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Little Ducklings | Ofsted Reports, Fees, Reviews (2025)
Little Ducklings
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Little Ducklings
- Nursery
- Barnsley S73 0LY
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| The quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Requires Improvement |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Facilities are inadequately organized, impacting safety and behavior.
Activities: Activities lack planning and are not effectively engaging or educationally enriching.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff fail to extend or challenge children's learning effectively.
Communication: Concerns about children's development are not consistently shared with parents.
Programs and Resources: Support for SEND children is inconsistent and needs improvement.
Staff Training: Staff lack effective training to support SEND children adequately.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff struggle with effectively managing routines and behavioral expectations.
Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding culture is positive, though overall effectiveness needs reinforcement.
Play and Learning Integration: Poor integration of play into learning; activities often lack purpose.
Transition to Primary School: Preparation for transition to primary school is not well-promoted.
Children's Safety and Security: Safety arrangements effective, but supervision during meals lacks.
Teaching Personal Safety: Limited promotion of personal safety awareness in children.
Happiness and Settling: Children enter with positivity, but this diminishes due to inadequate staff deployment.
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About Us
Little Ducklings is a Nursery, Nursery located in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
This nursery accepts children from 0.2-8.11 years old.
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Michelle Murdoch is the sole proprietor of Little Ducklings Day Nursery, which is situated in Wombwell, Barnsley. Their goal is to offer all parents and children the greatest care possible, which is their clear vision. Our website strives to tell you about our daycare and the chances your kid will have to further their education and development. We will give you and your kid the chance to come see us before your child starts nursery, meet our staff, and ask any more questions because we have an open door policy.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd 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 | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd 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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