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Noah's Ark Nursery | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Noah's Ark Nursery
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Noah's Ark Nursery
- Nursery
- North Cotes DN36 5XU
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
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Diverse Books and Toys: The manager and staff place a strong focus on helping children to develop a love of books. They read and tell children stories. This encourages children to take an active part in the story telling.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Staff offer push-along toys to use in the garden, giving children encouragement to develop their balance and coordination. Safety gates are at the entrance of each playroom, stopping children from leaving rooms unaccompanied.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children who speak English as an additional language are supported very well by staff with their language development. Staff use children's home language to help them understand the meaning of English words.
Philosophy: It supports children to learn about Christianity. The nursery has four members of childcare staff and one student placement.
Activities: For example, when staff ask children to take it in turns to identify which 'bean' they would like to be, they listen and follow instructions.
Communication: The manager and staff share information with parents about their children's achievements, daily routines and how they plan to support their development.
Community Building: The manager invites parents and members of the community to speak to children about different countries they have travelled to around the world and their different occupations.
Programs and Resources: Recent training in staff meetings helps staff develop their knowledge of how to introduce sign language to support children's communication skills, beneficial particularly for babies.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff praise children when they do this, recognizing their achievements and helping to raise children's self-esteem.
Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff complete safeguarding training to keep their knowledge current. They know how to identify concerns about children's safety and where to report these.
Transition to Primary School: Parents say they appreciate their children learning to speak English and parts of the Bible.
Diversity Management: All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, are supported to have a sense of belonging in the nursery. For example, staff display photos of children's families and provide them with access to images from their home countries.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff offer push-along toys to use in the garden, giving children encouragement to develop their balance and coordination.
Child Safety Management: The manager and staff carry out risk assessments to help identify and remove any potential hazards in the environment. Safety gates are at the entrance of each playroom, stopping children from leaving rooms unaccompanied.
Children's Safety and Security: Babies settle very quickly into the arms of staff, who know and mirror the care routines they receive at home, helping them to feel secure.
Happiness and Settling: Babies settle very quickly into the arms of staff, who know and mirror the care routines they receive at home. Older children scream with excitement when they enter the nursery.
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Noah's Ark Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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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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