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Stepping Stones | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Stepping Stones
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Stepping Stones
- Nursery
- Maidstone ME14 1UA
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Requires Improvement
| The quality of education | Requires Improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires Improvement |
| Personal development | Requires Improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires Improvement |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
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Activities: They plan a good range of activities based on children's interests.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff show they are confident and enjoy both adult and peer interactions.
Communication: Parents shared their views on the pre-school with the inspector.
Programs and Resources: Staff support children with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities well.
Staff Training: However, they are not consistently proactive in providing early intervention for children who may benefit from additional support.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are ready to welcome children in and sit close to them, engaging alongside them in their play.
Safeguarding Training: Staff trained in safeguarding training and know what they need to do to keep children safe.
Play and Learning Integration: Children happily come in to the setting and find an activity that they enjoy.
Transition to Primary School: Overall, children make good progress from their starting points.
Diversity Management: Staff ensure they know children's different cultures and support children to investigate these.
Child Safety Management: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Children's Safety and Security: They happily come into the setting and find an activity that they enjoy.
Happiness and Settling: Children take pride in their achievements and enjoy sharing them with staff.
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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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