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Puddleducks Childcare | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Puddleducks Childcare
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Puddleducks Childcare
- Nursery
- Egglescliffe TS16 0FG
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| Previous inspection | Not Applicable |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Staff describe how they keep the premises safe and secure. They make sure that all entrances are locked and no unauthorised person can gain entry.
Activities: Staff explain how they provide activities which motivate and interest children. The manager discusses how children are offered a variety of age-appropriate resources to play with. For example, children access cosy areas to relax in and read, art and craft materials to be creative and role-play areas to develop their imaginations.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff encourage children to respect and listen to each other. They describe how they provide activities to help children to share and take turns. Staff explain how they use praise to raise children's self-esteem.
Communication: The manager discusses how staff collect information from parents when children first start. She describes how staff use this information to help children to settle quickly.
Community Building: The manager explains how staff share information with parents. Staff provide information verbally to parents at collection times. They discuss children's care needs and the activities which children enjoy.
Programs and Resources: The manager is experienced in working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She strives to provide an inclusive setting, where all children are welcome.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: The manager explains that she supervises staff and monitors their practice. Staff attend training to enhance their knowledge.
Safeguarding Training: Staff attend regular safeguarding to help them to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse. The manager makes sure that staff know who to contact if they have a concern about a child.
Play and Learning Integration: Staff explain how they provide activities which motivate and interest children. The manager discusses how children are offered a variety of age-appropriate resources to play with.
Transition to Primary School: The manager describes how she liaises with staff at schools where children attend, to complement children's learning.
Child Safety Management: The manager, who is also the provider, describes how staff keep children safe. She explains how staff attend regular safeguarding to help them to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff describe how they keep the premises safe and secure. They make sure that all entrances are locked and no unauthorised person can gain entry.
Nutritional Menu: The manager discusses how children are offered healthy snacks, and are encouraged to drink water and milk to stay hydrated. Staff describe how they involve children in planning menus. For example, children make their own pizzas. The manager explains how staff cater for children's dietary needs and allergies.
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Puddleducks Childcare is a Nursery, Nursery located in County Durham, North East.
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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 | 22nd 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 - 21st Jul 2025 |
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