Early Bloomers

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff value each child and greet them with smiles as they arrive at this well-organised after-school club. Staff organise children into age groups so that they can be with their peers.

They listen attentively as children share their news with them and other children. Staff have high expectations of children and manage children's behaviour successfully. They invite children to construct group rules for their behaviour.

Children remind each other of acceptable ways to behave, and they act in positive ways.Staff organise areas for children to relax together and play cooperatively. For instance, children enjoy taking part in p...retend play and quietly browsing through books.

Staff provide a wide range of inspiring creative activities. Children explore colours as they paint autumn leaves and creatively stick them on paper. They happily play notes on xylophones and shake bells to explore sounds.

Staff provide good opportunities for children to practise their small muscle skills as they cut out figures from paper. They develop children's confidence in self-care, such as by teaching them how to keep their teeth and gums healthy. Staff promote healthy routines for children, such as encouraging regular handwashing.

They ensure that children are fully involved in the planning of activities by regularly consulting with them to provide activities that children thoroughly enjoy.

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

Children enjoy physical challenges in a well-equipped outdoor area. They practise climbing across frames, balance on rope bridges and play ball games.

Staff ensure that children have daily access to the outdoor area to promote their physical development well.Staff prioritise children's safety. There is secure entry to the club, and staff register children when they arrive and later when they are collected by their parents.

Staff check all parts of the club, indoors and outdoors, to reduce the risk of hazards.Leaders monitor and support staff very effectively. They meet with each member of staff regularly to review and support their work.

Staff keep their practice up to date by liaising with staff from the on-site school to develop ideas for curriculum-linked activities.Staff have excellent partnerships with parents and school staff. They give parents regular updates on the club's activities and offer feedback about children when their parents collect them.

Parents say that staff are friendly and caring, and their children love going to the club.Leaders are keen to hear parents' views about the club and distribute surveys to gather their views. They analyse their responses and implement their ideas, where possible.

Staff work closely with school staff to promote best outcomes for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.Staff pay close attention to children's well-being. They offer a variety of creative activities to help children to identify and manage their feelings.

For instance, children choose emotion cards to match how they feel, and staff ask children how they are feeling each day.Staff provide healthy meals and fresh drinking water for children. Children relax in a calm and ambient atmosphere, where they talk with their friends and enjoy their meals.

Staff teach children about the importance of eating well.Children are excited to take part in a wide range of activities. They build models with toy bricks, draw pictures and get absorbed in puzzle boards.

Children enjoy brushing teeth drawn on laminated cards, and staff teach them how this helps to keep their teeth and gums healthy. They concentrate well and engage well with activities that staff carefully plan.Children have very good independence skills.

They pour their own drinks and serve themselves from communal bowls at mealtimes. Children help to tidy away their used plates and cups after eating. They put away their coats and bags securely when they arrive at the club.

All children help to tidy away resources at the end of activities.Children share and take turns well, for instance, while playing board games together. They share resources when they take part in activities.

Staff encourage children to say 'please' and 'thank you', and children show kindness and respect for each other.

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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