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Portico at West End
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Portico at West End
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- West Lancashire L39 1PA
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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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Diverse Books and Toys: Children investigate a variety of sensory toys and thread shapes onto poles.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children explore the inviting learning environment with confidence, roam freely in the secure forest area, climb trees and leap across tree-stump stepping stones.
Activities: Older children mix oil, food colouring and water to watch it separate; they serve their own food at lunchtimes and mix their own paint when creating.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff encourage older children to take safe risks, build their self-esteem, develop core strength, balance, listening, and attention skills.
Communication: Parents are very happy with the care provided for their children and feel that staff help to prepare children well for the next phase of their education.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs get the help they need swiftly as staff work closely with parents and other professionals.
Staff Training: Staff use accurate assessments to plan children's next steps and monitor their progress.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: A well-established key-person system ensures children develop strong attachments with staff.
Safeguarding Training: All staff have a good understanding of their responsibility to safeguard children and know what action to take if they have any concerns regarding a child's welfare.
Play and Learning Integration: Younger children benefit from activities at different heights which helps develop their hand-to-eye coordination.
Transition to Primary School: Parents say their children are thriving and feel that staff help to prepare children well for the next phase of their education.
Child Safety Management: Staff assist children with daily risk assessments to ensure that the setting is safe.
Children's Safety and Security: Older children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they explore the inviting learning environment with confidence.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff encourage older children to take safe risks in the secure forest area.
Happiness and Settling: Children develop a sense of belonging from the family photos that are displayed in learning areas.
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Portico at West End is a Nursery, Nursery located in Lancashire, North West.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-5 years old.
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For children 0 to 5 years old, we provide professional, all-inclusive childcare in our 6 private day nurseries located throughout the North West.
A collection of six for-profit childcare centres called Portico Day Nurseries may be found throughout Merseyside, Lancashire, and the North West. We have purpose-built day nurseries in Skelmersdale, Prescot, St. Helens, and Ormskirk.
Our curriculum adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage, a Department of Education framework that acknowledges the general nature of a child's development and learning from birth to age five.
Children are encouraged to be lifelong learners and given the opportunity to reach their full potential by emphasising learning through social interaction and investigating their surroundings.
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A collection of six for-profit childcare centres called Portico Day Nurseries may be found throughout Merseyside, Lancashire, and the North West. We have purpose-built day nurseries in Skelmersdale, Prescot, St. Helens, and Ormskirk.
Our curriculum adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage, a Department of Education framework that acknowledges the general nature of a child's development and learning from birth to age five.
Children are encouraged to be lifelong learners and given the opportunity to reach their full potential by emphasising learning through social interaction and investigating their surroundings.
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Holidays 2023/24
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 23rd Oct 2023 - 27th Oct 2023 |
| Winter Holidays | 25th Dec 2023 - 5th Jan 2024 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 12th Feb 2024 - 16th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Holidays | 29th Mar 2024 - 12th Apr 2024 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 27th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2024 - 30th Aug 2024 |
Terms Dates 2023/24
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 1st Sep 2023 - 22nd Oct 2023 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 28th Oct 2023 - 24th Dec 2023 |
| Spring Term | 6th Jan 2024 - 11th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Term-2 | 17th Feb 2024 - 28th Mar 2024 |
| Summer Term | 13th Apr 2024 - 26th May 2024 |
| Summer Term-2 | 1st Jun 2024 - 22nd Jul 2024 |
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