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Dragonflies Preschool
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Dragonflies Preschool
- Nursery
- Axminster EX13 5BE
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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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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children move freely between the playroom and outdoor area, leading their play. They enjoy planned and spontaneous walks in the school grounds to explore the natural environment and to collect resources for their imaginative play.
Activities: Staff deliver a broad and interesting curriculum with a focus on outdoor learning. Children enjoy many activities within the school grounds and outings in the local community to enhance their understanding of the world.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children learn new words regularly to build their vocabulary, such as through their topical discussions, stories they read and colours in creative play.
Communication: Parents express extremely positive views of the provision, in particular the excellent communication from staff in person and on-line.
Community Building: Children join activities with the community centre members and visit the local museum.
Programs and Resources: Staff provide targeted activities to help those needing additional support in their development. For example, staff sign, use flashcards and provide one-to-one and small-group sessions to help children build their language skills.
Staff Training: Staff attend training regularly to help them keep up to date with safeguarding issues and procedures.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children benefit from the very welcoming and nurturing environment.
Safeguarding Training: Staff attend training regularly to help them keep up to date with safeguarding issues and procedures.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff deliver a broad and interesting curriculum with a focus on outdoor learning.
Transition to Primary School: Staff help children to gain the skills they need in readiness for starting school.
Diversity Management: Staff provide targeted activities to help those needing additional support in their development. For example, staff sign, use flashcards and provide one-to-one and small-group sessions to help children build their language skills.
Child Safety Management: Staff provide a safe and secure environment in which they supervise children closely.
Children's Safety and Security: Children arrive happy and keen to attend, settle well and feel safe and secure.
Teaching Personal Safety: They help children to learn about keeping themselves safe, such as how to behave safely on walks and the risks of fire.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive happy and keen to attend, settle well and feel safe and secure.
Nutritional Menu: Children learn about the importance of developing healthy lifestyles. They eat healthy meals and snacks together.
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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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