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Southmead Saplings | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Southmead Saplings
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Southmead Saplings
- Nursery
- Bristol BS10 5NB
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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: Staff do not encourage children to think about putting toys away; some younger children stumble and trip over toys left on the floor.
Activities: Toddlers have fun outdoors in the ball pit and pre-school children search for insects and 'sell' ice creams using wooden blocks as the cones.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use different tones of voice to engage babies, talk about the different-colored balls with toddlers and encourage pre-school children to count spoonfuls of cornflour to make 'moon dough.'
Communication: Parents comment on the thorough feedback they get from key persons about their children's achievements.
Community Building: Parents value the flexibility of the staff to meet changing needs of them and their children.
Programs and Resources: The SENCo works with key persons to monitor children's needs and liaise with parents and other professionals to put in place support.
Staff Training: Staff focus on children's language development, particularly those with SEND or learning to speak English as an additional language.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff welcome children warmly and settle them into the nursery.
Safeguarding Training: Staff update their safeguarding training regularly and know what to do if they have any concerns about children's welfare.
Play and Learning Integration: Pre-school children make 'moon dough', count spoonfuls of cornflour, and think of solutions to problems.
Transition to Primary School: Parents feel that their children develop well and are well prepared for their future learning, including the move into school.
Diversity Management: Staff ask parents for keywords in children's home languages and use picture cards as prompts.
Child Safety Management: Managers made changes to risk assessments to ensure children's safety when moving between indoor and outdoor play spaces.
Children's Safety and Security: Managers check names and the number of children, ensuring gates or doors are shut for safety.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive eager and keen to learn, showing high levels of involvement in activities.
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Southmead Saplings is a Nursery, Nursery located in Bristol, South West.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-4.11 years old.
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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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