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Over the Rainbow Playschool | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Over the Rainbow Playschool
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Over the Rainbow Playschool
- Nursery
- North Horsham RH12 5PP
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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 spend a significant amount of their day outdoors. They develop their core strength and agility as they run, balance and ride bikes in the outdoor environment.
Activities: Children have a positive attitude to learning and show high levels of enjoyment and curiosity. For example, they fully immerse themselves in a sensory activity outdoors.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Older children are encouraged to develop early mathematical skills while playing together with sand. Younger children prepare their hands for writing by developing their fine motor skills. They use a variety of spoons and scoops to carefully measure out the sand into different sized containers.
Communication: Parents speak highly of staff and the caring, supportive relationships that staff have with the children. They value the regular communication they receive through an online programme and feel completely involved in their child's learning journey.
Community Building: Parents speak highly of staff and the caring, supportive relationships that staff have with the children.
Programs and Resources: Overall, children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress.
Staff Training: The special educational needs coordinator (SENDCo) is passionate and knowledgeable about her role. She is vigilant to any signs that a child might need additional support. Individual care plans are detailed and shared with all staff. Children who speak English as an additional language or who are delayed in their speech receive focused support. Children with SEND make good progress.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children develop strong relationships with staff at this warm and nurturing setting. They arrive happy and are keen to explore the activities on offer.
Safeguarding Training: Staff demonstrate a secure understanding of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk from harm. They know how to report concerns, including allegations, to the designated safeguarding lead and if required to local safeguarding partners.
Play and Learning Integration: Overall, children are engaged in their learning experiences. They are curious and active in their learning.
Transition to Primary School: Older children are learning important skills to get them ready for school.
Child Safety Management: Staff carry out risk assessments daily, to ensure that the environment remains safe and secure. This helps to reduce and minimise any potential hazards.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff carry out risk assessments daily, to ensure that the environment remains safe and secure.
Happiness and Settling: Children develop strong relationships with staff at this warm and nurturing setting. They arrive happy and are keen to explore the activities on offer.
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Over the Rainbow Playschool is a Nursery, Nursery located in West Sussex, South East.
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Children from the age of two through school age attend the privately operated playschool Over the Rainbow. The playschool was founded in 1996 and has always been located in the Community Center. Since this period, there has only been one change of ownership, which occurred in 2009.
The majority of our staff members are mothers themselves, so they not only possess the credentials (to at least level 3) required to be a Childcare Professional, but they also have first-hand knowledge of raising kids. Our minimal staff turnover enables us to form strong bonds with the kids and their families, which, in our opinion, greatly contributes to the growth of the child.
We think we provide a warm, welcoming environment that enables all kids to learn and grow, to become sociable, independent, and school-ready.
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The majority of our staff members are mothers themselves, so they not only possess the credentials (to at least level 3) required to be a Childcare Professional, but they also have first-hand knowledge of raising kids. Our minimal staff turnover enables us to form strong bonds with the kids and their families, which, in our opinion, greatly contributes to the growth of the child.
We think we provide a warm, welcoming environment that enables all kids to learn and grow, to become sociable, independent, and school-ready.
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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 - 2nd Sep 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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