Barracudas (Hutton)

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children at this setting show that they feel emotionally secure. For example, they happily move from one activity to another and enjoy spending time holding a wide range of conversations with staff and their friends. • Risk assessments are carried out for all activities and areas used by children.

This helps the manager and his staff to identify and minimise hazards effectively. Safety checks are maintained throughout the day by the manager. • Children are provided with consistent messages about safety.

This helps them to develop a very good understanding of how to keep themselves and others safe. Children are eager to share their understanding w...ith others, individually and in group situations. • Parents speak positively about the setting and say that they are very happy with the service provided.

They describe staff as friendly and attentive towards their children. Parents talk about what a 'fantastic holiday camp' it is and how their children have asked if they can come 'extra days'. • The manager and his staff reflect on practice.

This helps them to make informed decisions about what changes they would like to implement to drive consistent improvement. • Children are not always able to choose additional resources to extend their independent play and thinking, for instance during creative play and when they are not engaged in timetabled activities. • Staff do not routinely collect information from parents about their children's interests and preferences when they first attend.

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