Dawn until Dusk Ltd at Priory Park Infants

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff ensure children's time in the club is fun and exciting.

They provide a great range of well-thought-out activities they know children will enjoy and that will cater for the vast range of ages attending. Children are eager to have a go, often wanting to continue activities over several sessions. Children are clearly happy and settled in the club.

They are confident to speak to adults and welcome staff's interactions in activities. Children chat away in conversation with staff about a range of topics, for example, as they thread rubber bands to make necklaces and bracelets together. They are happy to speak with the insp...ector and tell them about the things they like to do when they attend the holiday club.

Children demonstrate lively and fun personalities. They get excited to join in activities they love, such as dance and movement, concentrating hard to copy the dance pattern on the screen. Children persevere with chosen activities, such as trying to get flour inside the neck of a balloon or rubber glove to create a sensory stress relief toy.

They like to dress up and become a range of characters that help them to express themselves in different ways, often staying in costume for most of their time at the club. Activities such as a game of bingo, help to develop children's concentration, counting and listening skills.

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

Children of all ages behave and play well together.

Older children are friendly and nurturing towards the youngest children and show kindness and patience towards them when they ask for help or guidance. Staff teach children to be respectful and to positively use their manners at all times. Children understand and follow the rules of the club.

They stop and listen when staff clap their hands to indicate a change, such as tidy-up time.Staff know the children and their families very well. The key-person system is effective in ensuring children are supported and settled in the club, this includes gathering information from parents about children's personalities, likes and dislikes when they first start.

Staff work closely in partnership with the host school, ensuring key information is gathered and shared. This helps staff to meet all children's individual needs.Staff provide children with a healthy diet.

They introduce them to a variety of nutritious foods, such as raw vegetables and cream cheese for snack. They receive a hot cooked lunch during holiday club. Staff promote good hygiene.

They wear aprons when serving food and instil the rules for handwashing before eating.Parents are extremely positive about the club. They know their children enjoy attending as they often do not want to leave at the end of the session.

Parents state that communication is very good. They always know about the daily activities and food provided on the daily information board and receive excellent feedback about their child's time in the club. Parents like the craft activities provided and that their children are always coming home with something they have made.

Staff enjoy working at the club and feel very well supported in their role. Incentives such as manager coffee mornings help leaders to network and share ideas. Leaders constantly reflect on the club and the needs of the children.

They ensure they take time to build trusting relationships with children as this is key to them feeling comfortable and having fun in the club. Staff are always striving to provide new, fresh activities that keep children motivated and interested when they are attending.There is an extensive training programme available for all staff to help build their skills and grow their confidence.

There is a strong focus from leaders to ensure staff's well-being is always a high priority and that they have regular opportunities, such as in supervisions, to express themselves and access courses that support their welfare and good health.

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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