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Ladybirds Pre School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2024)
Ladybirds Pre School
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Ladybirds Pre School
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- Elstow MK42 9XP
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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: Staff provide daily opportunities for the children to be physically active in the fresh air. They support children to take risks and to persevere as they climb on the climbing wall and walk along the raised balance beam. Children move wheeled toys with confidence, demonstrating that they understand when to 'stop' and when to 'go'.
Activities: Staff create a learning environment that captivates the interests of the children. This encourages children to explore and investigate the activities provided. For example, staff support children to understand how plants and flowers grow.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: They successfully introduce vocabulary, such as 'stem' and 'petal' and encourage the children to draw pictures of the flowers displayed. Children demonstrate pride in their achievements.
Communication: Parents receive daily verbal communication from their child's key person and regular written updates about their child's development.
Community Building: Parents are invited to spend time in the pre-school, such as attending stay-and-play sessions where they can compete in craft activities with their children.
Programs and Resources: Staff effectively support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They involve parents in discussions and decision-making about their child. Staff work with other professionals and provide children with one-to-one support.
Staff Training: Additionally, Makaton and picture cards are effectively used to aid the communication of children with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff warmly welcome children on their arrival at the pre-school. They immediately support the children's developing independence and sense of responsibility.
Safeguarding Training: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff supervise the children well and join in the children's play. Children sensibly line up to take their turn on the slide and patiently wait for their turn to use the ride-on toys.
Transition to Primary School: Staff support children's language and communication skills, introduce new words related to children's play and teach them a range of songs and rhymes.
Diversity Management: Makaton and picture cards are effectively used to aid the communication of children with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Child Safety Management: Staff support children to take risks and to persevere while ensuring safety, such as on the climbing wall and raised balance beam.
Children's Safety and Security: Children move wheeled toys with confidence, demonstrating that they understand when to 'stop' and when to 'go'.
Happiness and Settling: Children demonstrate that they enjoy the activities provided and smile, wanting to share their pictures with the staff.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 4th Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 19th 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 | 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 5th Nov 2024 - 18th 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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