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The Railway Nursery
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The Railway Nursery
- Nursery
- Stockport SK7 2DZ
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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 visit the library and choose books to take back to the nursery to share with their friends.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Leaders continuously identify ways to enhance the nursery environment, such as the outdoor area, to improve children's experiences.
Philosophy: Leaders have an ambitious curriculum that gives children the knowledge and skills they need for their next stage in learning.
Forest School Sessions: Children learn to take risks and explore the natural environment during forest school sessions.
Activities: Staff plan meaningful learning opportunities that support children to build on what they already know and can do. They enjoy taking regular trips to the train station and travel on the train. Children recently enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff model different words to support children's growing vocabulary, and introduce new concepts.
Communication: Parents feel that they are a part of their children's experience at nursery. Staff share important information effectively.
Community Building: Parents speak very highly of the nursery and feel confident to continue supporting children's learning at home.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported very well with tailored plans and strategies.
Staff Training: Staff access a wealth of valuable training courses tailored to meet the needs of every child.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Interactions between staff and children are of high quality and contribute to each child's individual learning needs.
Safeguarding Training: Staff are trained in paediatric first aid and have a thorough understanding of how to carry out first-aid treatment.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are making excellent progress in all areas of learning and development.
Transition to Primary School: Leaders have an ambitious curriculum that prepares children for their next stage in learning.
Diversity Management: Children articulate themselves effectively to staff, who listen and encourage them to share their feelings.
Child Safety Management: Leaders and staff have an excellent knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
Children's Safety and Security: There is an emergency evacuation procedure practised and understood by staff and children.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn lots of different ways to keep themselves healthy.
Happiness and Settling: Children thrive in this nursery, are happy, safe, and have excellent attitudes towards learning.
Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy eating nutritious home-cooked meals together at the table.
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The Railway Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Greater Manchester, North West.
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We are a family-owned company that offers a cosy nursery in the middle of Bramhall.
The building has undergone deliberate renovation to create a unique and wonderful place for kids to play, learn, and explore.
We provide 30 spaces in a dynamic atmosphere with a wide outdoor space and a cutting-edge sensory room for kids ages 3 months to 5 years.
We stayed focused on the end result鈥攃reating a nursery that seems like a home away from home where kids may feel at ease and happy鈥攁s we worked through the remodelling.
In our first inspection, Ofsted gave us an Outstanding rating in all areas, and the inspectors' report praises our outstanding staff. Children and newborns have wonderful possibilities to explore and learn in a dynamic and excellent environment.
It can be difficult and upsetting to find the ideal nursery for you and your family.
To ensure the transition from your child's home environment to nursery is as seamless as possible, we offer a thorough settling in process for all of our families. This process begins with a home visit and continues with a variety of settling in sessions that are personalised to each child.
We are fortunate to be situated close to a magnificent area of natural woodland, which we use as our base for our lessons. Ceri is a Level 3 Qualified Forest School Leader. Children have options and possibilities to develop their personalities and abilities in a serene, natural setting thanks to the Forest School atmosphere, which takes away the distractions and barriers of modern life.
We have a strong commitment to provide the best possible start for kids in our environment.
We shall never lose sight of the relationship between the calibre of our services and how they affect the growth and learning of children.
Our children are the community's future, and we are fortunate to be able to influence that destiny.
With outstanding facilities and a wonderful outdoor space, we have established a welcoming, intimate, home-away-from-home atmosphere that gives every child a secure yet engaging setting.
As may be seen on the map below, we are situated very adjacent to the Bramhall train station.
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The building has undergone deliberate renovation to create a unique and wonderful place for kids to play, learn, and explore.
We provide 30 spaces in a dynamic atmosphere with a wide outdoor space and a cutting-edge sensory room for kids ages 3 months to 5 years.
We stayed focused on the end result鈥攃reating a nursery that seems like a home away from home where kids may feel at ease and happy鈥攁s we worked through the remodelling.
In our first inspection, Ofsted gave us an Outstanding rating in all areas, and the inspectors' report praises our outstanding staff. Children and newborns have wonderful possibilities to explore and learn in a dynamic and excellent environment.
It can be difficult and upsetting to find the ideal nursery for you and your family.
To ensure the transition from your child's home environment to nursery is as seamless as possible, we offer a thorough settling in process for all of our families. This process begins with a home visit and continues with a variety of settling in sessions that are personalised to each child.
We are fortunate to be situated close to a magnificent area of natural woodland, which we use as our base for our lessons. Ceri is a Level 3 Qualified Forest School Leader. Children have options and possibilities to develop their personalities and abilities in a serene, natural setting thanks to the Forest School atmosphere, which takes away the distractions and barriers of modern life.
We have a strong commitment to provide the best possible start for kids in our environment.
We shall never lose sight of the relationship between the calibre of our services and how they affect the growth and learning of children.
Our children are the community's future, and we are fortunate to be able to influence that destiny.
With outstanding facilities and a wonderful outdoor space, we have established a welcoming, intimate, home-away-from-home atmosphere that gives every child a secure yet engaging setting.
As may be seen on the map below, we are situated very adjacent to the Bramhall train station.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 20th Dec 2024 - 1st Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 21st Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 26th Oct 2024 - 19th Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 2nd Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 20th Jul 2025 |
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