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Squirrels Nursery
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Squirrels Nursery
- Nursery
- Kidderminster DY11 7JJ
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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 independently select from the well-resourced environment.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children enjoy being physically active in the garden, riding around on wheeled toys and learning to negotiate the grassed slope.
Activities: Children develop their imagination, pretending to cook and serve food to staff and visitors using the toy kitchen. They enjoy joining in with music-and-movement sessions.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have high expectations for all children. The curriculum provided is well planned and sequenced to build on what children already know and can do.
Communication: Parents are extremely happy with the care and education their children receive. They are kept informed of their children's progress through an online application and daily conversations and discussions.
Community Building: The manager has established excellent links with the local community, supporting families to access local services as needed.
Programs and Resources: Staff have formed good links with other professionals to help plan targets for children with SEND. This helps to close any gaps in learning and helps them to make the progress they are capable of.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are happy and settled in this welcoming and friendly nursery. Staff are kind and caring and respond well to children's individual needs.
Safeguarding Training: Managers and staff have a good understanding of child protection issues and know the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect.
Play and Learning Integration: Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning. They engage well and persevere with their play, proudly showing staff what they have created.
Transition to Primary School: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress in their learning. They are developing the skills needed to support them in their future learning, including moving onto school.
Diversity Management: Keywords in home languages are used to help children feel settled and secure.
Child Safety Management: Effective risk assessment now ensures children are well supervised and the premises are safe and secure.
Children's Safety and Security: The provider took swift and decisive action to help prevent a reoccurrence.
Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and settled in this welcoming and friendly nursery.
Nutritional Menu: Staff promote healthy lifestyles to children. They encourage parents to provide healthy choices in their packed lunch. Good hygiene routines are followed.
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About Us
Squirrels Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
This nursery accepts children from 2-4 years old.
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An independent Christian organisation called YMCA Worcestershire works to improve local neighbourhoods.
Our goal is to make it possible for everyone to live, learn, and collaborate in order to create a better future for health, mind, and spirit.
We are a neighbourhood nonprofit that has served the needs of local communities and youth since 1869. Every young person should be able to reach their full potential, in our opinion.
Distinctive With respect and an awareness of their needs, we warmly welcome people of all religions and none.
Loving We shall put love, kindness, and compassion into practise.
Sincere We'll fight against social injustice and discrimination while trying to help others.
We're determined to act morally. Think creatively and never give up.
Reflective We shall support people who are marginalised or excluded.
Sincere We'll try to foster the growth of the entire person.
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Our goal is to make it possible for everyone to live, learn, and collaborate in order to create a better future for health, mind, and spirit.
We are a neighbourhood nonprofit that has served the needs of local communities and youth since 1869. Every young person should be able to reach their full potential, in our opinion.
Distinctive With respect and an awareness of their needs, we warmly welcome people of all religions and none.
Loving We shall put love, kindness, and compassion into practise.
Sincere We'll fight against social injustice and discrimination while trying to help others.
We're determined to act morally. Think creatively and never give up.
Reflective We shall support people who are marginalised or excluded.
Sincere We'll try to foster the growth of the entire person.
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Holidays & terms
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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