J.l.o After School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children are happy at this out-of-school club, they enjoy playing with friends of all ages. When they arrive, after walking from their schools with their friends and staff, children join together for a circle time chat.

Staff encourage children to share news from their weekend. Children listen to each other and ask questions to find out more. Staff support children to develop their independence skills.

For instance, children help to set up, tidy up activities and serve themselves at mealtimes. Relationships between staff and children are warm. Staff encourage children to explore their imaginative play, joining them in thei...r role play when they pretend to make and sell pizzas.

Staff support children's health and well-being well. They talk to them about how to stay safe. For example, during a discussion about riding bicycles and scooters, staff talk about making sure that children wear a helmet and other protective equipment, and explain why this is important.

Staff offer children healthy food choices and encourage them to try a range of fruit and vegetables. Children engage in activities to support them to be physically active. Staff support children to move equipment to create a safe space to set up a game of football.

During this game, older children help the younger children to feel fully involved.

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

The provider has worked hard to address the actions from the last inspection. The manager and staff have attended recent training to ensure that they are confident about their responsibilities regarding safeguarding.

They demonstrate an understanding of their policies and procedures. For example, staff explain the correct procedure to follow in the event of an allegation against a member of staff. They are able to talk about a range of safeguarding matters, including the 'Prevent' duty, county lines and internet safety.

Children behave well. They are thoughtful and notice things they can do to help staff during the session. For example, when getting ready to eat their tea, children notice that there are not enough chairs at the table for the children who are attending.

They take the initiative to quickly go and fetch two additional chairs, so that all children have a space to sit to eat together.Staff support children to be able to self-regulate their behaviour. For example, during a game of 'Grandma's Footsteps', children become upset that they have to start again as they had been spotted moving.

Staff speak to them and encourage them to try again. They coach children from a distance and remind them to stay really still, so they can successfully make it all the way to the front.Staff know children well and provide activities to support all children's interests at the out-of-school club.

A range of books are available for children to read, as well as mark-making resources, which children use to practise their writing and drawing. Older and younger children enjoy playing with the train set together, setting themselves a challenge to join the track up to complete the circuit.Staff provide regular opportunities to access local outside spaces.

They arrange the hall, so that children can engage in large physical play opportunities safely, without interrupting their friends who want to play games at a table. Older children say that they really enjoy playing football and other sports they can practise while at the out-of-school club.Partnership with parents is important to the manager and staff.

Parents appreciate the flexibility offered by the out-of-school club and the care provided. They report that staff are approachable and they feel confident they would be able to speak to the manager if they had any queries or concerns.Staff place value on relationships with the schools that they drop off and pick up children from.

They support communication between home and school. For example, staff inform parents that there is a letter in their child's bag they need to read.The provider demonstrates understanding of the changes she would need to inform Ofsted about and the time frame in which to do this.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe. They describe the signs which may indicate a child is at risk of harm and what they would do to report a concern.

They talk about whistle-blowing procedures, explaining the actions they would take if they had a concern about a colleague working in the setting. Staff have attended food hygiene training and complete regular risk assessments on the building and outside spaces they use with children. They have completed first-aid training to ensure that they are able to cope with accidents and injuries to children.