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East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School
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East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School
- Nursery
- Bideford EX39 4BL
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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 enjoy choosing from the wide range of resources available.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children play freely inside and outside with safe and suitable equipment.
Philosophy: The provision is good.
Activities: Children enjoy a variety of creative activities like using play dough, painting, and playing imaginative games.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop skills such as balancing, climbing, cutting, and mathematical ideas through various activities.
Communication: Parents value how staff communicate about their children's learning.
Community Building: Information is shared at drop-off and collection times, fostering strong relationships.
Programs and Resources: Staff work together with parents and other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Staff Training: Staff are trained to assess children's learning and understand what children need to learn next.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents comment on how welcoming the staff are.
Safeguarding Training: All staff attend training to support their understanding of keeping children safe from harm.
Play and Learning Integration: Children play with water and use tools like magnifying glasses, enhancing cognitive and motor skills.
Transition to Primary School: Teachers from schools visit the pre-school to get to know the children.
Child Safety Management: Staff provide a safe environment for children, ensuring they learn to ride bikes safely and supervising water play.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel secure due to warm relationships with staff.
Happiness and Settling: Children settle quickly into the pre-school and enjoy the activities.
Nutritional Menu: Staff provide healthy fruit snacks which children choose.
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East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School is a Nursery, Nursery located in Devon, South West.
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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.
Receive East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School report notifications.
Only when we release a new report will you get an email notice.
You may find out how we use your personal information by reading our privacy notice, Contacting or Working with Ofsted.
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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 | 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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