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Whitstable Day Nursery | Ofsted Reports, Fees, Reviews (2025)
Whitstable Day Nursery
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Whitstable Day Nursery
- Nursery
- Canterbury CT5 4LZ
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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: Children love the freedom of being outdoors in the fresh air. They enjoy climbing and sliding on the outdoor equipment.
Activities: Pre-school children show a particular interest in making a wormery. Staff respond by providing a step-by-step guide as children complete the task for themselves.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff know the children very well and talk confidently about their levels of progress. Staff interact positively with children to engage them and extend their learning.
Communication: Staff work closely with parents, who provide a variety of words from their home language to incorporate into the nursery. This helps children who are bilingual or speak English as an additional language to make connections and improves their understanding of spoken English.
Community Building: Parents speak highly of all staff. They comment on their 'trusting' relationships with the 'nurturing' staff.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those whose development is being monitored are supported well.
Staff Training: Staff work closely with parents and external agencies to ensure that children with SEND receive the support they need.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents speak highly of all staff. They comment on their 'trusting' relationships with the 'nurturing' staff.
Safeguarding Training: The manager places high emphasis on safeguarding throughout the nursery. All staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding. They have up-to-date safeguarding training and paediatric first-aid certificates.
Play and Learning Integration: Babies and toddlers enjoy the sensory experience of exploring different ways to break ice, which encourages them to be curious in their play and learning.
Transition to Primary School: Staff regularly encourage pre-school children to think about their actions, such as reminding them to keep themselves safe when using scissors.
Diversity Management: Staff place importance on children's individual cultures, traditions and home languages. They work closely with parents, who provide a variety of words from their home language to incorporate into the nursery.
Child Safety Management: The manager has robust recruitment procedures in place and ensures that suitability checks are carried out on staff.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff know the potential signs and symptoms of abuse and who to contact if they have concerns about a child's safety and welfare.
Happiness and Settling: Children have plenty of opportunities to become independent learners. Staff have created an inviting environment that encourages children to follow their interests.
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Whitstable Day Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Kent, South East.
This nursery accepts children from 0-5 years old.
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Since 1997, Kindergarten Kids has offered kids a secure, loving, and educational setting. We want to make sure that every child has a place that they can call their own. Our outstanding group of early years professionals attends to each child's needs and supports their success in our environments. We offer full-day care, before- and after-school programmes, and a wraparound environment. To learn more, get in contact with us right away.
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Holidays & terms
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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