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Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children are happy and settled at this welcoming breakfast and after-school club. They arrive eager to take part in the variety of engaging activities staff arrange for them. They benefit from clear routines and immediately settle into their play.

Staff are knowledgeable and passionate about providing good-quality childcare. They know the children well and provide resources suitable for their ages and individual interests. They ensure that there are opportunities for children to rest after school or keep busy if they prefer.

For instance, some children enjoy relaxing in a cosy area to read a book, while others delight in p...laying board games with their friends. Staff provide a good balance of indoor and outdoor play. They encourage children to be physically active in the outdoor area.

Children develop their coordination as they play on the monkey bars. They play cooperatively with staff and children of different ages as they take part in team games, such as football. Staff encourage children to take an interest in the world around them, such as noticing aeroplanes taking off from the local airport.

Staff provide experiences designed to provoke the children's curiosity. They patiently support children as they use plastic tools to remove toy dinosaurs from frozen balls of ice. Children persevere with activities and demonstrate resilience to any setbacks.

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

Children are purposefully occupied at all times. They concentrate for extended periods of time and demonstrate pride in their achievements at the club. For example, they share in the delight of staff when they work together to bake delicious cakes.

Children are kind to each other. They make friendships with children of different ages and happily play alongside them. Children share equipment well.

They enjoy taking part in creative activities and support others when they are finding an activity challenging. For instance, children demonstrate how to make jewellery from small rubber bands and share their completed necklaces with others.Staff build warm relationships with children.

They are good role models and show respectful behaviour towards children, taking an interest in their lives. Children are thoughtful and considerate towards them in return. For instance, they hold doors open for staff and offer to help carry items for them.

Children become more independent over time. Staff put in place good routines and have high expectations of what children can do for themselves. Children confidently hang up their bags and coats when they arrive.

They are encouraged to wash their hands before they eat and help to tidy away their cups and plates.Staff notice when children might need additional support to join in an activity.They intervene swiftly to help children to regulate their behaviour or emotions when they are struggling to do this for themselves.

They know the children well and help them to understand the impact their behaviour can have on others. Children respond well to the one-to-one attention from staff and quickly adapt their behaviour and re-engage in activities.Staff aim to create a relaxed atmosphere in the club, where children can have fun.

They play music in the corridor and allow children to watch age-appropriate films. However, it can become noisy in the setting due to the music and television being on. At these times, children cannot hear staff's instructions and do not respond as promptly as they could to their requests, such as to pack away the toys.

Staff participate in regular professional development opportunities. They take part in supervisions designed to develop their practice and support their well-being. There is a thorough induction process for new staff to ensure they understand key policies and their role within the setting.

Parent partnerships are good. Staff gain essential information linked to children's needs when children start, such as medical and dietary information. They work alongside parents to ensure that children new to the club settle well, putting in place individual settling-in plans, where necessary.

Parents appreciate the extensive range of activities the children take part in and report on how happy their children are to attend.

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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