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Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester)
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Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester)
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- Colchester CO4 9GF
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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 | Inadequate |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children develop a love of books.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children confidently get their own fresh drinking water and enjoy playing outside in the garden.
Activities: Children create aeroplanes from construction toys that they 'fly' around the room, pretending to be fighter pilots.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children practise their mathematical skills, write simple sums, and receive praise from staff.
Communication: Parents are happy with the regular updates from staff about children's achievements and progress.
Programs and Resources: Staff identify children with special educational needs and make referrals where necessary.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children constantly receive lots of praise from staff, which raises self-esteem and confidence.
Safeguarding Training: Staff understand the dangers posed to children from radicalisation or extremist behaviors.
Play and Learning Integration: Children use tweezers to pick up bugs from baskets with string woven into a web-like structure.
Transition to Primary School: Children enjoy looking at photo booklets containing pictures of their new schools and the teacher.
Child Safety Management: The deputy manager and inspector discussed the safety and suitability of the premises.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff have a good understanding of child protection to help ensure children鈥檚 safety or welfare.
Happiness and Settling: Children cuddle up to staff to listen to their favorite stories.
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Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester) is a Nursery, Nursery located in Essex, East of England.
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A group of parents and health visitors founded the pre-school in April 1997. It was housed in a prefabricated structure and opened three mornings a week with three staff members. Our programmes quickly expanded to ten each week, offering both morning and afternoon sessions, as the neighbourhood grew.
In 2008, the Bluebell Resource Centre opened, and we relocated to a specially constructed room within it. We are now open ten sessions a week, Monday through Friday, with eight staff members on duty.
As the neighbourhood continued to grow and our own pre-school was fully enrolled, we made the decision to open a second location on the grounds of a nearby primary school. Ten lessons per week are offered at our second location, which debuted in November 2010.
After the thirty-hour grant was implemented, we searched for ways to use it. We rearranged our sessions to make room for a lunch club, allowing us to provide full-day care for our parents. We provide both the 15-hour and 30-hour subsidised programmes in both of our settings.
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In 2008, the Bluebell Resource Centre opened, and we relocated to a specially constructed room within it. We are now open ten sessions a week, Monday through Friday, with eight staff members on duty.
As the neighbourhood continued to grow and our own pre-school was fully enrolled, we made the decision to open a second location on the grounds of a nearby primary school. Ten lessons per week are offered at our second location, which debuted in November 2010.
After the thirty-hour grant was implemented, we searched for ways to use it. We rearranged our sessions to make room for a lunch club, allowing us to provide full-day care for our parents. We provide both the 15-hour and 30-hour subsidised programmes in both of our settings.
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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 | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd 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 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
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