The Winchester Project

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding The manager is extremely active in pursuing excellence to raise the standards of the club.

For example, she places a very strong emphasis on improving the service and actively involves children and their parents to build on the already first-rate practice. The manager and staff use highly effective ways in supporting parents and teachers from the school that children attend to benefit children greatly. Parents and senior teachers are extremely complimentary about the 'phenomenal care' staff provide for children which is highly inspiring and worthy of dissemination to other settings.

Staff's interactions with the children are consistently of ...a very high quality. For instance, staff are extremely responsive to children's ideas and provide them with plenty of opportunities to express their views. All children are exceptionally confident and self-assured.

Staff use their expert knowledge of what children enjoy and can do. This helps them plan an extensive range of stimulating activities that engages, motivates and complements children's learning from other schools or settings they attend. Staff place a very strong emphasis on safety and safeguarding children.

For example, they are extremely vigilant in their supervision of children and conduct rigorous risk assessments to protect children's welfare. Children highly value this approach and thank staff 'for protecting us'. They express that they feel safe and secure.

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