Beanstalks@Cloverlea

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children arrive with a sense of anticipation and excitement. They energetically greet their friends and staff, reassured by seeing familiar faces.

They happily wave goodbye to their parents or carers. Children are settled and enjoy the time they spend in this fun and busy club. Staff spend time, energy and effort preparing exciting games for children to enjoy.

For instance, children show awe and intrigue as they make imaginary ice cream from dough. They concentrate as they play table games and compete with each other when playing cricket and bowls. Children enjoy being creative as they explore craft materials and eagerly s...how friends their creations.

Children are provided with plenty of time, space and opportunities to be physically active. They enjoy running off energy outside and exploring nature. Regular and rigorous fresh air and exercise contributes to children's good health and well-being.

Children remain excited and enthusiastic as they enjoy a very broad range of carefully planned activities and games.Children demonstrate a wonderfully positive attitude towards their play and learning. They cheer each other on and squeal with excitement as they play with a parachute.

They cooperate with each other, take turns and work together. Children behave very well and promptly respond to staff instructions. They cooperate with requests and tidy up in a respectful and responsible way.

Children are very helpful. Furthermore, friendships between children flourish. Older children help younger peers and children are kind, considerate and resilient.

This is a fun and energetic club, where children enjoy spending time.

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

Staff value and respect children's opinions, ideas and views. Children are truly at the heart of all aspects of this provision.

For example, children are frequently asked for their thoughts and opinions on play. These reflections influence staff decisions regarding future activities. Children show they feel empowered and, in turn, are confident, assertive and self-assured.

The manager places strong emphasis on promoting staff well-being. She regularly checks staff are happy and offers support and advice when needed. Staff unique talents and skills are valued and each staff member plays an integral part of this team.

In turn, staff are happy and motivated, contributing to the high-quality care offered.The programme of play provided for children is excellent. Children show enormous energy and enthusiasm as they excitedly join in the fun and varied activities offered.

Children's positive attitude and engagement is largely because the planned programme of play is stimulating and well organised.The setting benefits from a very driven and motivated leadership team. The vision and aspirations for future improvements are clear.

There are plans to develop an in-house training system, to raise the already excellent quality of care even more.Partnerships with parents are good. Parents comment how much their children enjoy attending the setting and compliment staff on the reassuring and regular feedback they receive.

Children learn about different religious celebrations and festivals. Games, toys and activities help children to learn about the wider world around them in this inclusive setting.Staff communicate regularly with teachers from the host school.

They share messages and information effectively. This open, two-way dialogue helps to ensure that children's care is seamless between home, the club and school.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

The manager leads the provision with a very clear emphasis on children's safety and welfare. Children's safety is given the utmost priority and they play and learn in an impeccably safe and secure environment. Staff frequently check children are accounted for and supervision is exemplary.

Staff visually check the environment, toys and equipment at regular intervals to ensure they remain continually suitable. Children access online games and resources to enhance their play and learning. Rigorous safety restrictions are in place on all technology and computers accessed by children.

This helps to minimise any risks to children when playing online. All staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and know how to respond to child protection concerns, if these arise. Staff knowledge of safeguarding is checked during regular staff meetings to ensure this important aspect of practice is prioritised.

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