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Squirrels Dobcross | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Squirrels Dobcross
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Squirrels Dobcross
- Nursery
- Saddleworth OL3 5BP
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| Previous inspection | Outstanding |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children appreciate this and show confidence when suggesting changes.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: They enjoy free access to the outdoor environment and quickly capitalise on this opportunity by organising their own football matches. The management team and staff risk assess the indoor and outdoor environment effectively each day.
Activities: Children giggle and show excitement as they enter this club. They greet their friends and automatically take their seats for snack time, pointing eagerly at the array of resources already set out for their enjoyment.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children demonstrate impressive behaviour as they speak to staff members with respect and good manners. They show pride as they take on small responsibilities and roles.
Communication: Parents especially appreciate the use of a communication diary which is used to communicate messages between parents, the club and the host school.
Community Building: Staff form genuine, strong and effective partnerships with parents.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff report that they feel 'very happy', 'well supported', 'respected' and 'heard'.
Play and Learning Integration: Children enjoy opportunities to exercise their independence. They show pride as they take on small responsibilities and roles, particularly during snack time.
Diversity Management: Children are highly confident. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in this setting.
Child Safety Management: The manager and the inspector discussed the quality and organisation of the club during a learning walk. The managers ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children by following robust vetting procedures.
Children's Safety and Security: Children are highly confident. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in this setting as they approach expected visitors with obvious self-assurance.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff are aware of their safeguarding responsibilities. They can confidently identify signs and symptoms which may indicate a child is being abused.
Happiness and Settling: Children giggle and show excitement as they enter this club. Children offer visitors fruit from the communal fruit bowl and kindly say 'we will share with you too'.
Nutritional Menu: Children hand out plates and cups, pass out fruit to their friends and pour their own drinks. However, while children do wash their hands before handling food, hygiene practice could be strengthened further during snack time.
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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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