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St Joseph's Little Scholars | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2024)
St Joseph's Little Scholars
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St Joseph's Little Scholars
- Nursery
- Chesterfield S41 7PL
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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 complete risk assessments and ensure that the environment is safe and secure for children to play in, indoors and outdoors.
Activities: Children use large shapes to construct and build. They solve problems and show good imaginative skills when they think about how the pieces fit together to make a 'rocket'.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: The manager and staff plan a curriculum that gives children the skills they need for future learning.
Communication: Recently, parents have been welcomed back into the nursery when they collect their children at the end of the day. Parents comment that they appreciate the conversations they have with staff during these times. Staff share with parents what children have been learning throughout their day at the pre-school. This helps to keep them informed about their children's development.
Programs and Resources: Children with SEND are supported by staff who know the children well. Staff liaise with parents and other professionals to share information about children's abilities. Additional funding is used to provide one-to-one support from staff to meet children's individual needs.
Staff Training: Staff attend supervision meetings to reflect on their practice and to identify further professional development opportunities. Recent training supports staff to understand how to offer children opportunities to develop all aspects of learning outdoors.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, are happy when they arrive at the pre-school. Children show that they feel safe and secure and are eager to play with the activities on offer.
Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff have a good understanding of how to safeguard the children in their care. They demonstrate a good knowledge of the different types of abuse and the symptoms that might alert them to a child's safety being compromised. The manager and staff know where to report concerns about children's safety and welfare.
Play and Learning Integration: Children pretend to be a shop keeper and staff ask them if they can buy a carrot. Children reply, 'That is sixty pounds'. Staff put the carrot at the side of children's feet and ask them which is the biggest, their feet or the carrot.
Transition to Primary School: Staff encourage children to use good manners, such as when they ask for food at snack time. When children play with their friends, staff talk to children about how they can manage conflicts for themselves.
Diversity Management: Overall, staff support children who speak English as an additional language well. For instance, they find out and use key words in children's home language when they talk to them.
Child Safety Management: Staff complete risk assessments and ensure that the environment is safe and secure for children to play in, indoors and outdoors.
Children's Safety and Security: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, are happy when they arrive at the pre-school. Children show that they feel safe and secure and are eager to play with the activities on offer.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff help children to learn how they can keep themselves safe and healthy. For example, when children go down a slide, they remind them to hold onto the side with both hands. Staff talk to children about the importance of cleaning their teeth.
Happiness and Settling: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, are happy when they arrive at the pre-school. Children show that they feel safe and secure and are eager to play with the activities on offer.
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St Joseph's Little Scholars is a Nursery, Nursery located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
This nursery accepts children from 3-5 years old.
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Here at St. Joseph's Little Scholars, welcome! Our goal at St. Josephs is to create a joyful and secure atmosphere where kids can develop through play. Following the Early Years Foundation Stage, our thoroughly trained and experienced staff members promote children's learning and discovery through enjoyable play-based activities (EYFS). With plenty of room, read on.
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Here at St. Joseph's Little Scholars, welcome! Our goal at St. Josephs is to create a joyful and secure atmosphere where kids can develop through play. Following the Early Years Foundation Stage, our thoroughly trained and experienced staff members promote children's learning and discovery through enjoyable play-based activities (EYFS). With plenty of room, read on.
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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 | 25th Jul 2025 - 3rd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th 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 - 24th Jul 2025 |
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