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Inquisitive Minds Pre-school and Day Nursery
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Inquisitive Minds Pre-school and Day Nursery
- Nursery
- Central Swindon South SN1 3AL
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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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Diverse Books and Toys: Babies explore interactive books and know that if they press the buttons, they will hear the corresponding animal noise.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children have lots of opportunities to test their physical abilities. Babies crawl and pull themselves up to standing as they learn to walk. Toddlers develop their coordination as they throw and kick balls. Pre-school children negotiate space well as they ride around on scooters and practise their balancing skills when they walk along crates and stepping stones.
Philosophy: The manager offers the children a broad and balanced curriculum that is based on the Montessori pedagogy.
Activities: Football training and visits to the farm.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: She helps children develop the skills and knowledge they need to move through the rooms in the nursery and on to school.
Communication: Partnerships with parents are positive. Parents report that staff are approachable and communicate well with them about their children's development.
Community Building: Parents have opportunities to see their children's learning in action through the regular 'stay and play' sessions they attend.
Programs and Resources: The SENCo swiftly identifies when children may be at risk of falling behind and works closely with the local authority to put in place support to help children catch up.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff report the manager is very supportive of their emotional well-being, as well as their professional development.
Safeguarding Training: She regularly checks staff's safeguarding knowledge and updates their training.
Play and Learning Integration: Pre-school children use their imaginations that are based on real-life experiences as they pretend to cook in the role play kitchen and serve food to their friends. They concentrate well during a colour-mixing activity, developing their hand muscles as they use paintbrushes to mix the paints together.
Transition to Primary School: She helps children develop the skills and knowledge they need to move through the rooms in the nursery and on to school.
Diversity Management: The nursery is extremely inclusive, and staff know the children's backgrounds in detail. Children's home languages and cultures are learned about through the 'cultural days' the nursery has. Some staff speak the languages that the children use at home. Staff use their home language in the nursery and repeat what they say in English to develop children's language.
Child Safety Management: Staff check the premises and equipment for any hazards. They record accidents children have and share these with parents.
Children's Safety and Security: Children show they feel safe and secure in this welcoming and diverse nursery. Even the newest children who are apprehensive to leave their parents receive reassurance from the warm and caring staff and settle quickly into their activities.
Teaching Personal Safety: The manager and SENCo work very closely with parents to find out about their children's home routines.
Happiness and Settling: Children play together cooperatively, and staff support them to make friends.
Nutritional Menu: Sometimes hot lunches contain sauces that have high levels of salt and sugar. These do not fully support children's good oral health.
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Our goal is to offer the best possible daycare. based closely on the Montessori Method and Philosophy and the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (2021). At Inquisitive Minds Preschool, we are dedicated to collaborating with each child's parents and caregivers to provide the resources they need to acquire life skills and to organise all other curriculum components. Additionally, we'll make sure that staff members foster each child's unique requirements and that the kids are looked after in a secure setting. The Mechanics Institute Trust presently manages the preschool, which is located in the Central Community Centre in Emlyn Square, Swindon. For several decades, the location housed a nursery. Since then, the property has been updated with a dedicated outdoor play space for the preschool. Robert Le Kyng is the principal feeder institution. Children between the ages of 2 and 4 will be cared for by us.
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Holidays 2023/24
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 19th Oct 2023 - 27th Oct 2023 |
| Winter Holidays | 18th Dec 2023 - 1st Jan 2024 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 12th Feb 2024 - 16th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Holidays | 29th Mar 2024 - 12th Apr 2024 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 28th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | 26th Jul 2024 - 30th Aug 2024 |
Terms Dates 2023/24
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 1st Sep 2023 - 18th Oct 2023 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 28th Oct 2023 - 17th Dec 2023 |
| Spring Term | 2nd Jan 2024 - 11th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Term-2 | 17th Feb 2024 - 28th Mar 2024 |
| Summer Term | 13th Apr 2024 - 27th May 2024 |
| Summer Term-2 | 1st Jun 2024 - 25th Jul 2024 |
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