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Hollies Woodthorpe Drive Day Nursery
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Hollies Woodthorpe Drive Day Nursery
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- Gedling NG3 5JL
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Not Applicable |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children are welcomed into nursery by the caring and attentive staff. They embrace the many opportunities provided for them to be physically active. Children discuss their experience at the forest school with a member of staff.
Forest School Sessions: Children discuss their experience at the forest school with a member of staff. They talk about how they build stick men, climb rope bridges, and play hide and seek.
Activities: Toddlers carefully hold onto the rail as they negotiate the changing levels of an outside walkway. Pre-school children are agile and confidently climb the slide, pedal trikes, and jump on tyres. Babies squeal with delight as they climb the steps to the 'baby gym' and slide down the other side.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children behave exceptionally well, and are motivated to have a go and persevere in their chosen activity. Staff use effective teaching techniques and questioning, to engage children in their play and to extend their knowledge.
Communication: Staff take steps to support children who speak English as an additional language. They work together with parents to extend children's development of English.
Programs and Resources: Staff take steps to support children who speak English as an additional language. They work together with parents to extend children's development of English.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are welcomed into nursery by the caring and attentive staff.
Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff have a strong understanding of their responsibility to report concerns about children's safety. They complete regular safeguarding training, including the 'Prevent' duty.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are enthusiastic learners, who thrive when they are presented with new experiences. They play together purposefully as they explore activities and work out problems in games.
Diversity Management: Staff take steps to support children who speak English as an additional language. They work together with parents to extend children's development of English.
Child Safety Management: The manager and staff have a strong understanding of their responsibility to report concerns about children's safety. Staff carry out risk assessments to provide a safe environment for children to play in.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe & secure in a nursery, demonstrated by their behavior to have a go and persevere in their chosen activity.
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Hollies Woodthorpe Drive Day Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
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The fourth nursery to join the Hollies family, Hollies West Bridgford, launched in 2017, making us the ideal choice for exceptional childcare in South Nottingham.
The largest outdoor play area in West Bridgford may be found at Hollies, which is located on Loughborough Road.
The environment at Hollies West Bridgford is serene and neutral, providing the ideal setting for kids to express their thoughts and creativity without being overstimulated.
Our peaceful place was created with the intention of providing a comfortable atmosphere.
Parents are welcome to drop by at any time and interact with their kids in a setting that seems safe, relaxed, and tranquil thanks to comfy seats, a mantelpiece, family photos, and soft lighting.
We spend as much time as we can outside because we are aware that kids like playing there.
The spacious garden at Hollies West Bridgford provides lots of room, as well as possibilities for young explorers to utilise their imaginations and a tonne of play equipment.
Our skilled nursery cook freshly prepares all of our meals on-site.
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The largest outdoor play area in West Bridgford may be found at Hollies, which is located on Loughborough Road.
The environment at Hollies West Bridgford is serene and neutral, providing the ideal setting for kids to express their thoughts and creativity without being overstimulated.
Our peaceful place was created with the intention of providing a comfortable atmosphere.
Parents are welcome to drop by at any time and interact with their kids in a setting that seems safe, relaxed, and tranquil thanks to comfy seats, a mantelpiece, family photos, and soft lighting.
We spend as much time as we can outside because we are aware that kids like playing there.
The spacious garden at Hollies West Bridgford provides lots of room, as well as possibilities for young explorers to utilise their imaginations and a tonne of play equipment.
Our skilled nursery cook freshly prepares all of our meals on-site.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st 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 | 30th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th 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 - 29th Jul 2025 |
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