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Starting Point Nursery
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Starting Point Nursery
- Nursery
- Crewe CW2 8AB
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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: Babies have access to a range of books and are fascinated by the sounds and flaps to lift up.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: There is an abundance of opportunities to learn from nature in the forest area.
Philosophy: Children fluently express their views at nursery 'council' meetings.
Activities: Children are excited and highly motivated to build boats with their friends and to count treasure.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff consistently support children's mathematical knowledge. Children are developing a fast recognition of objects.
Communication: Parents are informed daily about what their child has eaten, how long they have slept and given evidence of learning experiences.
Community Building: Parents regularly share their views and comments through surveys and meetings.
Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are swiftly given targeted support.
Staff Training: Intervention programmes delivered by staff are highly successful in closing gaps.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff listen to the children's ideas over lunchtime and develop their learning further by adding resources and equipment.
Safeguarding Training: Staff receive extensive safeguarding training. They have a secure understanding of what to do if they have a concern about a child.
Play and Learning Integration: Children play exceptionally well together. They are very caring towards their friends and extremely persistent when working together on tasks.
Transition to Primary School: Children are extremely motivated to develop their own learning over sustained periods of time.
Diversity Management: When another child arrives to take part in the activity, she is immediately poured 'a cup of tea' to join in the fun.
Child Safety Management: Robust risk assessments, carried out daily by all staff, further ensure children's safety.
Children's Safety and Security: Children thrive and are incredibly happy in this safe, nurturing provision.
Teaching Personal Safety: Staff challenge older children with questions about the story, allowing plenty of opportunities for children to act out scenes.
Happiness and Settling: Children are deeply engaged in meaningful experiences which help them make rapid progress from their starting points.
Nutritional Menu: Children have their own kitchen garden, where they grow a variety of vegetables which the cook turns into healthy recipes.
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Starting Point Nursery is a Nursery, Nursery located in Cheshire, North West.
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Our Outstanding Childcare Centre, Starting Point caters for children aged 0-5 years and includes indoor and outdoor play areas, a baby room, Forest School area and underfloor heating.
For children solely in full-day care, a booking fee of 60 will be assessed upon confirmation of a reserved spot.
The reservation fee is not transferable.
If two children are booked at the same time, a sibling discount is offered and the booking fee is 90 for the two children.
Please be aware that both full and partial days will incur late collection fees.
Some two-year-old children can get free early education and childcare you will need to contact your local council (0300 123 5033) to check if your child is eligible.
The term after your child turns 3 years of age, they will be eligible to claim 15 hours (for 38 weeks per year) under the Free Early Years Entitlement Scheme (FEEE).
These sessions can be scheduled as needed.
In order to book your sessions, you will be required to fill-in a form expressing the times in which you wish your child to attend.
Your child may attend more than the 15-hour free sessions at a top-up additional hourly rate of 4.50.
For further information on the 15/30-hour free sessions, please speak to a member of the Nursery Management Team.
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For children solely in full-day care, a booking fee of 60 will be assessed upon confirmation of a reserved spot.
The reservation fee is not transferable.
If two children are booked at the same time, a sibling discount is offered and the booking fee is 90 for the two children.
Please be aware that both full and partial days will incur late collection fees.
Some two-year-old children can get free early education and childcare you will need to contact your local council (0300 123 5033) to check if your child is eligible.
The term after your child turns 3 years of age, they will be eligible to claim 15 hours (for 38 weeks per year) under the Free Early Years Entitlement Scheme (FEEE).
These sessions can be scheduled as needed.
In order to book your sessions, you will be required to fill-in a form expressing the times in which you wish your child to attend.
Your child may attend more than the 15-hour free sessions at a top-up additional hourly rate of 4.50.
For further information on the 15/30-hour free sessions, please speak to a member of the Nursery Management Team.
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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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