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Thornton Lodge Day Nursery
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Thornton Lodge Day Nursery
- Nursery
- Bradford BD13 3NR
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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: The manager and staff provided many experiences across all age ranges to explore different materials, such as water, paint, sand, flour and dough.
Activities: They provide many experiences across all age ranges to explore different materials, such as water, paint, sand, flour and dough. Pre-school children use their imagination as they decide to make pizza with the dough. Staff introduce words to toddlers, such as 'ingredients' as they make pancakes, enhancing their early vocabulary development.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff introduced mathematical language, such as 'full' and 'empty' to toddlers while they play with sand. Pre-school children know that half of a circle is a semi-circle as they roll dough to make 'pizza'. Staff introduced children to time, such as seconds and minutes, as they place items in the microwave outdoors.
Communication: Parents explain how they continue to take these packs home. They express how valuable these resources are to them and how their children love to sing rhymes and role play at home.
Community Building: Partnerships with parents are a strong feature of this nursery.
Programs and Resources: The manager, who is also the special educational needs coordinator, and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. They work closely with a range of professionals and offer advice and support to parents. Additional funding is also used well to ensure good outcomes for children.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents describe their child's communication and language development as 'incredible'. They express how they 'could not be happier with the care and learning afforded to their children'. They describe the nursery and staff as 'amazing'.
Safeguarding Training: Staff attend mandatory courses and training that supports them in their role.
Play and Learning Integration: The manager and staff help children to celebrate and value cultural and religious events, such as Diwali, Eid and Christmas.
Transition to Primary School: Teachers come to visit pre-school children at the nursery. They make suggestions to staff that will help pre-school children to manage the school day successfully. For example, pre-school children line up to get their lunch at nursery to mirror the routine they will follow at school. The manager and staff develop positive working relationships with teachers to help children prepare emotionally for their next educational journey.
Child Safety Management: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Happiness and Settling: Staff promote children鈥檚 happiness and safety. Children learn how to make good friendships and manage their behavior well. They ask pre-school children how they feel during circle time.
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Thornton Lodge Day Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-12 years old.
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The experience your kid has in nursery and/or pre-school is one of the most significant, absorbing, and vital experiences they have.
Our Practitioners make sure this occurs by offering your child a secure, friendly, and enjoyable environment in which to play and learn.
We think that your child's growth is greatly influenced by both the indoor and outdoor surroundings.
To assist the kids learn and develop into competent, capable adults, we give them as much independence as we can in accessing both settings.
Our menus are based on the HENRY programme for wholesome meals and snacks and have been created and evaluated by NHS nutritionists.
Children should engage with one another and work both alone and collaboratively to learn about themselves and the world around them, according to 1st Safari, a company that promotes early childhood education.
We consider children as special people since our Key Worker systems are built on the trust between you, the child, and us. Our practitioners will support them as partners with you, the parents or caregivers, as they embark on their early years' development journey.
Whether your kid is 3 months old or 4 years old, we are dedicated to giving them the love and care they need, and our practitioners will work with them to help them develop their abilities.
We are dedicated to giving every kid that enters our facility a secure and enjoyable environment.
We pledge to give you and your kid the consideration and care necessary to guarantee their development.
To provide your kids the finest educational experience possible, we have created a devoted community of parents, educators, and mentors.
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Our Practitioners make sure this occurs by offering your child a secure, friendly, and enjoyable environment in which to play and learn.
We think that your child's growth is greatly influenced by both the indoor and outdoor surroundings.
To assist the kids learn and develop into competent, capable adults, we give them as much independence as we can in accessing both settings.
Our menus are based on the HENRY programme for wholesome meals and snacks and have been created and evaluated by NHS nutritionists.
Children should engage with one another and work both alone and collaboratively to learn about themselves and the world around them, according to 1st Safari, a company that promotes early childhood education.
We consider children as special people since our Key Worker systems are built on the trust between you, the child, and us. Our practitioners will support them as partners with you, the parents or caregivers, as they embark on their early years' development journey.
Whether your kid is 3 months old or 4 years old, we are dedicated to giving them the love and care they need, and our practitioners will work with them to help them develop their abilities.
We are dedicated to giving every kid that enters our facility a secure and enjoyable environment.
We pledge to give you and your kid the consideration and care necessary to guarantee their development.
To provide your kids the finest educational experience possible, we have created a devoted community of parents, educators, and mentors.
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