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Stepping Stones | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Stepping Stones
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Stepping Stones
- Nursery
- Cheshire West and Chester CH1 5JG
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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 | Outstanding |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children are happy and settled in all areas of the provision. Staff have high expectations for children to reach their full potential and build self-worth.
Activities: On the whole, staff provide activities based on children's interests and abilities to encourage their ongoing development.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children are helped to develop their speaking skills as staff model words and phrases.
Communication: Key staff work very effectively with parents, health professionals, specialist teachers and other agencies.
Programs and Resources: Children with profound learning difficulties and complex medical needs are successfully included in all aspects of the provision.
Staff Training: Through the use of specialist equipment, children gleefully join in activities, such as play dough, outdoor play, and music and movement.
Safeguarding Training: Staff undertake regular child protection training and discuss examples of effective practice at team meetings.
Play and Learning Integration: Pre-school children relish in opportunities to develop creativity as they explore colors and patterns.
Diversity Management: However, staff do not use what they know about children's different cultures and experiences to meaningfully increase all children's awareness of the traditions and lifestyles of others.
Child Safety Management: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Children's Safety and Security: The manager assesses the risks associated with the individual health care needs of children effectively.
Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and settled in all areas of the provision.
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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 - 22nd 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 | 23rd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
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