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Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children are confident and settled at the club. They excitedly arrive and greet each other and staff happily.

Children are independent and know the routine. They are enthusiastic to join in with the interesting and motivating play opportunities, that staff carefully plan for them. For example, children enjoy sewing activities and engage in cheerleading activities.

Children are polite and behave well. They are kind and caring. For example, they encourage each other during team games.

Children take pride in their achievements and are eager to be rewarded with a sticker for their positive contributions to the club. C...hildren develop their interest in mathematics. For instance, they engage in games such as dominoes and snakes and ladders, where they recognise numbers and count with confidence.

All children enjoy physical play opportunities. They learn to move in a variety of ways and use challenging equipment. This includes balancing on beams, climbing on rope ladders and rolling down slopes.

Children enjoy playing together and follow rules and instructions. They build positive friendships and take enjoyment from healthy competitions. For example, they play snooker, football and games with a frisbee.

Children develop a secure understanding about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they independently follow health and hygiene routines, such as thorough handwashing routines.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

All staff know the children, their individual personalities and what makes them unique well.

This includes their likes and dislikes. This helps staff plan activities, that they know will keep children interested in their play experiences.Staff provide a welcoming and friendly environment for children and establish secure and trusting relationships with them.

Children feel listened to and valued. For example, staff listen to their ideas and suggestions and implement them into the club's activity plans. All children take ownership of the club and enjoy their time there.

This includes those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.The manager and staff support children to build on their communication skills. All children share their ideas and thoughts with confidence.

For example, children are excited to stand on the stage and share their songs and stories with their friends.The manager and staff effectively evaluate their practice together. At the end of each day, they talk about what children enjoyed and what they could change next time.

Staff ask the children about what they felt about activities. Staff use their findings to develop their future practice and activity plans. The manager discusses that they wish to extend the range of resources and opportunities for children to be more imaginative.

The manager closely monitors the quality of care and play opportunities staff provide children. For instance, she regularly observes staff as they interact with them and provides them with helpful advice to support their future performance. All staff attend regular training.

For instance, they recently learned about the different ways to support children to fully understand what is expected of their behaviour.Parents speak highly of the staff and club. Staff establish positive relationships with them and keep them fully informed and involved.

Staff share photos of what children have enjoyed doing at the club. They share activity ideas with parents that they may find helpful at home, such as craft ideas.All staff establish positive partnerships with the teachers at the school that children attend.

They communicate with them daily. Staff pass on any information from teachers to parents about their children's time at school. Staff visit the classrooms with children, so that they can talk about what they have enjoyed learning at school.

This helps provide children with a positive and consistent link between the school and club.Staff support children to develop a high level of understanding and respect for other peoples' similarities and differences outside of their own communities. This includes language, countries and religious beliefs.

For instance, children learn words in other languages, such as hello in German. Children learn about and try on different cultures' traditional dress, such as saris.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

All staff, including the manager, have a secure and confident knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and child protection policies. This includes knowing the signs and symptoms of abuse. Staff know who to contact to seek advice and how to raise and follow up any potential concerns.

Staff attend regular training. This includes on additional topics, such as understanding how to keep children safe online. Staff complete thorough risk assessments to help keep everyone at the club safe.

This includes how to help minimise the risk of COVID-19. Staff closely monitor and help minimise any risks of accidents occurring within the setting.The manager ensures that all staff are suitable to fulfil their roles and responsibilities.

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