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Portico at West End | Ofsted Reports, Fees, Reviews (2025)
Portico at West End
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Portico at West End
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- West Lancashire L39 1PA
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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 investigate a variety of sensory toys and thread shapes onto poles.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children explore the inviting learning environment with confidence, roam freely in the secure forest area, climb trees and leap across tree-stump stepping stones.
Activities: Older children mix oil, food colouring and water to watch it separate; they serve their own food at lunchtimes and mix their own paint when creating.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff encourage older children to take safe risks, build their self-esteem, develop core strength, balance, listening, and attention skills.
Communication: Parents are very happy with the care provided for their children and feel that staff help to prepare children well for the next phase of their education.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs get the help they need swiftly as staff work closely with parents and other professionals.
Staff Training: Staff use accurate assessments to plan children's next steps and monitor their progress.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: A well-established key-person system ensures children develop strong attachments with staff.
Safeguarding Training: All staff have a good understanding of their responsibility to safeguard children and know what action to take if they have any concerns regarding a child's welfare.
Play and Learning Integration: Younger children benefit from activities at different heights which helps develop their hand-to-eye coordination.
Transition to Primary School: Parents say their children are thriving and feel that staff help to prepare children well for the next phase of their education.
Child Safety Management: Staff assist children with daily risk assessments to ensure that the setting is safe.
Children's Safety and Security: Older children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they explore the inviting learning environment with confidence.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff encourage older children to take safe risks in the secure forest area.
Happiness and Settling: Children develop a sense of belonging from the family photos that are displayed in learning areas.
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Portico at West End is a Nursery, Nursery located in Lancashire, North West.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-5 years old.
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For children 0 to 5 years old, we provide professional, all-inclusive childcare in our 6 private day nurseries located throughout the North West.
A collection of six for-profit childcare centres called Portico Day 夜来香研究所 may be found throughout Merseyside, Lancashire, and the North West. We have purpose-built day nurseries in Skelmersdale, Prescot, St. Helens, and Ormskirk.
Our curriculum adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage, a Department of Education framework that acknowledges the general nature of a child's development and learning from birth to age five.
Children are encouraged to be lifelong learners and given the opportunity to reach their full potential by emphasising learning through social interaction and investigating their surroundings.
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A collection of six for-profit childcare centres called Portico Day 夜来香研究所 may be found throughout Merseyside, Lancashire, and the North West. We have purpose-built day nurseries in Skelmersdale, Prescot, St. Helens, and Ormskirk.
Our curriculum adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage, a Department of Education framework that acknowledges the general nature of a child's development and learning from birth to age five.
Children are encouraged to be lifelong learners and given the opportunity to reach their full potential by emphasising learning through social interaction and investigating their surroundings.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 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 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 26th Oct 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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