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Mowden Pre-School
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Mowden Pre-School
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- Darlington DL3 9QG
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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 relish the space the outdoor area provides. They confidently negotiate obstacles as they move around the different areas of the garden.
Activities: Children plan together how to get a weighted sack of imaginary turnips onto a barrow. They decide where to position themselves to hold the sack and that all children need to pull the sack at the same time.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use their detailed knowledge of every child to plan a curriculum that provides children with enjoyable experiences, which excite and stimulate them to learn.
Communication: Parents are very complimentary about the service the pre-school provides. They praise the commitment of staff for the progress their children are making.
Community Building: Parents appreciate the flexibility for children's attendance to accommodate their working hours. In particular, the parents of children with SEND value the high level of support given to themselves and their children.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have very high levels of recognition and support. Staff are proactive in ensuring that they work in partnership with a wide range of other professionals to enable children to make the best possible progress in all their areas of development.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff know children very well and ensure that their favourite resources are available from the very moment their day begins.
Safeguarding Training: Secure policies and regular staff training strengthen all aspects of safeguarding practice.
Play and Learning Integration: For example, they know when to stand back to give children the opportunities to demonstrate their can-do attitude to learning.
Diversity Management: Children show high levels of respect towards each other. They willingly share resources and invite children into their play.
Child Safety Management: The manager and staff ensure that the premises are secure at all times and any potential hazards to children's safety are identified and minimised.
Children's Safety and Security: This helps children to feel safe and secure in the pre-school.
Happiness and Settling: Children settle quickly into this exceptionally well-resourced and welcoming environment.
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Mowden Pre-School is a Nursery, Nursery located in County Durham, North East.
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At Mowden Pre-School, we strive to give your children after their third birthday a safe, secure, and joyful environment with all-around individual attention in a nurturing, warm-hearted, stimulating environment.
Our organisation is run by a volunteer committee, registered with Ofsted, and a member of the Early Years Learning Alliance. We are also a registered charity.
For more than 30 years, Mowden Pre-School has been in operation out of Mowden Infant School.
We are able to give our kids a really warm and caring environment, as well as a great start on education and social skills, thanks to our staff and parents.
In December 2017, Ofsted gave us an excellent rating.
Each session can accommodate up to 30 kids.
As we are a very popular Pre-School, please add your child's name to our waiting list as soon as possible.
At Mowden Pre-School, we take pride in offering your child the best possible early care and education.
In order to prepare them for when they leave early years and transition to primary education, we assist them in being more adaptive within a learning environment.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are considering enrolling your child with us or if you have any questions regarding our faculty or curriculum.
You can add your child's name to the waiting list at any age since we maintain one for openings.
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Our organisation is run by a volunteer committee, registered with Ofsted, and a member of the Early Years Learning Alliance. We are also a registered charity.
For more than 30 years, Mowden Pre-School has been in operation out of Mowden Infant School.
We are able to give our kids a really warm and caring environment, as well as a great start on education and social skills, thanks to our staff and parents.
In December 2017, Ofsted gave us an excellent rating.
Each session can accommodate up to 30 kids.
As we are a very popular Pre-School, please add your child's name to our waiting list as soon as possible.
At Mowden Pre-School, we take pride in offering your child the best possible early care and education.
In order to prepare them for when they leave early years and transition to primary education, we assist them in being more adaptive within a learning environment.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are considering enrolling your child with us or if you have any questions regarding our faculty or curriculum.
You can add your child's name to the waiting list at any age since we maintain one for openings.
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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 | 24th Feb 2025 - 28th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 21st 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 - 23rd Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 1st Mar 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 20th Jul 2025 |
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