Active Trowbridge

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children say they enjoy coming to the camp and enjoy the activities on offer. They show they feel safe and secure and have formed positive relationships with the staff, who they say they can talk to if they have any worries or upsets.

Children choose from a wide range of activities and are confident to ask staff for additional resources, such as colouring pens and paper. Some children enjoy building train tracks and work cooperatively with their friends. Other children colour in pictures and talk about what they are doing.

The environment is calm, staff support children effectively during their play and children concentrat...e well on the activities of their choosing.Children use their imaginations well when they give their partner a pretend present. They are confident to talk in a large group as they describe their present as a 'Door that can open into anywhere I want'.

Staff ask them where they want to go and they say, 'Chocolate Land so I can have chocolate for breakfast, lunch and tea'. Children show respect for others as they listen when other children describe their imaginary presents.Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic staff meet parents and children outside the door and take the children to the outside of the gym for collection.

However, they talk to parents daily about what activities their child has enjoyed and how they have been during the day. Parents report that the staff at the camp have helped improve their children's confidence and how they manage their feelings.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Children have regular opportunities to be physically active, indoors and outdoors.

They have daily sports sessions that include football, cricket, athletics and tennis. Indoors, they enjoy balancing activities and 'mini movers' dancing sessions. Children are keen to join in with physical activities.

The provider reflects on the service she offers and identifies clear priorities for improvement. She is researching the possibility of bringing in some outside companies to offer the children a wider range of sporting activities. Another priority is to make the service more financially inclusive for the most vulnerable families in the area.

Children's behaviour is very good. They listen to staff, respond to their requests and show respect for their friends. They show they understand the rules and know to ask staff when they want to leave the room to go to the toilet.

Staff use positive techniques to encourage children to respect and listen to others, such as 'Can we use our listening ears?' if someone is talking when another person is.The provider and manager monitor staff practice carefully. The provider is able to identify good practice and the impact this has on the children's engagement in the activities and also their development.

The provider and manager have regular meetings with staff and offer regular training and development opportunities. These benefit the children at the camp and the wider community through their 'Active' events.Children thoroughly enjoy taking part in a mindfulness activity.

They are eager to join in and describe to the group what mindfulness means to them, such as 'to be calm', 'to be quiet' and 'to relax'. Staff explain the activity clearly to the children, so they are able to follow the instructions and they introduce vocabulary to the children, including 'inhale' or 'exhale'. Staff prioritise supporting children's mental well-being.

Children are motivated and keen to learn new skills. They balance a beanbag on their hand, flip it and catch it with their other hand. Staff and the other children clap and cheer when they are successful.

This contributes to developing children's good levels of confidence and self-esteem.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The designated safeguarding lead, manager and staff have a sound knowledge of child protection and safeguarding children issues.

They know the procedures to follow if concerned about a child's welfare or the conduct of a colleague. The designated safeguarding lead works very closely with children's services to support the most vulnerable children and make sure they are safe from harm. Recruitment processes help ensure all staff are suitable to work with children.

The provider and manager check staff's ongoing suitability at one-to-one meetings. The majority of staff are first-aid trained and this means they can respond to any accidents swiftly. Staff check the premises for potential hazards daily and remind children about their own safety and that of the other children.

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