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Cherhill Preschool
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Cherhill Preschool
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- Cherhill SN11 8XX
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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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Diverse Books and Toys: Children develop a love of books as they share stories with staff, talking about the characters. For example, children identify and describe the woodland animals found in their story and enthusiastically search for them outside.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children move freely around the rooms to explore and develop their own ideas. They develop close friendships with others. Children show great enjoyment in building homes for woodland creatures using various tools, sticks and mud. Children have ample opportunities to balance on logs, climb trees and develop their understanding of playing safely.
Forest School Sessions: Children develop curiosity about the wider world, for example, as they engage in daily forest school sessions. The forest leader is passionate about providing rich and exciting opportunities for children to explore the woodland, as well as developing their physical skills.
Activities: Children are keen to learn and show their interest in the activities provided. They develop a love of books and engage actively in art activities. Most of the time, children show high levels of engagement and motivation to learn during activities.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children make good progress across all areas of learning. They have opportunities to learn about shape, size, colour, and number throughout everyday activities. However, staff miss chances to fully engage the youngest children in outdoor learning.
Communication: Staff use electronic communications with parents to ensure information is shared effectively. Parents comment on the 'great relationships' staff have with children, and the progress their child has made since starting at the setting.
Staff Training: Staff are deployed well within the setting and constantly risk assess the environment to ensure children are safe and secure.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children have formed secure emotional attachments with all staff. Staff act as positive role models and provide regular opportunities for children to revisit the rules of the setting. They speak gently to children, particularly where they need more emotional support.
Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures that staff keep their child protection knowledge up to date through regular training. All staff are aware of how to identify and report any concerns they may have regarding the children. This includes wider safeguarding issues such as radicalisation.
Play and Learning Integration: Children develop their understanding of playing safely, and they grow in confidence as they access the well-resourced environment indoors and outside. Play is integrated into their learning as they make progress across different areas of development.
Transition to Primary School: Children are developing the skills and knowledge they need to be well prepared for school. They independently put on their coats and wellies, wash their hands before mealtimes, and sit and eat meals with friends.
Child Safety Management: Staff are deployed well within the setting and constantly risk assess the environment to ensure children are safe and secure.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel secure in the nursery environment, forming secure emotional attachments with staff. They grow in confidence and independence.
Teaching Personal Safety: For example, the staff teach the children how to handle sticks with care.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive at the pre-school eager and excited for their day to begin. They are happy and busy throughout the day.
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Cherhill Preschool is a Nursery, Nursery located in Wiltshire County, South West.
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In our village hall, Cherhill Preschool was established in 1978 as a sessional playgroup. After 18 months of fundraising and arduous labour, we finally moved into our own space in the Cherhill C of E School grounds in 2006. We combined with Heddington Preschool in 2019 and are now able to provide childcare at two excellent locations. The manager is in charge of the team of fully trained employees that deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. We adhere to "The Curiosity Approach" in our environment because we think of ourselves as "an extension of home, not a watered-down school." Children have access to a wide range of educational possibilities, including hikes around the village, planting seeds, and classes on nature and the environment. In addition to running forest school sessions in the primary school's sensory garden, the preschool offers PE classes and music/singing time. We are thrilled to be able to provide full-day care for up to 27 children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years in our current facilities. Care is available year-round in both settings. To observe how much fun our kids have learning through play, we invite you to stop by and take a look around with your kid.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 24th 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 | 25th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 23rd 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 - 24th Jul 2025 |
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