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Up, Up and Away Pre-School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Up, Up and Away Pre-School
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Up, Up and Away Pre-School
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- Great Waltham CM3 1DF
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for children | Good |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children choose to spend the majority of their time outdoors. They have many wonderful opportunities to be active and to explore the natural environment. Children talk about the effect exercise has on their bodies.
Activities: Staff provide many opportunities for children to develop early writing skills.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their play and learning. They are gaining the key skills in readiness for school.
Communication: Staff share children's next steps in learning with parents and with other settings they attend. This promotes continuity in children's development.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: The manager and staff are well qualified, experienced and ambitious. They work well as a team and strive to continually develop their practice.
Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff have a good understanding of possible indicators that a child is at risk. They regularly undertake safeguarding training.
Play and Learning Integration: Children become absorbed as they experiment, such as when using a variety of materials to make potions.
Transition to Primary School: Children moving on to school look forward to visits to their new classes. This helps build their confidence.
Diversity Management: Partnerships with parents are good. Parents speak very positively about the staff, stating they offer superb care for children.
Child Safety Management: The relatively new management committee is supportive and plays an active part in leading and developing the pre-school.
Children's Safety and Security: Children's behaviour is good; they play cooperatively, take turns and show respect for each other and for adults.
Happiness and Settling: They say children show disappointment when it is not a day they attend, as they are so eager to play and learn.
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Up, Up and Away Pre-School is a Nursery, Nursery located in Essex, East of England.
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Laura is a certified primary school teacher and coordinator for special needs education (SENCO).
Since her oldest kid started going to the preschool in 2015, Laura has been active with Up Up and Away. She was thrilled to take over as manager in May 2019.
Ruth has a wealth of early childhood expertise that she contributes to our Up Up and Away team.
When Caitlin joined our team in May, we truly hit the jackpot!
Every 3-year-old is eligible for 15 hours of free childcare beginning the term following their birthday.
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Since her oldest kid started going to the preschool in 2015, Laura has been active with Up Up and Away. She was thrilled to take over as manager in May 2019.
Ruth has a wealth of early childhood expertise that she contributes to our Up Up and Away team.
When Caitlin joined our team in May, we truly hit the jackpot!
Every 3-year-old is eligible for 15 hours of free childcare beginning the term following their birthday.
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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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