Nursery
Smiths Children
- Nursery
- Cambridge CB4 3DZ
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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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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children enjoy being outdoors, but the curriculum content is less embedded outside. Indoor facilities effectively support exploration.
Philosophy: Smiths Children follows the Montessori philosophy.
Activities: The setting provides an interesting range of activities.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children are confident communicators with a wide vocabulary and good hygiene routines.
Communication: Parents say they are generally kept informed and appreciate staff efforts.
Community Building: Staff stayed in contact during COVID-19 to support children's learning at home.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are welcoming, enjoy their work, and support children's individual needs.
Safeguarding Training: Regular safeguarding training and professional discussions keep knowledge up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff support physical development and encourage risk-taking in play under supervision.
Diversity Management: Staff help children develop social skills to play together.
Child Safety Management: Effective staff deployment ensures good supervision, especially outdoors, with daily checks for safety.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel happy and safe in the nurturing care of staff.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children are reminded to be aware of dangers while playing.
Happiness and Settling: Children have settled well and display happiness.
Nutritional Menu: Children follow sensible hygiene routines and help themselves to water throughout the day.
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Smiths Children is a Nursery, Co-Ed Nursery located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
This nursery accepts children from 0-5 years old.
Currently, the nursery has 42 students enrolled.
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Smith's Children Montessori is an independent nursery school in Cambridge, England which offers the Montessori method of education to children aged 6 months to 5 years. The first Montessori nursery to open in Cambridge, in January 2012 provides 3 unique learning environments lead by Ami trained guides and assistants.
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Holidays & terms
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 | 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 3rd 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 - 23rd Jul 2025 |