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YMCA Little Ducklings Nursery | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
YMCA Little Ducklings Nursery
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YMCA Little Ducklings Nursery
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- Lyneham and Bradenstoke SN15 4QA
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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 | Not Applicable |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: The manager has plans to extend the garden, to introduce forest school sessions.
Philosophy: The manager has a clear vision for what she wants children to learn as they progress through the nursery and on to school.
Forest School Sessions: The manager has plans to train a member of staff to run forest school sessions.
Activities: Children show excitement about the activities, cheering when they know they can join in with painting.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop good levels of independence and are keen to share their ideas and show real motivation towards their learning.
Communication: Parents report that they are well informed about their children's days and are happy with the progress their children are making.However, parents do not always know what their children's next steps are.
Programs and Resources: Children, including those with SEND and those at risk of falling behind, make good progress in relation to their starting points.
Staff Training: Staff support children's speech and language well overall, narrating what young children are doing, repeating words back correctly and modeling new vocabulary.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children arrive at the nursery and enter happily. Pre-school children are eager to join in with staff who are leading a 'wake and shake' activity.
Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff have a sound knowledge of child protection and safeguarding issues.
Play and Learning Integration: Children are eager to join in with rolling the dough and making star shapes.
Transition to Primary School: Children gain skills in readiness to move on to pre-school and primary school by developing good levels of independence.
Child Safety Management: Staff check the premises for risks and minimize these, such as by pouring stagnant water out of troughs in the garden.
Children's Safety and Security: Staff support young children to roll balls down a slide, climb the steps, and go down the slide themselves ensuring safe play.
Teaching Personal Safety: Children are encouraged to talk about their feelings and emotions from a young age. Toddlers can say if they are 'happy' or 'sad'.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive at the nursery and enter happily, showing that they feel safe and secure.
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About Us
YMCA Little Ducklings Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Wiltshire County, South West.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-5 years old.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 24th 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 | 25th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 23rd 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 - 24th Jul 2025 |
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