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Thorns Pre-School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Thorns Pre-School
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Thorns Pre-School
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- Dudley DY5 2JY
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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 | Outstanding |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children show a real fondness for stories as staff use popular books to motivate them to learn.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Staff provide excellent first-hand experiences to help children learn about living things using the on-site pond.
Philosophy: Staff provide excellent first-hand experiences to help children learn about living things.
Forest School Sessions: Staff provide excellent opportunities for children to learn about the natural world and how to keep safe during the forest-school sessions.
Activities: Overall, staff provide a rich range of activities to engage children in learning and to help them make good progress from their starting points.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff engage children during group times and story sessions through using visual aids and props to capture their interest.
Communication: Parents make good use of the discovery and book bags to help extend children's learning at home.
Community Building: Stay-and-play sessions and termly progress reviews are well attended and used effectively by staff to help teach parents how to support their children.
Programs and Resources: The manager uses funding to help support children with SEND. Children benefit from additional staff who provide targeted interventions to improve their communication and language skills.
Staff Training: The manager supports the well-established and experienced staff team through a targeted cycle of supervision and training.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff warmly welcome children who arrive happy and quickly settle into activities.
Safeguarding Training: Staff have a good understanding of child protection policies and procedures and benefit from ongoing training to keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are eager to take part as they learn to count, calculate and recognise shapes.
Transition to Primary School: Staff place a clear focus on preparing children for school and provide a range of experiences to help promote their mathematical and literacy development.
Diversity Management: Staff are inclusive in their approach and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported to help them take part in the experiences available.
Child Safety Management: Detailed risk assessments of the activities provided ensure risk is minimised. Staff are vigilant about children's safety when they use the forest area.
Children's Safety and Security: Children understand the importance of keeping safe around the fire pit and how to use tools safely during the forest-school session.
Happiness and Settling: Staff warmly welcome children who arrive happy and quickly settle into activities.
Nutritional Menu: Staff provide parents with useful information about good oral hygiene, healthy eating and the benefits of being outdoors in the fresh air.
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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 | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 22nd 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 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 21st Jul 2025 |
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