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Smart Start Child Care | Ofsted Reports, Fees, Reviews (2025)
Smart Start Child Care
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Smart Start Child Care
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- Birmingham B34 6HE
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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: The nursery has a good range of books accessible to children.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children are cared for in a spacious and stimulating environment that is safe and secure.
Activities: Children enjoy activities planned that help them to explore their senses.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: All children make good progress in their communication and language skills.
Communication: Staff keep parents updated about their children's daily routines and learning verbally and via online journals.
Community Building: Parents state that their children are happy and settled at the nursery and appreciate the staff's efforts.
Programs and Resources: Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities extremely well.
Staff Training: They work with external professionals and parents to plan targets for these children.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents say the staff are 'brilliant' and they would not send their children anywhere else.
Safeguarding Training: All staff have a good knowledge of the setting's safeguarding policy and keep their training up to date.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are busy and engaged, having fun playing with activities laid out for them.
Transition to Primary School: Children are provided with a range of healthy and nutritious food throughout the day.
Diversity Management: Children develop an understanding of the wider world as they learn about Black history and celebrate Halloween.
Child Safety Management: The premises are safe and secure with regular risk assessments.
Children's Safety and Security: Children demonstrate that they feel safe as they move around and access toys and resources.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff encourage children to think about the effect of sugar on their teeth.
Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and content at this welcoming nursery.
Nutritional Menu: Children are provided with a range of healthy and nutritious food, including cuisines from around the world.
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Smart Start Child Care is a Nursery, Nursery located in West Midlands County, West Midlands.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-4.3 years old.
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At Smart Start Childcare, we want to give your child a nurturing environment where they can learn and grow.
Our strategy is based on your child's interests and listening to your child's voice while providing learning opportunities that are organic and grounded in reality.
Poachers Pocket, a lovely grade 2 listed old farmhouse where Smart Start Childcare is housed, has a guarded entrance and is surrounded by lovely woodland and vegetation. We are only 6 miles from Birmingham, yet the nursery's secure surroundings make you think you're miles away. With the carefully supervised play area, your kids can enjoy our more than 1 acre of ground. We have plenty of parking so you can drop your kids off at the nursery with ease.
SSC offers daycare for infants and older. We provide fantastic, entertaining days loaded with activities for your child, helping them learn and make a tonne of new friends. We have a fantastic outdoor area with lots of learning opportunities. Including a special garden for babies and toddlers, a place for forest school, a sizable grass for kids to play on, and much more! Please stop by to see us and our lovely classrooms.
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Our strategy is based on your child's interests and listening to your child's voice while providing learning opportunities that are organic and grounded in reality.
Poachers Pocket, a lovely grade 2 listed old farmhouse where Smart Start Childcare is housed, has a guarded entrance and is surrounded by lovely woodland and vegetation. We are only 6 miles from Birmingham, yet the nursery's secure surroundings make you think you're miles away. With the carefully supervised play area, your kids can enjoy our more than 1 acre of ground. We have plenty of parking so you can drop your kids off at the nursery with ease.
SSC offers daycare for infants and older. We provide fantastic, entertaining days loaded with activities for your child, helping them learn and make a tonne of new friends. We have a fantastic outdoor area with lots of learning opportunities. Including a special garden for babies and toddlers, a place for forest school, a sizable grass for kids to play on, and much more! Please stop by to see us and our lovely classrooms.
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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 | 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 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 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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