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Hopscotch Preschool | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Hopscotch Preschool
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Hopscotch Preschool
- Nursery
- Ferndown Town BH22 8XH
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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 of all ages benefit from safe and secure play areas in which they choose and lead their own play freely.
Forest School Sessions: Includes enriching activities to extend children's experiences, such as forest-school sessions.
Activities: Staff provide a broad and interesting curriculum to help all children make good progress.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff adapt activities to meet children's developmental needs and provide challenges to build on their learning.
Communication: Staff monitor and assess children's progress well from the start in partnership with parents.
Programs and Resources: The provision for children with SEND is excellent. The special educational needs coordinator and staff all work closely with parents and other professionals to include and meet each child's individual needs.
Staff Training: Staff undertaking specific training to meet children's medical and learning needs.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children form close and trusting relationships with the dedicated staff who take care to get to know their individual needs and routines to meet these consistently.
Safeguarding Training: Staff have a good understanding of their safeguarding roles and responsibilities and keep their knowledge up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: All children develop good physical skills. Toddlers and older children ride wheeled toys outside, run, climb and use tools to create and develop their hand muscles.
Transition to Primary School: Staff help children to gain self-confidence, independence and the skills they need to support their move to school.
Child Safety Management: Staff teach children how to keep themselves safe from harm through, for example, discussing safe behaviour expectations and teaching children the importance of wearing helmets when riding bicycles.
Happiness and Settling: Children are extremely happy and settled.
Nutritional Menu: Staff encourage healthy eating and teach children the importance of good dental care to support healthy lifestyles.
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Hopscotch Preschool is a Nursery, Nursery located in Dorset County, South West.
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Hopscotch Pre-school and Nursery provides pre-school instruction for children as young as three months old with a staff that is warm, approachable, and well qualified. We provide full childcare (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) for 50 weeks out of the year or term-only care. We accept employee benefit childcare coupons as well as the 30 hours of free childcare offered to working parents over a two-year period. We can give our "Hopscotchers" the optimum environment for development and growth thanks to our specially designed building. We have three contemporary classrooms, each with a unique outside play space. Little Raindrops is our exclusive daycare centre for kids aged three months to two years. Our middle room, Rainbow, is for kids between the ages of two and three. Our pre-school area for kids starting school the next year is called Sunshine.
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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 | 24th 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 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
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