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St Mary's Pre-School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
St Mary's Pre-School
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St Mary's Pre-School
- Nursery
- Watford WD18 0EG
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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 | Good |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children demonstrate high levels of confidence, staff encourage children to complete age-appropriate tasks throughout the session.
Activities: Children develop fine motor skills completing regular 'finger-gym' sessions using modelling dough.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff support children's mathematical development in a water activity, children delight at collecting ducks using fishing rods and identifying the numbers on them.
Communication: Parents value the regular communication they receive about children's progress.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs are well supported in the pre-school.
Staff Training: Staff work closely with other professionals to ensure the environment and activities support children to make good progress.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: The manager and staff welcome families warmly, chat enthusiastically with them about how they spent the recent holiday.
Safeguarding Training: All staff complete regular paediatric first-aid training and have access to an online training portal.
Play and Learning Integration: Children develop fine motor skills completing regular 'finger-gym' sessions using modelling dough.
Transition to Primary School: This prepares children well for the routines of school.
Diversity Management: Children develop a good understanding of cultures and ways of life beyond their own.
Child Safety Management: The manager has robust recruitment processes to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe and secure, they form close bonds with one another and the nurturing staff.
Teaching Personal Safety: They explain the correct process to follow when reporting concerns to the appropriate authority.
Happiness and Settling: Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend in the pre-school. They arrive happily and are excited to see their friends.
Nutritional Menu: Children help themselves to a choice of healthy fruit for their snack.
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St Mary's Pre-School is a Nursery, Nursery located in Hertfordshire, East of England.
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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 | 24th Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 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 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
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