YMCA Portsmouth Daycamps

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager is committed to providing good-quality care for children. She has effective recruitment, vetting and supervision programmes in place to ensure the staff's suitability to work with children.

• The manager and staff provide a relaxed, welcoming environment. Children settle quickly and form close relationships with staff. Staff take time to get to know new children and use their interests and home life to help develop a close bond.

• Staff plan a range of enjoyable, exciting games and activities for the children. Children show good levels of independence as they confidently move around the environment and facilities. • The camp has a goo...d working relationship with the host sports centre and adjacent church.

The recent availability of an additional sports hall provides children plenty of space to follow their own ideas and enjoy group games. • Staff are good role models. They support children to feel confident, make new friendships and to behave in a positive manner.

This supports children's emotional wellbeing. • Children say that they enjoy coming to the club. They engage with craft activities, as well as the more physical activities on offer, for example trips to the local park and swimming.

• Occasionally, the organisation of some large-group activities is drawn out. In these instances, children are not as fully engaged as they could be during group activities. • Staff do not consider all opportunities for children to learn about foods that support a health lifestyle, such as when buying snacks at the tuck shop.