are already in receipt of Local Authority funding. Please ask if you are in receipt of benefits, and thus may be eligible for this early funding.
In the Nursery School we have part-time places for 156 children aged 3-4 years, which enables them to attend between 9am and 3pm each day. Two sessions run during this time:
9am - 12pm
12pm - 3pm
Breakfast club runs between 8am - 9am daily.
After school governor lead provision between 3pm - 6pm everyday except Wednesdays.
Most children have spent three terms at Highfield Nursery before going on to their reception classes at primary school, but occasionally we are able to offer four or even five full terms. The school's admission policy has been drawn up in line with the Local Authority guidelines. A copy of the policy can be obtained from the office manager.
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There are over 500 Local Authority maintained Nursery Schools in England. However, Highfield is the only purpose built Local Authority maintained Nursery School in Suffolk. We are proud that Highfield has been deemed outstanding by OFSTED in the last two inspections. The nursery school was originally built in 1970 and has provided early years education in the local community since then. Many of our pupil's parents and carers have attended Highfield themselves in the past! We also welcome many new families.
Highfield Nursery School has no catchment area and all children are welcome. We now take children from the term after they are three and we can in exceptional circumstances take children in the term in which they turn three if they are already in receipt of Local Authority funding. Please ask if you are in receipt of benefits, and thus may be eligible for this early funding.
In the Nursery School we have part-time places for 156 children aged 3-4 years, which enables them to attend between 9am and 3pm each day. Two sessions run during this time:
9am - 12pm
12pm - 3pm
Breakfast club runs between 8am - 9am daily.
After school governor lead provision between 3pm - 6pm everyday except Wednesdays.
Most children have spent three terms at Highfield Nursery before going on to their reception classes at primary school, but occasionally we are able to offer four or even five full terms. The school's admission policy has been drawn up in line with the Local Authority guidelines. A copy of the policy can be obtained from the office manager.
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Holidays 2023/24
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 23rd Oct 2023 - 30th Oct 2023 |
| Winter Holidays | 21st Dec 2023 - 3rd Jan 2024 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 19th Feb 2024 - 23rd Feb 2024 |
| Spring Holidays | 29th Mar 2024 - 12th Apr 2024 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 27th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | 22nd Jul 2024 - 30th Aug 2024 |
Terms Dates 2023/24
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 6th Sep 2023 - 22nd Oct 2023 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 31st Oct 2023 - 20th Dec 2023 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2024 - 18th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Term-2 | 24th Feb 2024 - 28th Mar 2024 |
| Summer Term | 13th Apr 2024 - 26th May 2024 |
| Summer Term-2 | 1st Jun 2024 - 21st Jul 2024 |
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Student teacher ratio at Highfield Nursery School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1