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Little Acorns Pre-School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Little Acorns Pre-School
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Little Acorns Pre-School
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- Ingham LN1 2XT
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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: Staff encourage children to love stories. Children enjoy using pictures in books to create a new story for their friends.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children are excited to learn more about the world around them. While bug hunting in the garden, they recall information they have already learned about the life cycle of ladybirds and caterpillars. They respond to staff's encouragement and praise and persevere in digging and exploring.
Activities: Staff are skilled practitioners who plan learning opportunities that capture children's imagination. They clearly consider the important skills and knowledge that children need when planning activities. Staff encourage children to develop their hand muscles through building sandcastles in a tray of sand. They repeat key vocabulary and introduce new words for them to learn.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Overall, children develop friendships with others. They listen to each other and use words such as 'please' and 'thank you' when talking to others.
Communication: Parents feel fully included in their children's experiences and state that their children have 'come on leaps and bounds' because of staff's support.
Programs and Resources: Staff have a good knowledge of their key children's learning and development needs, including those who may need additional support. They observe children throughout the day to assess what they know and can do.
Staff Training: She provides continual training for all staff, both in the setting and externally, including how to support children effectively with their communication and language.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children develop close bonds with staff and feel confident to make choices from a wide range of resources.
Safeguarding Training: Leaders and staff demonstrate a good understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard children. They can identify the signs and symptoms that children may be at risk of harm.
Child Safety Management: Staff ensure that the environment is safe for children to play. Thorough arrival procedures are in place, including supervising all doors and checking visitors' identification.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff mainly support children to try things for themselves, such as blowing their nose and putting the tissue in the bin.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children listen carefully to staff's instructions. They wait patiently in a line to wash their hands before lunch. Children know how staff expect them to behave.
Happiness and Settling: Children develop a caring nature and imitate staff's kind behaviour. They fetch a chair for others to sit on, explaining it is so they do not get a 'sandy bottom' from the floor.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 28th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 20th 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 - 3rd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 29th Oct 2024 - 19th 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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