Nursery
Busy Otters
- Nursery
- Ottery St. Mary EX11 1HY
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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 | Not Applicable |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children freely explore the outdoor area and staff support them to take appropriate risks.
Activities: Children use paintbrushes to uncover fossils, and staff introduce and discuss new language.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff introduce mathematical language by discussing the size of bones.
Communication: Staff communicate with parents regarding their children's progress through an online system.
Community Building: Parents say they feel well informed, including throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Programs and Resources: Children with SEND are supported well, with individual educational plans and strategies.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff have developed warm, caring relationships with children.
Safeguarding Training: All staff have completed relevant safeguarding training and are aware of wider safeguarding issues.
Play and Learning Integration: Children develop physical skills as they learn to balance on an obstacle course.
Transition to Primary School: Staff have established good links with the local school to support transitions.
Child Safety Management: Managers and staff ensure that children are well cared for in a safe environment.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive happy and settle quickly in a well-organised environment.
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Busy Otters is a Nursery, Nursery located in Devon, South West.
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Ottery St. Mary and the surrounding neighbourhood can attend Busy Otters, a preschool administered locally. The committee-run organisation was initially registered in 1987 and recently became a charitable corporation (CIO). Our accounts can be found here. We are a recognised charity with the tax identification numbers 1177677 (CIO) and 1023260 (Old Organization). The Early Year's Alliance (formerly Preschool Alliance) model constitution, which is available here, is used as the basis for our governance document. Our most recent inspection report is available online, and our Ofsted number is EY560108 / EY421724. Please be aware that although this displays the setting as "closed," this is not the reality! However, as a result of being a CIO, we now have the new number EY560108. The committee assists with fundraising while the trustees oversee the operation of the preschool. We are all the parents of Busy Otter students, both present and former. We give freely of our time because we wish to contribute to the improvement of this environment.
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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 | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 28th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 3rd 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 - 27th Jul 2025 |
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