Premier Education Activities - Layer De La Haye Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children arrive at the club hall with their class teachers.

They are cheerfully greeted by staff on arrival. Children are keen to find out what they will be doing in the session. Younger children are allocated a key person, who is responsible for their care and well-being.

This helps provide children with familiar faces and offers them consistency.Children have fun and enjoy a range of activities planned for them, both indoors and outside. For example, some children join in with drawing activities, other children choose to partake in physical activities outside.

Children thoroughly enjoy a game of 'crack the code'.... They use cones to generate secret paths for others to guess the sequence. This helps children to develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Children build on their social skills as they interact with one another. They enjoy each other's company and have developed good friendships. They are kind to their peers and play harmoniously together.

Children are curious to find out who the visitors are in the club and introduce all the children. They explain who is the eldest and who is the youngest. Children are keen to share their views about what they enjoy doing at the club.

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

Staff have formed good partnerships with the host school. The school shares key information to ensure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, have the same access to the club. This helps to ensure that staff know how to support children's individual needs and promotes continuity of care.

Staff create a calm and relaxed environment for children after a busy day at school. They plan and provide different activities, such as puzzles, games and arts and crafts, to meet children's interests. Children spend extensive amounts of time making flags from around the world and explaining to adults where some of their families live.

Other children enjoy some quiet time as familiar staff read their chosen stories.Children enjoy making their own food. They make independent choices about the foods they would like to make and eat.

Children use these times to talk to others about their day at school. Effective procedures are in place to support children who have food allergies to ensure they are kept safe.Staff are good role models who support children's behaviour well.

Children listen attentively and follow instructions. Staff ensure that children understand what they will be doing in the club session and what activities are on offer. This gives children a sense of security and familiarity with routine.

Children are learning the importance of healthy lifestyles. Staff provide reminders at key moments of the importance of washing hands, for example, before they prepare food. Children have regular opportunities in the well-resourced outdoor area.

This provides children with plenty of opportunities to be physically active.Staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe. They regularly undertake appropriate training to support their knowledge.

Staff are alert to the signs and indicators that may mean children are at risk of harm or abuse. They understand the action that they need to take if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Staff work well together to supervise children closely as they move freely between indoors and outside.

Staff help children to be aware of their own safety. For example, at the beginning of the session, staff explain to the children the areas where they cannot play as staff will be using cooking equipment to cook the toasties that they make. Children respond positively to these routines and boundaries, to keep themselves and others safe.

The provider reflects on the provision to identify areas to improve. Parents and children are asked to complete surveys to seek their views. Children explain what they enjoy doing and what foods they like to eat.

This helps children to feel valued.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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