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St Mary's Nursery | Ofsted Reports, Fees, Reviews (2025)

St Mary's Nursery
St Mary's Nursery
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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 have access to outdoor play daily, ensuring they can engage with fresh air and physical activities.
Activities: Staff provide activities which interest children, such as exploring coloured jelly soap to enhance hand-eye coordination.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop skills like matching colours and counting, and older ones name shapes like squares, hexagons.
Communication: However, some staff are unclear about the next steps in development for children they are not key person for, limiting precise communication with parents.
Programs and Resources: Staff use additional funding for providing extra sessions or resources for children with special educational needs.
Staff Training: Managers recognize the need to provide greater support to staff for helping children with gaps in their language development.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents are positive about staff and appreciate the support provided to their children.
Safeguarding Training: Managers ensure that staff attend all statutory training including safeguarding, food hygiene, and first aid.
Play and Learning Integration: Children engage in learning while playing, such as making a water wheel spin, fostering both enjoyment and education.
Child Safety Management: Staff check the premises each day to ensure they are safe and secure.
Teaching Personal Safety: Older children learn the importance of wearing safety goggles during woodwork sessions.
Happiness and Settling: Children feel valued and settled in the nursery, showing pride in their achievements.
Nutritional Menu: Staff offer children healthy and home-cooked meals and snacks, which children learn to feed themselves with.
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St Mary's Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Northumberland County, North East.

This nursery accepts children from 0-11 years old.

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St Mary's Nursery implement the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for children aged 0-5 years with an emphasis upon learning through play and first hand experiences.
Overseen by an experienced, qualified teacher, supported by qualified L3 or above nursery nurses, to ensure that each individual child receives the highest level of childcare and early year's experiences.
A guide to your childs learning and development in the early years foundation stage.
We especially welcome children with additional needs and liaise with a wide range of outside agencies to ensure your child gets the highest level of support and intervention as early as possible to enable them to flourish to the best of their ability.
All of our staff have attended specialist training with regard to caring for a child with a disability / medical need.
We are more than happy to discuss your child's needs and receive input from their specialist nurse or consultant.
St Mary's Nursery has consistently "Good" Ofsted reports and hold Northumberland County Council's Healthy Pathways Awards 1&2 for promoting healthy choices across our provision.
All our meat is local and fully traceable supplied fresh every week by Tom Stevenson from WMH butchers Haydon Bridge leading to the assurance of quality meals for 10 years plus at St Mary's Nursery Hexham.
At NO time are visitors left unsupervised in the building.
Smartys Out of school Clubs - Before / After School and Holiday Clubs.
We collect children from St Marys RC 1st School who we are onsite with and the Sele County 1st School.
Children attending from St Josephs RC Middle or Hexham Middle School either walk to our site or come via a taxi.
We offer a relaxed fun filled environment where your child can relax with their friends and participate in a wide range of activities.
We are open all school holidays and before and after school.
Please contact us for further details or to book a taster session (*subject to availability / criteria for 1 hour only).
Our nursery is split over two floors, each with its own separate entrance, which makes it easy for wheelchairs or parents with buggy's to access.
Our upper room accommodates a further 25 children and doubles up as our Breakfast / After School and Holiday Clubs for school age children.
St Mary's Nursery Hexham was awarded a Food Hygiene Rating of 5 (Very Good) by Northumberland County Council on 8th December, 2014.
We are open for 51 weeks of the year (Closed Bank Holidays) 8am - 6pm (*Early Bird 7.30am sessions available prior booking and additional charge*).
Parking is available for visits / drop off and collection ONLY in the adjacent Church car park (please park considerately) under NO circumstances are you permitted to drive or park in the school grounds.
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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 24th Feb 2025 - 28th Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 21st Jul 2025 - 1st Sep 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 - 23rd Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 1st Mar 2025 - 13th Apr 2025
Summer Term 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 20th Jul 2025
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