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Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)
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Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)
- Nursery
- Buckhurst Hill IG9 5EE
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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 | Inadequate |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children benefit from a range of resources that excite their imaginations and help motivate them to explore, investigate and experiment.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: They play in a safe and welcoming environment.
Activities: Children count and use mathematical language while they play. Children have opportunities to explore colour and predict what is going to happen when they mix different colours together. They enjoy reading and exploring familiar stories.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children are making good progress which prepares them well for the next stage of their education.
Communication: Parents feel that they are well informed about what their children are learning and feel confident to continue this learning at home.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those who receive additional funding, make good progress. Strong professional partnerships and good information sharing with other agencies support these children to reach their full potential.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Babies show curiosity and interest in their environment and benefit from kind and caring staff who engage closely and enthusiastically with them. Children develop strong bonds with staff who know their care needs well.
Safeguarding Training: Staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they have concerns regarding a child's welfare. They are regularly trained to ensure that their skills and knowledge are kept up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Toddlers practice their good handling skills. Older children concentrate well when creating models using construction bricks.
Transition to Primary School: Observation, assessment and planning systems are effective and children are making good progress which prepares them well for the next stage of their education.
Child Safety Management: Risk assessment is effective and staff identify and successfully minimize potential risks indoors and outside. Effective staff deployment means that all children are well supervised and cared for.
Children's Safety and Security: They play in a safe and welcoming environment.
Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and enjoy their time at nursery. They play in a safe and welcoming environment.
Nutritional Menu: Children confidently help themselves to drinks when they are thirsty and they are provided with cooked meals that are healthy and nutritious.
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Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) is a Nursery, Nursery located in Essex, East of England.
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The educational programs at PURPLE LION DAY NURSERIES were created with our childrens needs in mind: to mature and develop in a safe yet stimulating environment.
To find out more about each programme, look below.
Sessions typically relate to the month's subject.
From Granola bars to Pizza Bagels bites or Bread in a bag, children love to get messy and creative during our weekly Creative Cooking Sessions.
Our creative lessons will encourage young children's innate creativity, inventiveness, and curiosity.
Cool Literacy will provide many opportunities for children to explore and identify sound-symbol relationships in meaningful contexts.
Our teachers will work on helping children build a sight vocabulary and maintain a literacy-rich environment for children to engage independently in reading and writing.
Our Spanish & French classes are divided in 2 different session age group to make sure every child has the same opportunity to learn.
The Spanish curriculum will focus on learning about numbers, days of the week, colours, animals, body parts through games, songs and active activities.
Children will also learn how to use non-instruments to create sounds.
Each lesson is planned and adapted to meet the needs of all children and grow their confidence in phonics so that they are prepared for Reception and Phonics Phase 2.
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To find out more about each programme, look below.
Sessions typically relate to the month's subject.
From Granola bars to Pizza Bagels bites or Bread in a bag, children love to get messy and creative during our weekly Creative Cooking Sessions.
Our creative lessons will encourage young children's innate creativity, inventiveness, and curiosity.
Cool Literacy will provide many opportunities for children to explore and identify sound-symbol relationships in meaningful contexts.
Our teachers will work on helping children build a sight vocabulary and maintain a literacy-rich environment for children to engage independently in reading and writing.
Our Spanish & French classes are divided in 2 different session age group to make sure every child has the same opportunity to learn.
The Spanish curriculum will focus on learning about numbers, days of the week, colours, animals, body parts through games, songs and active activities.
Children will also learn how to use non-instruments to create sounds.
Each lesson is planned and adapted to meet the needs of all children and grow their confidence in phonics so that they are prepared for Reception and Phonics Phase 2.
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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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