Stay and Play

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager supports the staff team well. For example, staff attend one-to-one and team meetings where discussions around individual and team development needs are addressed.

• Staff work well together and are good role models for children. They help them to understand how to share and take turns and about the importance of using good manners. • Staff provide children with opportunities to complement the mathematical skills they learn in school.

For example, staff name shapes as younger children draw and older children count as they use the skipping rope outside. • Parents speak highly of staff and comment that their children thoroughly enjoy the...ir time at the club. Staff use a variety of ways, such as secure online journals and daily conversations, to share information with parents about their child's achievements.

• Staff observe children regularly and use this information to plan activities that complement children's learning and meet their individual needs. • Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to develop younger children's confidence to help them choose their own activities. • Staff do not consistently make good use of opportunities to develop children's independence skills.

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