Cedar Park Playscheme Limited

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children arrive happy and keen to explore what staff have planned for them. They cheerfully chat to the staff as they walk over from school, and eagerly put their belongings away ready to play.

Staff use their knowledge of the children's interests, along with children's suggestions, to plan and provide a good range of activities to engage and motivate children to play. Children enjoy the relaxed, homely environment that the staff at club create for them. Children can make their own choices about where they would like to play, and they have opportunities to rest after their busy day at school.

Some children like to rest and... watch some television or read a book, others like to be outside, being physical and playing games with their friends. Children have good relationships with the staff, they confidently talk about their day and enjoy sharing their news and interests. Staff are keen and interested to listen to what children have to say, they engage them in conversations and are happy to join in with their games.

Staff deploy themselves well to supervise children and offer them support if they need it. Children demonstrate a good understanding of the behaviour expectations of the club. They are kind and respectful of their peers and know the routines in place.

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

Leaders and staff work well together as a team. The new manager is well supported in her role, and she ensures that staff receive the same support and opportunities to develop. The manager ensures that staff keep their mandatory training up to date and relevant.

She provides staff with opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge further, through accessing courses and qualifications. Staff are very happy in their roles and enjoy the work that they do.Partnerships with parents are strong and well established.

Some parents support the running of club through their roles on the leadership team. Parents say that staff are kind and welcoming, and their children enjoy the wide range of activities on offer. Parents report that staff are very good at meeting children's health and learning needs, they work closely with parents to make sure that they have a good understanding of how to keep children safe.

Parents say the main issue they face is convincing their children to leave and go home when they come to pick them up.The manager and staff have a good partnership with the host school. They recognise the importance of sharing information to keep children safe and to meet children's individual needs.

Staff regularly speak to teachers to find out how children have been at school and to relay information to parents. Some staff work in the school and this helps to support the good partnerships that they have formed.Children clearly enjoy their time at club, they appear to enjoy spending time with the staff and mixing with their peers.

Children like playing imaginatively with their friends inside or in the playground, where they chase each other around. Younger children become immersed in their play as they work together to make a 'special sparkily potion'. They dig for mud to mix with sequins and sand that they find, and they make up stories about what their potion can do.

Some children enjoy drawing or playing with the dough to make their own models.Staff promote children's good health and encourage children to lead healthy lifestyles. Children are encouraged to follow good hygiene practices, such as through washing their hands before they eat, and after playing in the mud.

Staff provide a healthy snack, they remind children to have regular drinks of water and they encourage them to have fresh air and exercise. Children enjoy being physical, they join up with their friends to play football and practise their gymnastics skills in the playground.Staff ensure that the younger children have a key person to offer them support when they first start attending club.

Staff work with parents and find out about children's friends and interests to help them to settle quickly.

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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