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Simba's Den
- Nursery
- Bulwick NN17 3DY
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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 | Not Applicable |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: The environment is well resourced, children have lots of opportunities to explore, both indoors and outdoors.
Activities: Children enjoy travelling in the cargo bike when they visit the forest school, where they have created a bug hotel and have the opportunity to cook on the campfire.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use planned and spontaneous activities to support children to extend their mathematical knowledge, such as counting forks and naming cup colors.
Communication: Parents receive regular feedback about their children's progress and are slowly being welcomed back into the setting following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community Building: Staff have provided some specific events in the forest school to bring parents back together.
Programs and Resources: Leaders recently created a family worker role to ensure sustained support for parents.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff know the children very well and help form strong relationships with staff; consequently, children feel safe, happy, and secure.
Safeguarding Training: Staff are required to complete regular training to ensure their knowledge of safeguarding issues remains up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are curious, interested and motivated to join the activities provided. They are confident to initiate conversations with staff.
Transition to Primary School: Sometimes children struggle to share and take turns, which may impact their social skills as they move on to school.
Child Safety Management: The premises are secure and well maintained, which contributes to keeping children safe.
Happiness and Settling: Children feel safe, happy, and secure due to attentive staff.
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About Us
Simba's Den is a Nursery, Nursery located in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
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Come and learn about forest school while you and your kids enjoy the forest's attractions.
You may hear about forest school methods and how kids benefit from being outside at this event, which is held in our own private woodlands.
We were overjoyed to have our parents join us in celebrating our graduation.
The kids love riding our brand-new eco-cargo bikes, which we've been using since June.
All parents have received an email with a link to our winter uniform list, which can also be downloaded from our website's forest school page. The extra pair of socks makes a huge difference, and the kids are loving the winter forest school experiences.
At the nursery, the holiday season was beautiful, and the forest school celebration was fantastic.
We consider ourselves quite fortunate to have a private woodland area, and the nursery kids gain from weekly trips there.
We hosted the first-ever family forest school during the Christmas season. We appreciate the support from all of our families and employees, and we plan to have another event very soon.
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You may hear about forest school methods and how kids benefit from being outside at this event, which is held in our own private woodlands.
We were overjoyed to have our parents join us in celebrating our graduation.
The kids love riding our brand-new eco-cargo bikes, which we've been using since June.
All parents have received an email with a link to our winter uniform list, which can also be downloaded from our website's forest school page. The extra pair of socks makes a huge difference, and the kids are loving the winter forest school experiences.
At the nursery, the holiday season was beautiful, and the forest school celebration was fantastic.
We consider ourselves quite fortunate to have a private woodland area, and the nursery kids gain from weekly trips there.
We hosted the first-ever family forest school during the Christmas season. We appreciate the support from all of our families and employees, and we plan to have another event very soon.
Holidays & terms
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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