Aktiva Camps At Derwentwater

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enjoy their time at the club. They settle quickly and develop good attachments to adults. Staff greet children warmly on arrival and ask them about their day at school as children confidently ask for their water bottle to be refilled.

This helps children to feel welcome and safe. The club offers a variety of activities indoors linked to themes, as well as team games children enjoy outdoors. Children learn to work together as they use their speed and spatial awareness to 'not get caught' during a game of 'It'.

They demonstrate good physical skills and coordination.Children understand the routines and follow instruc...tions well. For example, children know where to place their personal belongings when they enter the club.

They understand the need to wash their hands before they choose and have their snack.Children behave well. Older children are kind towards the younger ones who attend, offering support to them during activities.

They help to comfort their friends if they are upset and demonstrate positive behaviours, such as sharing and taking turns. Children work together during construction activities and eagerly invite staff to join their play. Older children enjoy sharing jokes from a joke book as they laugh and giggle with staff.

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

Leaders support staff with regular supervision sessions and ongoing professional development. This helps all staff to have a strong understanding of their role. They work well as a team to ensure the club is a fun, safe and inclusive environment for the children who attend.

At snack time, children are offered healthy choices, and it is a social occasion. Staff promote healthy eating and children's good health in the club. They provide healthy, nutritious food and support children to be independent as they serve themselves.

Staff adapt activities to suit the age and abilities of the children who attend. They regularly check in on younger children to support and reassure them. They recognise that some children, particularly younger children, may be tired after their day at school.

Staff know the less confident and quieter children and ensure they are included. This helps children to feel secure and build on their confidence.Children enjoy creative activities.

They talk enthusiastically with staff about the autumn topics staff have planned. Children eagerly share with staff what they have been learning at school. For example, younger children eagerly demonstrate their knowledge of phonics as they teach staff the letter sounds they know.

Parents speak highly of the club and the friendly nature of the staff. Parents say their children enjoy attending. They comment on the good communication they receive from the staff.

Parents are confident their children are safe and happy while attending the club.Leaders have built good relationships with staff from the host school, and information sharing is consistent. Staff collect younger children from their classroom and check with the teachers if there are any messages about the children's day.

They work well with the class teacher during settling in the youngest children to help with the transition from the school day to the club. This helps to promote continuity of care.Leaders regularly visit the club to support staff with the club's development.

Following these visits and evaluations, they have identified areas for the club to improve and are working closely with staff to achieve this.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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