Morris Green Out of School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children are excited to arrive at the club. They see to their own coats and bags before they eagerly explore the well-planned environment.

Children show a strong sense of belonging as they choose what to play with. All ages play cooperatively together. Staff promote children's self-care and independence well.

For example, children serve themselves their snack and wash their dishes afterwards. They sit together at the table and eat in a calm and friendly environment. Children talk to each other about their day and are eager to invite others to join in their conversations.

Children learn to make healthy choices and ...are involved in the planning of the club menus. Staff value their opinions and ideas. For example, children choose to have vegetarian food so that they can all eat the same.

They recognise that their food is healthy and say that it is very tasty. Parents say that staff treat each child as an individual and help to boost their confidence. Children are active, enthusiastic and happy.

They thoroughly enjoy their time at the club and show a strong bond with the staff.

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

The manager is passionate about providing children with an environment in which they feel happy and safe. She and the staff work together with the school and nursery staff to complement children's experiences.

The manager and staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They implement consistent behaviour management strategies. Parents say that staff offer support which is successful in helping their child understand expectations of behaviour.

Children negotiate their time to share popular resources. They learn to follow simple rules, for example, as they play board games together. Children are developing a sense of right and wrong.

Children demonstrate high levels of curiosity and concentration. They are eager to take part in the well-resourced environment that is planned to promote interest and challenge. Children choose to be a patient or a doctor and carry out imaginary medical procedures.

They show kindness and care to others.Staff provide opportunities for children that they may not experience at home. For example, children benefit from trips to the zoo and cinema.

They learn about different cultures and festivals, for example, Chinese New Year, through books, food-tasting sessions and dressing up. This extends children's understanding and interest in the world around them.Children's emotional and physical well-being is promoted well.

They have plenty of space to move around and join in with physical activities. Staff provide daily opportunities for children to play with large apparatus in the school playground.The manager provides staff with ongoing support, training and supervision to help raise the quality of practice.

She shares relevant information from training with staff and parents. For example, she provides guidance for how to keep children safe online.The manager regularly seeks the views of children, parents and staff and uses this information to make improvements.

For example, parents are invited to share their views on the food provided. New resources have recently been invested in, following children's suggestions, such as ride-along toys and scooters.Children benefit from the variety of opportunities provided to them.

They use their fingers to make recognisable letters and pictures in the sand and rice. Children choose from a selection of mark-making tools to practise their early writing skills. The have a dedicated area to sit to do their homework, if they choose.

Children are developing the key skills and attitudes for their future learning.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Staff are clear about their roles and responsibilities to safeguarding children.

They complete ongoing checks to ensure that the environment is safe for children. The manager provides regular safeguarding training and questionnaires for staff. This helps to ensure that staff know how to recognise a child who may be at risk of harm.

Staff understand the procedures to follow should they be concerned a child is being abused or neglected. They help children to learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, children know to calmly walk outside when the fire alarm rings, and not to take any belongings.

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