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Little Buddies Pre-School
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Little Buddies Pre-School
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- Lowestoft NR33 9BU
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Based on the inspection date: 07 July 2023
Requires Improvement
| The quality of education | Requires Improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires Improvement |
| Personal development | Requires Improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires Improvement |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children run around the spacious grassed area, climb up the slide, balance, use ride-on toys, and dig in the digging area.
Activities: Children confidently lead their own play and select what they would like to do and when.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff do not always build on children's emerging interests or exploration to extend their learning.
Communication: Parents shared that staff communicate regularly about what their children have been doing at the setting.
Programs and Resources: Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well, and these children make some progress in their learning and development.
Staff Training: Staff attended specific training, such as Makaton sign language, to help them to support their children at home.
Safeguarding Training: The provider ensures that all staff have received training about safeguarding and child protection.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children develop secure relationships with staff and enjoy cuddles and reassurance. They mostly listen to instructions.
Transition to Primary School: Staff encourage children to be independent and do things for themselves, ready for the next stage in their learning, such as starting school.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff praise children for their individual efforts. However, they do not always build on children's emerging interests or exploration to extend their learning.
Child Safety Management: Staff make effective use of risk assessment to provide children with a safe and secure environment.
Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and enjoy being at the setting. Children show that they feel safe at the setting.
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All new childcare providers will be inspected within 30 months of their registration, our goal.
Within six years of their most recent report, we will check them at least once.
We notify childcare facilities, such as nurseries, pre-schools, and playgroups, of the inspection about noon on the business day prior to it.
No later than five days before the inspection, we contact nannies and childminders.
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Within six years of their most recent report, we will check them at least once.
We notify childcare facilities, such as nurseries, pre-schools, and playgroups, of the inspection about noon on the business day prior to it.
No later than five days before the inspection, we contact nannies and childminders.
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Holidays & terms
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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