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Stepping Stones Pre-school | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Stepping Stones Pre-school
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Stepping Stones Pre-school
- Nursery
- North Northamptonshire NN16 9DH
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Outstanding
| The quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Outstanding |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children have access to visual aids, such as picture cards, to support their understanding of daily routines.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Staff supervise children closely during their activities. They are deployed effectively, and steps are taken to keep children safe.
Activities: Children develop their mathematical skills as they count the spots on ladybirds and find out how many legs spiders have.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children show continued persistence at tasks they find challenging. For example, children use a reference picture to complete complex puzzles. They keep trying, turning the pieces around to see where they might fit.
Communication: Staff work closely with parents to find out about children's experiences at home. They plan activities to help broaden these further.
Community Building: Several parents commented on how delighted their children are to help cook and eat what they've grown at the preschool.
Programs and Resources: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language are learning to be confident communicators.
Staff Training: Staff recognise children who need additional support and carefully respond to their needs. For example, staff identify several children who struggle to regulate their feelings and emotions.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff provide a very warm welcome for all children. Staff swiftly notice children who are upset and provide sensitive reassurance and comfort.
Safeguarding Training: Staff demonstrate a secure understanding of how to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse, and know how to record and report concerns.
Play and Learning Integration: Children independently and cooperatively play together, promoting deeper thinking and creativity.
Transition to Primary School: Parents comment on how delighted their children are to help cook and eat the peas and potatoes they have grown at preschool, showing readiness for primary school tasks.
Child Safety Management: Steps are taken to keep children safe, including supervision during activities and controlling entry and exit points.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff provide sensitive reassurance and comfort, which results in children quickly settling to their play.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn how to use a knife safely to spread toppings on their toast.
Happiness and Settling: Children are excited when they arrive to see what is on offer for them at preschool. Staff provide a very warm welcome for all children.
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Stepping Stones Pre-school is a Nursery, Nursery located in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
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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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