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Step By Step Nursery
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Step By Step Nursery
- Nursery
- Hertsmere WD23 2DD
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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 of all ages develop a love of stories to support their literacy development.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: The nursery is currently developing the outdoor play area to enable children to have continuous access to high-quality learning opportunities outside.
Activities: Toddlers learn about concepts such as shape and size in a farm activity. Staff encourage them to explore which animals will fit into the different barns and enclosures.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children behave well in all areas of the nursery. They are kind to one another and cooperate well in activities.
Communication: Parents value the high-quality communication they receive about their children's development, both verbal and via an electronic system.
Community Building: Parents speak highly of managers and staff and discuss the positive impact recent changes in management have had on the nursery and the care it provides.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Babies smile and hold out their arms to their nurturing key staff. Older children greet staff and managers enthusiastically before joining their friends and exploring the interesting learning environment staff create.
Safeguarding Training: Comprehensive training opportunities mean all staff complete first-aid training and confidently explain how they manage emergency situations in the nursery.
Play and Learning Integration: Children of all ages are excited to arrive at this friendly nursery. Children of all ages demonstrate high levels of confidence.
Child Safety Management: Management and staff demonstrate robust knowledge of the signs and symptoms that could indicate a child is at risk of harm.
Children's Safety and Security: Comprehensive, daily risk assessments of the setting to ensure the environment is safe for all children.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff are skilled at implementing strategies to support children's understanding of managing risks in their play.
Happiness and Settling: Children of all ages demonstrate high levels of confidence. They engage extremely well with visitors, chatting to them about their families and engaging them in play.
Nutritional Menu: For example, they have recently been reading 'The Little Red Hen'. They recall the characters and discuss what they learned from their actions while baking their own bread to enjoy with soup for tea.
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Step By Step Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Hertfordshire, East of England.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-5 years old.
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Our dedicated team of educators offers a curriculum of challenging and engaging experiences to help kids reach important developmental milestones.
There are many activities to engage curious minds, including as arts and crafts, messy play, sensory play, home corner, and role playing.
The curriculum is created in accordance with the EYFS statutory framework, and our preschoolers have access to extra resources to help them become ready for the next stage of their education.
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There are many activities to engage curious minds, including as arts and crafts, messy play, sensory play, home corner, and role playing.
The curriculum is created in accordance with the EYFS statutory framework, and our preschoolers have access to extra resources to help them become ready for the next stage of their education.
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Holidays 2023/24
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 23rd Oct 2023 - 27th Oct 2023 |
| Winter Holidays | 21st Dec 2023 - 3rd Jan 2024 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 19th Feb 2024 - 23rd Feb 2024 |
| Spring Holidays | 29th Mar 2024 - 12th Apr 2024 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 27th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | 24th 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 - 20th Dec 2023 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2024 - 18th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Term-2 | 24th Feb 2024 - 28th Mar 2024 |
| Summer Term | 13th Apr 2024 - 26th May 2024 |
| Summer Term-2 | 1st Jun 2024 - 23rd Jul 2024 |
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