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Noahs Ark Pre-School
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Noahs Ark Pre-School
- Nursery
- Ipswich IP4 4QE
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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 looking at family photo albums from home to help them feel settled and secure.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children explore the learning opportunities with confidence and make the most of the indoor and outdoor areas, such as using the grass bank in the garden to slide down with friends.
Activities: Children enjoy a variety of activities, including team games of football and sliding down grass banks, which help manage their own risks in a safe environment.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop independence skills by managing their own clothing, zips, fastenings, and self-selecting at snack time.
Communication: Parents feel well informed about their child's day, knowing their child's key person and feeling that staff really care about the children and families.
Community Building: Parents speak highly of the individual settling-in process that supported both their child's needs and their own.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support through individual plans and specific adult-led activities.
Staff Training: Staff work closely with the child's family and other professionals to support children with special educational needs.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children and families are warmly greeted on arrival, and staff know the children and families well.
Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures the whole team attend regular safeguarding training and regularly take part in discussions to keep knowledge up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Children explore learning opportunities with confidence and use props to bring stories to life, making storytelling magical.
Transition to Primary School: Children develop an understanding of their community through regular visits to the local church, nature walks, and the local shop.
Diversity Management: Staff provide effective support for children who speak English as an additional language by asking parents about keywords in their home language and offering storytelling in home languages.
Child Safety Management: There are good systems in place to keep the children and pre-school area safe, even though the building is shared with other users on the upper levels.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff use their knowledge of children's family life to support children to feel safe and secure.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children manage their own risks in a safe environment while playing team games or sliding down grassy banks.
Happiness and Settling: Children feel confident in accessing a variety of activities available and show close attachments to staff, which helps them feel happy and settled.
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Noahs Ark Pre-School is a Nursery, Nursery located in Suffolk, East of England.
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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 | 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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