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Birdwell Playgroup | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Birdwell Playgroup
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Birdwell Playgroup
- Nursery
- Barnsley S70 5XB
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Outstanding
| The quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children enjoy forest-school environment and indoor mud kitchen setup.
Philosophy: Bespoke curriculum with a focus on language and literacy.
Forest School Sessions: Children love forest school activities like building sleighs and discovering insects.
Activities: Children engage in chopping vegetables, rolling balls, and other interactive activities.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Focuses on fine motor skills, vocabulary, and resilience.
Communication: Parents are given information to continue children's learning at home.
Community Building: Parents support playgroup's improvement plan through fundraising.
Programs and Resources: Systems in place for swift intervention and support for SEND children.
Staff Training: Staff support children struggling with changes and help with emotions.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents praise staff; highly knowledgeable about the curriculum.
Safeguarding Training: Highly knowledgeable about safeguarding and local issues such as county lines.
Play and Learning Integration: Children lead their own play and concentrate well during activities.
Transition to Primary School: Children demonstrate independence skills like serving snacks and putting on coats.
Child Safety Management: Children know how to keep themselves safe; staff reinforce safety messages.
Children's Safety and Security: Safeguarding culture where safety is the highest priority.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children know when to wash hands and how to handle scissors safely.
Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and settled, expressing love for forest school.
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Birdwell Playgroup is a Nursery, Nursery located in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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All new childcare providers will be inspected within 30 months of their registration, our goal.
Within six years of their most recent report, we will check them at least once.
We notify childcare facilities, such as nurseries, pre-schools, and playgroups, of the inspection about noon on the business day prior to it.
No later than five days before the inspection, we contact nannies and childminders.
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Within six years of their most recent report, we will check them at least once.
We notify childcare facilities, such as nurseries, pre-schools, and playgroups, of the inspection about noon on the business day prior to it.
No later than five days before the inspection, we contact nannies and childminders.
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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 | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd 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 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
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