Litherland Youth and Community Centre

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Information about the setting

Litherland Youth and Community Centre out of school club opened in 2001 and was re-registered to be run by a limited company in 2013 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

The manager and staff have remained the same. It operates from a purpose-built building in the Litherland area of Liverpool. The setting serves the immediate locality and also the surrounding areas.

Children are cared for in six rooms over two floors and have access to an enclosed outdoor play area. There is also two separate enclosed all-weather sports cages for team games. The setting opens Monday to Friday for 48 weeks a year, from 3pm to 5.

...45pm during term time and from 8.30am to 5.45pm during school holidays.

Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are currently two children on roll in the early years age range. There are currently six staff working directly with the children.

Of these, one holds a qualification at level 4, two hold level 3, and three hold level 2. The setting receives support from the local authority. What the setting needs to do to improve further To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should: refine the organisation of, and children's access to, writing and mark-making materials, for example, by adding them to the role play areas so as to foster children's spontaneous writing in purposeful play situations enhance further the good practice already in place to support the children's understanding about their bodies, and the impact a healthy diet and exercise have on their health, for example, by including discussions about the impact on their heart rate following physical activity.