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Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Managers and leaders show a high aspiration to improve.

Staff strongly encourage children to 'have a voice'. Exciting opportunities, such as becoming a club councillor, contribute towards children being able to express their views, make decisions and put forth their ideas for continued improvement. This helps to promote an inclusive ethos.

• Staff create a welcoming, friendly and relaxed atmosphere in the club. Effective systems, such as collecting the youngest children from their school classrooms and assigning new children with a buddy, help to support a smooth transition. Children are clearly very happy and settled.

They thoroughly enj...oy their time at the club. • The well-qualified staff plan fun and engaging activities that complement children's learning from school. Exciting challenges, such as calculating how many star jumps children can complete in one minute, help them to advance their mathematical skills.

• Staff lead by example. Their friendly and helpful natures are filtered through their effective interventions. Innovative ideas, such as the kindness tree and star of the night awards, help to recognise and celebrate children's special attributes.

This helps children to gain confidence and adopt a high sense of self-worth. It is not yet outstanding because: • Occasionally, during some daily routines, staff do not ignite opportunities for children to converse with others and share information about their personal experiences of school. • The manager has not yet explored a wide range of professional development that is sharply focused on enhancing staff's knowledge and practice to an outstanding level.

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