Play Pals Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Leaders, managers and staff work well together and are committed to providing good-quality care for children. They continually reflect on practice, using the views of children and parents to bring about ongoing improvements.

• Staff gather important information from parents about their children, when they first start to attend the club. This helps to ensure that children settle quickly and enjoy the wide range of activities provided. • Staff work well as a team.

They play alongside children and help them to extend their interests in toys and resources. • Staff work in very close partnership with the schools that children attend. There are effectiv...e methods to share information.

This helps to support continuity of care and education for children. • Staff are very positive and friendly role models. Relationships between children of different ages who attend the club are strong.

Staff successfully encourage children to listen, to be polite and to play collaboratively. It is not yet outstanding because: • The manager is not yet monitoring staff precisely enough to provide them with specific feedback and targeted support, to develop their already good practice to the highest level. • Occasionally, during activities, staff do not take opportunities to encourage children to complete manageable tasks for themselves, to fully support their independence.

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